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  • Urban gems
    Six perfect unsung city breaks in Europe – from Ghent to Naples

    No famous capitals, fewer tourists, loads to see, excellent food – and all a train ride away

  • A miracle of design
    Faro, the Palm Springs of Portugal

  • ‘I loved drifting along the canals’
    Readers’ best unsung city breaks in Europe

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    'In search of gold, amber, russet and scarlet'
    Where best to enjoy autumn in Paris

  • Running through conifers

    ‘We howled like wolves’
    A running break in Scotland’s wild west

  • Gleam dreams
    10 of Britain’s best light trails this autumn and winter

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Beach on a budget

  • Dive bar … the pool and drinks area at Posada Freeman, Mazatlán., Sinaloa, Mexico

    Top 10 budget beach hotels and B&Bs on Mexico’s Pacific coast

    • Top 10 budget beach hotels, guesthouses and hostels on the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico

    • Top 10 budget beach B&Bs in the Seychelles

    • Top 10 budget beach guesthouses and B&Bs in South Africa's Western Cape

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Holiday guides

  • Illustration of a man in swimming costume peering out from behind two cardboard palm trees

    Massive discounts and midweek mini-breaks: 20 ways to book a fantastic, more affordable holiday

  • Illustration: Jamie Wignall

    How to take a super-low budget holiday

    From pet sitting and home swaps to planning ahead, be flexible and grab the best deals … fast
  • Kayakers setting off from beach into Coral Bay at Ningaloo Reef marine park, Western Australia.

    Paddling calendar: the best places to kayak and canoe in Australia, every month of the year

    With a coastline that stretches thousands of kilometres, Australia is an all seasons, bucket list destination for on-water adventures
  • The Acropolis viewed through the windows of the Acropolis Museum, Athens

    ‘The real life of Athens is here’ – hidden gems beyond and beneath the Acropolis

  • Narbonne - Canal de la robine

    A local’s guide to Narbonne, France: late-night dancing, seafood and seaside cycle rides

  • Closed sign outside a hotel.

    When we arrived at 9pm at our hotel in Tenerife it was closed

  • Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,<br>KP35RN Beach of the Cathedrals, Playa de Las Catedrales, Beach of the Holy Waters, Playa de Aguas Santas, Cantabric coast, Ribadeo, Lugo province, Galicia,

    Hidden Spain: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track

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The big picture

  • National Geographic Traveller Photography Awards 2023 - Grand Prize and People Category Winner - Renato Granieri

    National Geographic Traveller Photography Awards 2023 – the winners

    The best images from the magazine’s annual competition, with categories for travel, wildlife, urban settings, people, food, landscape and portfolio
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Where to stay

  • A photo of the 2023 Michelin Guide for France

    Travel & leisure
    Michelin Guide to begin awarding keys to world’s best hotels

  • Venice train station<br>Venice, Italy - May 30, 2011: Venice train station - Venezia Santa Lucia and vaporetto stop - Ferrovia. On the right Santa Maria di Nazareth church (Chiesa degli Scalzi).

    Hotels
    ‘The place was so relaxing I almost missed my train’: readers’ favourite European railway hotels

  • Manhattan Bridge, NYC<br>Manhattan bridge seen from a brick buildings in Brooklyn street in perspective, New York, USA. Shot in the evening

    New York holidays
    Brooklyn for all budgets: 10 places to stay in New York’s coolest borough

  • Rishi Sunak arriving at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in February

    Conservatives
    Tory donor issued with demolition order for hotel where Brexit deal signed

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Family holidays

  • italy, liguria, riviera di ponente, bordighera, beach<br>F520WF italy, liguria, riviera di ponente, bordighera, beach

    Postcard from Bordighera: autumn sun on Italy’s Ligurian coast

    Extravagant villas, wonderful food, exotic gardens and a calm beach attracted British expats to Bordighera in the 1880s – and it’s just as enticing today
  • Dunoon, Scotland by Duncan Craig : IMG 9189

    The couple who bought a crumbling Scottish villa – by accident – and turned it into a holiday let

  • Writer Phoebe Smith and her son, in his trailer, on the Golden Valley Pilgrimage Way in Herefordshire.

    Pews, picnics and pedalling: my cycle trip through Herefordshire – with a toddler in tow

  • Cityscape and harbor of Catania, Sicily, Italy<br>KDB0CG Cityscape and harbor of Catania, Sicily, Italy

    At every turn Etna loomed, smoke hovering above the crater: a family rail adventure from the UK to Sicily

  • The Dunster Agricultural Show, Dunster Castle Lawns, Dunster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom<br>DEJM65 The Dunster Agricultural Show, Dunster Castle Lawns, Dunster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    ‘A magical event evoking times past’: readers’ favourite UK country shows

  • Surfers in the waves at Garrettstown, West Cork

    Boards, bikes and hikes: my family adventure in West Cork, Ireland

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Readers' tips

  • Oyster Bar at Falmouth Oyster festival.

    ‘The oyster shucking is a riot’: readers’ favourite UK food events in autumn

  • An increasing emphasis is being placed on sustainable skiing.

    Tell us about a great eco skiing trip in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher

  • Domtoren, Dom tower, historic buildings, Utrecht, Netherlands. (Photo by: Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images) Bicycle, cyclist

    Tell us about a great city break in Europe – you could win a holiday voucher

  • Carnforth Railway Station, Carnforth, United Kingdom

    From Brief Encounter to Trainspotting: readers’ favourite station bars, restaurants and cafes

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You may have missed

  • large bronze head that looks like an ancient statue lying on the grass, partly submerged

    Hepworth, Moore and more
    An arty weekend in Wakefield, West Yorkshire

  • Gabrielle Chanel, Fashion Manifesto at the V&amp;amp;A, London.

    The London look
    10 fashion exhibitions in the capital

    Autumn shows covering everything from the Georgians to the Kardashians, and from East End sweatshops to Chanel’s Paris
  • Sussex Art Shuttle outside Eastbourne’s Towner gallery

    Arty bus
    My cultural day out on the Sussex Art Shuttle

    With next week’s Turner prize opening in Eastbourne, we try a hop-on, hop-off bus service that takes art lovers around the area’s cultural hotspots
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