Europe and Middle East

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

Harry's Bar

Review: Harry’s Bar, Venice Italy

David Gerrie meets owner Harry Cipriani at Harry’s Bar, the most famous watering hole in Venice.

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Ardtara Country House

Ardtara Country House, Northern Ireland

Isabel Conway visits Ardtara Country House, a hotel whose story reaches back to the origins of the glory days of Northern Ireland’s linen industry.

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An ariel view of The Old Ferry Inn Bodi 1

Hotel review: The Old Ferry Inn, Bodinnick, Cornwall

Lucy Daltroff  travels back 400 years to review The Old Ferry Inn in Bodinnick.

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walking across Luxembourg.

Trip Review: Walking across Luxembourg

Rupert Parker revisits a long-distance hiking route he first attempted 50 years ago walking across Luxembourg.

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CroisiEurope Loire River cruise 

Cruise Review: CroisiEurope Loire River cruise

Michael Edwards takes a paddle-powered riverboat along the shallow Loire River with a CroisiEurope Loire River cruise 

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Hotel Palazzo Nani

Reviewed:  Radisson Collection Hotel Palazzo Nani, Venice

Anthea Gerrie reviews the Radisson Collection Hotel Palazzo Nani on Venice’s Cannaregio Canal

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