Europe
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With a weak rouble and difficult diplomatic relations, the number of Russian tourists in the two countries is down. But they have a plan to win them back
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‘It’s like nothing you’ll eat elsewhere in the UK. And pretty much not like anything you’ll ever eat in Portugal’
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En route to a wedding in Astrakhan, writer Thom Wheeler traced the length of the 2,200-mile Volga river, by foot, boat, bus and train
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These images of the Yenisei river in Siberia show the stark contrast different times of year bring to the same scene. Reuters photographer Ilya Naymushin recorded seven locations in winter and again in summer
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Readers offer top tips for biking and hiking, plus hotels and restaurants, in this picturesque corner of eastern France
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Andrew Bostock has spent much of his life living in and writing guidebooks on Greece but in Kythira – with its gorges, waterfalls and perfect beaches – he’s finally found the idyll he has always dreamed of
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Paris is offering a fresh twist on the wine bar experience with the increasing popularity of its caves à manger, where you can savour impressive wines, provided you also sample something from their deli-style food menus
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Sculptures of suspended polar bears, a modest pride in beer and street art of tuna fish and cormorants – Denmark’s third city is about more than being the birthplace of the fairytale author
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Romania’s Maramures region may be modernising in places but take a walk in the countryside among forests, wooden churches and hay stooks and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time
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‘These are humble ingredients raised to opulent nobility, as comforting and luxurious as a fur mantle’
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Arctic Swell – by photographer Chris Burkard, who took this image of Jökulsárlón – is one of seven films being screened at the Ocean Film Festival World Tour in towns and cities across the UK, from 2 September to 28 October. The festival celebrates lives inspired by the sea
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Nearly 9% to have a ‘staycation’, while almost two million will head abroad, according to national tourist board
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The Hagia Sophia, Galatasary FC, Bosphorus views … there are so many ways of exploring Istanbul’s riches while keeping your lira on a leash
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The final instalment of our alternative city guides takes us to stylish, cultural Lyon where redevelopment of the city is creating a southern rival to Paris. Our local experts show us around
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The deep gorges of Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains are said to hold the secret to health and long life – which comes in handy after a Shakira-induced injury
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‘They call themselves “eccentric”. You don’t say. Still kind of love the place, though’
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The force of the elements is all-pervasive in Iceland, so cosiness, comfort and hospitality are high among our readers’ priorities when it comes to affordable places to stay beyond Reykjavík
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Mayor of Bay of Naples island featured in film plays down environmental test results showing high levels of E coli and faecal bacteria off Pozzo Vecchio beach
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At the Jardín de Cactus, designed by César Manrique, over 1,100 species of cacti fill a disused quarry amid the island’s otherworldly, volcanic landscape
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A police crackdown on drug dealing in tiny Görlitzer park has sparked protests against anti-migrant racism – and raised fears that as Kreuzberg gentrifies, the city’s liberal values and counterculture are under threat
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See fine art and classical music for free, eat great-value street food and stay in cheap but very stylish hostels … Here are 10 ways to have a brilliant time in Berlin
Holiday guide to Alsace, France, including Strasbourg