europe holidays
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10 of the best music festivals in EuropeWhether they’re in countryside or a post-industrial landscape, Europe’s 2017 festival calendar means new events, old favourites, frenzied masses and boutique charm
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Hell and high water: fishing in IcelandThe midge-infested wastes of Iceland are not for everyone. But if you love trout fishing, it’s paradise -
Getting to Europe on a budget: flight, ferry and car hire dealsFrom cheap ferries heading for France and the Netherlands to mid-summer return flights to Mallorca from £78, here are some of the best offers currently out there -
Greece on a budget: locals' tips on where to stay and eatStill in the midst of its debt crisis, the notion of UK travellers on a budget in Greece might induce some black humour from locals, but tourists can help the economy – and save a few euros themselves
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France on a budget: an expert guide to holidaying like the FrenchA few weeks’ vacances in countryside, coast or mountains are regarded as a universal right in France, and the French are expert at it. Here are some tips on copying them
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Italy on a budget: live la dolce vita at affordable restaurants, hotels and spasItaly is a nation that loves a bargain, so follow the locals’ example and explore great-value food options, low-cost hotels and cheap – or free – beaches and spas
top 10s
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10 of the best clubs in Amsterdam – chosen by the expertsAmsterdam’s nightlife is thriving, with three major new clubs adding to the existing scene. We asked local DJs, producers and music writers to name their favourite party venues
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10 of the best things to do in TallinnThere’s a lot more to Estonia’s capital than cheap beer. The 1,000-year-old city has a modern vibe, with architecture, museums and cafes to match
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10 top tips from our Brussels correspondentBelgian beer isn’t the only thing to raise a glass to in Brussels, the city serves up art nouveau architecture, surrealist art, nature on the doorstep – and the stand where Angela Merkel nips for chips
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10 of the best market restaurants in BarcelonaThe restaurants and stalls around Barcelona’s markets use fresh produce, often direct from the vendors – and are some of the best places to eat in the city
winter sports holidays
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Les Arcs ski resort lures Brits with Brexit-busting offerThe popular French winter sports destination is hosting a ‘British festival’ to keep UK customers and staff coming
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Great little ski resorts: Vaujany, FranceThis unspoilt village on the doorstep of the vast Alpe d’Huez ski area offers stunning scenery, but is free of the crowds and commercialism of the bigger resort
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‘Here in Jämtland, people will ski during their lunch break’Champion freerider Reine Barkered on the food, ski trails – and gruff characters – of his mountainside home in northern Sweden
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Rolling Estonia: a wilderness adventure in fairytale forestsJohn Gimlette and family lose themselves in the haunting wintry wilderness of lacy-white swamps and forests, before seeking refuge in restored pastel palaces. Plus five more European wilderness holidays
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City breaks with kids: RomeThe Eternal City may be stuffed with classical treasures, but it also has plenty to intrigue kids – who will love the ready availability of pizza and ice-cream
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beach holidays
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No stone unturned: my search for the pebble hunter's holy grailInspired by a book I found on holiday, I developed a love of Britain’s rare pebbles. But would I ever find the elusive and beautiful rhomb porphyry?
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activity holidays
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Weimar memories: walking Berlin … in a flâneur's footstepsArmed with Franz Hessel’s cult guidebook, Walking in Berlin, published in 1929, Vanessa Thorpe is transported back to the city’s decadent period
restaurants
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Spain’s best restaurants – in the middle of nowhereIn our second extract from his book Grape, Olive, Pig, Matt Goulding reveals the amazing small restaurants and grills serving classic country dishes on the back roads of Spain
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The best Jewish restaurants in BerlinNosh Berlin is the city’s first Jewish food week, with dishes and events from Jewish communities worldwide. Its founders share their top eats in the city
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How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save itPaella is the history of Spain on a plate, so why did aficionados have to start Wikipaella to protect it? In this extract from his new book, Matt Goulding heads for Valencia in search of the perfect dish
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Staying in style in BarcelonaWith an art gallery, coffee bar, yoga and south-east Asian food, you might find it hard to leave Barcelona’s Casa Bonay hotel – unless you get a craving for tapas
Guernica: the town that became a symbol for peace