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Europe holidays

  • Old City of Dubrovnik elevated view<br>View of Dubrovnik including Old City and nearby beach

    Rediscovering Dubrovnik: the pearl of the Adriatic

    Turkish baklava, Greek moussaka, Italian pasta – the Croatian city’s complex history is reflected in its food. And then there’s its filmic looks and stunning location
  • Curving basalt cliffs and a blue cloudy sky.

    ‘Scotland in miniature’: why the Isle of Arran is perfect for a family holiday

  • Couple at Palais Chaillot with Golden Figurines and Eiffel Tower

    Step away from the Games: four unsung Paris museums to visit during the Olympics

  • Four boats docked along the seafront of Île-de-Bréhat with tourists in the background.

    Island off northern French coast imposes quota to tackle overtourism

  • sunset reflected on the water on The Long Walk Galway.

    A local’s guide to Galway: ‘As a chef I love the food, but it was the culture that first captivated me’

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    10 of the best beaches and islands in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland

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Holiday guides

  • The Acropolis viewed through the windows of the Acropolis Museum, Athens

    ‘The real life of Athens is here’ – hidden gems beyond and beneath the Acropolis

    The Acropolis Museum’s underground lab, the ancient Hadrian aqueduct and an arts festival in an old factory offer a more personal view of the Greek capital
  • Narbonne - Canal de la robine

    A local’s guide to Narbonne, France: late-night dancing, seafood and seaside cycle rides

  • Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,<br>KP35RN Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,

    Hidden Spain: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden France: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden Portugal: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • Hidden Greece: where to stay and what to do away from the beaten track

  • Hidden Croatia: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

  • A holiday guide to the Canary Islands

  • Spain road trip: Granada to Almería

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Top 10s

  • Santa Margarida volcano, near Barcelona

    ‘We hiked green volcanoes near Barcelona’: readers’ favourite day trips from cities

  • Alleghe, Belluno, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, Europe<br>P691DP Alleghe, Belluno, Dolomites, Veneto, Italy, Europe

    ‘Stunning lakes and majestic mountains’: readers’ tips from Europe

  • Close up of Green Istrian olives on a branch, Strunjan. Slovenia<br>2EA1K9A Close up of Green Istrian olives on a branch, Strunjan. Slovenia

    ‘We loved pitching in an olive grove’: readers’ favourite campsites in Europe

  • Aerial shot of Gut Üselitz off Germany’s Baltic coast.

    Take a kayak to your cabin: 10 of the best riverside stays in Europe

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Winter sports holidays

  • Cable cars of the Meije Glacier in Ecrins National Park in Summer. Hautes-Alpes, Alps, France<br>K1BRK2 Cable cars of the Meije Glacier in Ecrins National Park in Summer. Hautes-Alpes, Alps, France

    Piste off! Skiers fear new lift will threaten La Grave’s old school charm

  • Skiing in Slovenia Camilla Bell-Davies cross country skiing in the woods

    Skiing without clutter: on the eco-friendly slopes of Slovenia’s Julian Alps

    The Vogel-Bohinj ski area lets nature do the talking; billboards and snow cannons are banned, and cable cars and car parks are tucked away in woods
  • Sonja Henie, 11, who represented Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics

    100 years of Winter Olympic history: why Chamonix is still king of the slopes

    On the centenary of it hosting the first winter games, the French town has lost none of the allure felt by pioneering skiers, curlers and skaters
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Family holidays

  • Vikos Gorge, Greece

    Our epic family adventure hiking through Greece’s Vikos gorge

  • The abandoned spy station on Teufelsberg, the manmade hill created from second world war riubble

    Berlin by rail: a cold-war adventure

    • Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe: view of the beaches of Cala Mitjana and Cala Mitjaneta, natural area of special interest in the southwest<br>G01J8B Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe: view of the beaches of Cala Mitjana and Cala Mitjaneta, natural area of special interest in the southwest

      ‘If I could be teleported to any beach, this would be it’: readers choose their favourite European beaches

    • A clear, turqouise-green swimming lake with the mountains in the background and a blue sky.

      A gentler side of the Dolomites: a summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park

    • Statue of Notre Dame de France with Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel and Notre Dame Cathedral Le Puy en Velay Haute-Loire Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France<br>M68CGW Statue of Notre Dame de France with Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel and Notre Dame Cathedral Le Puy en Velay Haute-Loire Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes France

      I’ve written about France for 20 years – here are my favourite places to visit

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Beach holidays

  • Children jump off the pontoon into the lake.

    Skip the coast: three of Europe’s loveliest lakes to visit – by travel experts

    • The whitewashed town of Cadaqués, with sea and green hills

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

    • A huge sandy dune with the sun on the sea in the distance.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

    • An aerial view of Pesaro beach.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Pesaro, Italy

    • A deserted sandy cove with one small boat in the clear turquoise sea.

      Europe’s best beach holidays: Donoussa, Greece

Activity holidays

  • Fishing village, Altja, Lahemaa National Park, Estonia.

    Baltic beauty: exploring Estonia’s northern coast

    Mossy marshes, sunny beaches and summer cabins surrounded by flowers recall the childhood idyll of Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book, set in the Gulf of Finland
  • Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach<br>2JN1D2W Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach

    How I found bliss cycling along the coast of Estonia

  • A cable car over a bright green valley.

    A high-wire family adventure in the Swiss Alps

  • Swanning around the Austrian lakes: a trip to Carinthia

  • From face-plants to flying across the lagoon: how I learned to kitesurf in Sicily

  • Wild west: a walk on Brittany’s rugged Crozon peninsula

  • ‘It’s very wild. I’ve seen wolves’: a hike through the forests and ghost villages of secret Galicia

  • Mountain highs: biking and bivvying in Slovenia

  • A walk across Italy in Garibaldi’s footsteps: from Ravenna to the coast of Tuscany

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Restaurants

  • Caroline Eden food in the Baltics Riga central market 2

    ‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine

  • david innes-wilkin Bari

    ‘One taste explodes like a moon rocket booster’: readers’ favourite foodie finds in Europe

  • Vava Playa La Barrosa, restaurant Spain vava-valentin-sancti-petri (32)

    A taste of Spain’s sunshine coast: a foodie tour of Costa de la Luz

  • Authentic Spanish tapas with traditional tortilla<br>HGD9J6 Authentic Spanish tapas with traditional tortilla

    ‘The star was the teriyaki oxtail doughnut’: readers’ favourite restaurants and tapas bars in Spain

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