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It is Tuscany’s answer to Glyndebourne: a family-friendly opera festival with picnics and ice cream
Boulder-hurling, alpenhorns, wrestling and rösti — the nine-day festival is a cornucopia of traditional Alpine culture
The closest the UK comes to a glacier — a year-round snow patch in Scotland — is finally about to melt
The grand dame of golf hotels has a new owner, a new look and a mission to attract those who don’t play
Tony Bateman made a website that helped total newbies see the Northern Lights. It became an instant hit
Pastoral life has remained unchanged despite decades of political unrest and a growing number of visitors
Barren and bewitching, the remote Sicilian island now has its first five-star hotel
The giant tour operator is attempting to lure millennial travellers by reinventing the package holiday
World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens; new direct flights to Akureyri; BA’s rock-bottom fares
Stay overnight and you can enjoy the splendours of Rila Monastery once the tour buses have departed
Can the former haunt of Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren recapture the glamour of its heyday?
Fake holiday illness claims reveal a widespread disdain for elites
Holidays on Europe’s wild northern fringe that offer huge views and guaranteed peace
Gaynor Leeper quit her job as a communications manager in London to work in adventure tourism
On summer evenings, the sleepy towns of the rural south-west are animated with food, music and dancing
The transformed National Gallery of Ireland shows the importance of art to a nation as ‘the locus of inspiration’
Reopening its doors last week after a lavish four-year refurbishment, the Parisian landmark is seeking to update Louis XV’s creation for the 21st century
Camping in a traditional nomad’s tepee, Sophy Roberts gets a glimpse into the lives of the Nenets
Jo Ellison finds beaches to rival the Maldives, pine-covered peaks and a pool with panoramic views
On a little-known stretch of coastline, the Adriatic town provides sand, seafood — and an antidote to Venice
Just two hours from the heat of the coast lie the ancient villages of Europe’s forgotten mountain range
This part of Sicily is doubly blessed with beautiful Baroque architecture and a thriving food and wine scene
Such has been the success of de Venoge’s B&B venture that others are taking a fresh look at their own forgotten stable blocks and carriage houses
A trip guided by archaeologists brings to life the ancient stories of the Greek capital — and their enduring relevance
Every spring, the farming communities of the Valais stage a series of strange but traditional cow-wrestling contests
