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  • Belfast city skyline along River Lagan at dusk

    A festival of music, film and spectacle
    The best of Belfast 2024

    A year-long celebration aims to start a new chapter for Belfast, forging better connections and conversations within communities through creativity and culture
  • Caroline Eden food in the Baltics Riga central market 2

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

  • The Cathedral, the Rhine and the Hohenzollern rail bridge shape the cityscape of Cologne.

    48 hours in Cologne
    Germany’s most laid-back city

  • Lily pads at La Mortella Gardens, Ischia, Italy

    Win a holiday
    Tell us about a garden in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher

  • Corniglia, in Cinque Terre, Liguria.

    Sun, sea and delicious food
    10 wonderful agriturismos in Italy

  • Lindau at Sunrise Bodensee Harbor Bavaria Germany<br>Sunrise over Bodensee Harbor Entrance of Lindau with the famous Lighthouse and Bavarian Lion Sculpture (from the year 1856). Sunrise, Aerial Drone point of View. Lindau, Bodensee, Bavaria, Germany.

    Extra time at Euro 2024
    Day trips and more from Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Leipzig

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UK

  • A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.<br>2CE88HH A family cycles on the Strawberry Line, part of the National Cycle Network route 26, at Shute Shelve Tunnel near Axbridge in Somerset.

    A pedal on the Strawberry Line
    Somerset’s growing cycle network bears fruit

  • The Plumicorn at The Tawny - James Andrew Photography

    Breathing spaces
    10 UK stays that take tranquillity to the next level

  • Young people outside brightly paited doors

    A trail of two cities
    An alternative guide to Salford and Manchester

  • 42-Acres Meditation by the lake15

    Restorative in every way
    A rewilding retreat in Somerset

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Spotlight

  • hotel grounds with flowers and sea view

    'Days spent lazing on the sands'
    10 of the best beach towns in Europe, with places to stay

    From the Turkish Riviera to the Île de Ré, we select quiet and unspoilt places to stay for sun, sand, snorkelling – or just snoozing
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The everyday wonders of Denmark

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  • Kødbyens Fiskebar, Copenhagen for use with glabs visit denmark campaign

    Fish, foraging, fermentation
    Nine of the best places to eat in Denmark

  • Fyrkat viking ring fortress in Denmark

    Eco island hopping and world-class food
    Denmark’s 2024 cultural highlights

  • Young man and woman with ice cream cups talking to each other while spending leisure time

    Hej, nej, hej hej
    Danish words and phrases all travellers should learn

  • A couple with their bikes, exploring the coastland near Møns Klint, ©Daniel Villadsen

    Viking trails to vineyard tours
    10 of the best cycle routes in Denmark

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Readers' tips

  • 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’
    Readers choose their favourite European beaches

  • An aerial view of a winding road in the Tuscany landscape, Italy - stock photo<br>Sunset in the Italian countryside

    ‘Ahead lay cypress-lined Tuscan roads waiting to be discovered’
    Readers’ best road trips in Europe

    • Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight against sunset cloudy sky and trees, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, Europe

      ‘A water world teeming with wildlife’
      Readers’ favourite national parks in Europe

    • Scenic and tranquil fjords scenery in Flam Norway

      Readers’ favourite summer trips to Scandinavia
      ‘Kayak across the fjord to your own secluded beach’

    • the Komani Lake Ferry navigates a rocky gorge with a payload of people and vehicles, on Lake Koman, Albania<br>2R8W714 the Komani Lake Ferry navigates a rocky gorge with a payload of people and vehicles, on Lake Koman, Albania

      ‘I wanted the 17-hour trip to go slower, not faster’
      Readers’ favourite European journeys

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Photo essays

  • Gaddings Dam – A Photo Essay

    The beach on top of a Yorkshire moor
    ‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’

    A new documentary, Wild Water, celebrates a hardy group of enthusiasts who hike up boglands to swim year-round in a remote mill pond built during the Industrial Revolution
  • Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition – the social media phenomenon comes to life this Winter in London. Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition launches in London’s Kensington on 8th December. Warrender Baths Soo Burnell

    ‘You know it when you see it’
    Accidentally Wes Anderson exhibition opens in London

  • ‘I slept in ditches and dreamed of marauding raiders’
    A wild walk on the Hadrian’s Wall path

  • Calstock viaduct on stage 3 of the Tamara Coast To Coast Way.

    Coast to coast
    Snapshots of Cornwall’s new Tamar valley walk

  • R3-28

    Cycling the 7,600km European Divide
    ‘Only 12 other people have completed it’

  • Rafael Bridi Walking On Clouds

    Banff Mountain Film Festival returns
    Extreme adventure from Afghanistan to Ecuador

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

    'It speaks of summer joy'
    Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

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

    'Where the Pyrenees give way to the sea'
    Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

    Forget what you think about the Costa Brava: this whitewashed town on a horseshoe bay was ‘the best place in the world’ for Dalí – and is still pretty much perfect today
  • An aerial view of Pesaro beach.

    'Thank Sol for the weather'
    Europe’s best beach holidays: Pesaro, Italy

    Pizzas, aperitivos and a big sandy beach add to the offbeat charm of this Adriatic resort town
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