Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Christmas Markets in Northern France. Festive fun in France.

07/12/2018 by .

Driving Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

03/12/2018 by .

Secret Costa Brava. Catalonia

01/12/2018 by .
Rupert Parker uncovers the secret Costa Brava if you're a lover of getting away from the tourist treadmill. Girona Riverside

Rupert Parker uncovers the secret Costa Brava if you’re a lover of getting away from the tourist treadmill.

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Fantastic Guide to Tarragona

19/11/2018 by .
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In this guide to Tarragona, Andy Mossack explores much more of the city than just its human towers’ history

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Rosslyn Chapel. Experience a piece of history without code cracking

03/11/2018 by .
Terry Marsh braves a visit to the famous Rosslyn Chapel and finds there's more to it than cracking codes.

Terry Marsh braves a visit to the famous Rosslyn Chapel and finds there’s more to it than cracking codes.

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Autumn in Valais, Switzerland

01/11/2018 by .
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Ordinarily, it would take over 24 hours to heat this oven, so I was pretty fortunate it was good and ready by the time I got there. I was here to work, and work I did. After all, you can’t make proper mountain rye bread in Erschmatt without breaking a proper sweat.

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Moulin Rouge, Paris

29/10/2018 by .
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Its very name is such a cliché, you’d be tempted to think the word itself is a bastardisation of Clichy, the boulevard synonymous with the legendary Moulin Rouge,  But cliché or not, this sumptuous cabaret approaching its 130th birthday continues to be the greatest show in town.  

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Atelier Des Lumieres. Paris 

18/10/2018 by .
Klimt at Atelier des Lumieres2 credit Culture Spaces

Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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Island of Mousa. Immerse yourself in the Beautiful outdoors in the Shetland Isles

09/10/2018 by .
Island of Mousa. Shetland Isles

The island of Mousa is a special place for several reasons, and anyone visiting Shetland during the summer months should find time to take the short boat ride from Sandsayre on ‘The Mousa Boat’.

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Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre. There is so much more to Liguria than those famous five villages.

09/10/2018 by .
Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre.

Andy Mossack investigates another stunning Italian region reporting on Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre

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