Europe holidays
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Knights, concerts and afternoon teas … where to royally enjoy yourself over the platinum jubilee bank holiday weekend -
Puglian winemaker Massimiliano Apollonio shares tips on the best cafes, museums, parks and bike rides in his beautiful southern city
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A five-day walking trip along the shoreline and around the islands of Brittany’s Gulf of Morbihan reveals a fascinating blend of the familiar and the exotic -
Share your top French river or canalside experience. The best tip wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay -
Award-winning poet Begoña M Rueda reveals the best museums, bars and beauty spots in her quintessentially Andalucían home town
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Explore Greece’s wealth of secret beaches, mountains, sleepy islands and tempting tavernas
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Rockpools, pine trees, sand, surf and sunshine … our tipsters recall gorgeous beaches from Normandy to the Côte de Vermeille -
Exotic tastes, live music, workshops, great beer and cooking demonstrations all feature in our pick of foodie parties from West Sussex to Glasgow -
From a treehouse camp in France to an organic farm in Ibiza, the author of new guide The Green Traveller picks 10 places to stay with eco swimming pools -
From Fife to Crete our tipsters enjoy bracing and sultry saunters on perfect beaches, along cliffs and promenades, and spotting seals on the way
Winter sports holidays
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In the Trois Vallées, new cable cars whisk skiers up to some of the Alps’ highest slopes – perfect for skiing into May. And a high altitude zipwire adds to the thrills -
With superb accommodation and après action on tap, our spring family breaks hit the heights with plenty to engage children and non-skiers -
A trip into the winter wilderness – building his own igloo every night – left our writer feeling out of his depth. But it also set him on track to write his latest novel
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Smaller European cities make for brilliant breaks with kids, be they toddlers, tweens or teens. Our writers pick cool things to do and see -
With its sandy beaches, gentle climate and family-friendly resort parks the Netherlands is holiday heaven for kids -
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Letter: Keith Ruddle was surprised that Woolacombe beach did not make it into a list of 40 of Europe’s best -
Activity holidays
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With its fast ferry network, quiet roads and jaw-dropping mountains, the Helgeland archipelago is the perfect place to try e-bike touring
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While most of La Serenissima will be heaving with visitors during the art fair, which starts this week, this tiny island at the city’s eastern tip is a world apart -
Hotelier María Álava guides us around her home town, with its cool shops and seaside restaurants, and the volcanic crater at the heart of the island -
Film-maker Isabelle Fougère on the best restaurants, festivals, murals and waterfronts in this artistic French town -
Greece’s first Unesco city of gastronomy is famed for perfect pastries, spicy meatballs, wine, frappés and local specialities reflecting a rich cultural heritage
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