Fashionable Palma's always been a good weekender, but add to that its week-long Holy Week festivities, and the Mallorcan capital makes for a near-perfect city break this Easter

Explore this Belgian city while the train tickets are a bargain and the crowds are elsewhere

Plane Talk: A former US Navy base in Iceland is Europe's fastest-growing airport

As the PM embarks on a five-day walking holiday in Snowdonia, here are the five best luxury hotels for her to try

Cornwall’s St Mawes has long been a sophisticated retreat from London, but a new generation of luxury self-catering houses are turning it up a notch

Go beyond the usual city, lochs and Highlands circuit on your next visit to Scotland. Here's your perfect trip, according to a local

The UK’s coolest city by the sea is taking the lead on locally sourced, ethical bites – we recommend tucking in

​Trancoso, in Bahia province, was cut off from the rest of Brazil until the 1960s. But then the hippies arrived. Georgina Wilson-Powell reports

The Man Who Pays His Way: The president's attempt to take a hardline stance is flawed for many reasons, says Simon Calder

Every April, thousands descend on Kawasaki to participate in an ancient Shinto fertility ritual that's now a sex-positive celebration. Selena Hoy joins the crowd

Carl Meadows, 36, lives in Bristol and has led tour groups to North Korea on more than 20 occasions. He tells us what we don’t know about this mysterious country

Egypt’s tourism industry has taken something of a bashing over the past few years – now a group of enterprising individuals are taking matters into their own hands

Our definitive guide to the top kit, from walking boots and backpacks to water bladders and head torches

Ski-in restaurants, cheap feeds, fabulous fromage and a spot of snow-shoeing to work it all off in the French Alps

A unique attraction is drawing visitors to the French mountain resort of Valloire