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Michelle and Mark at the Sibelius sculpture in Helsinki.

White Nights season in the Baltic States

Michelle Jackson
June 16, 2018

Bringing a teenage son on a cruise mightn't sound like a good idea, but for Michelle Jackson and her son it was a brilliant holiday together

Fifa World Cup: hundreds of thousands of soccer fans will be in Russia. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty

A World Cup for the people: how soccer fans can see the real Russia

Angelina Davydova
June 16, 2018

Impact Journalism Day: The Cup for People project is fostering diversity and tolerance

Trentino on the northern part of Lake Garda.

It’s simple: At Garda, everything comes back to that lake

Rosita Boland
June 9, 2018

Food markets, petrol pumps of wine and coffee all part of the Italian experience

Legoland: Thrill after thrill, brick by brick

Shane Hegarty
June 2, 2018

The food’s not great, the queues are long, but the Legoland is Windsor is fantastic

While the south of Gran Canaria may be more popular with tourists, Las Palmas has a lot to offer. Photograph: Getty Images

An insider’s guide to Gran Canaria

Fiachradh McDermott
May 12, 2018

Most tourists head south, but a trip to Las Palmas, in the northeast, offers lots to do

People queueing for passport control in ‘stifling’ heat at Faro Airport last weekend. File photograph: @BrendaDonohue/Twitter

Faro Airport claims huge delays at passport control a ‘one-off’

Conor Pope
May 11, 2018

Portuguese authorities face criticism after passengers forced to wait up to three hours

“Bilbo Comes to the Huts of the Raft Elves”: A tapestry based on the drawings of JRR Tolkien for “The Hobbit”

A stitch in time: Tolkien tapestries worth travelling for

Bernice Harrison
May 5, 2018

A project to create tapestries of JRR Tolkien's illustrations is the perfect excuse to visit the French region of Aubusson

The Goring: its Royal Suite is where Kate Middleton stayed the night before her wedding to Prince William

Royal baby, royal wedding: Live it up in London like a royal

Shilpa Ganatra
April 28, 2018

It’s not only princess-to-be Meghan Markle who can do London like a royal. A weekend trip can take in their hang-outs, favourite shops and refined bars – at a price

Irish Ferries has confirmed that 5,000-10,000 customers are affected by cancelled bookings on a new ferry, the WB Yeats

Disrupted Irish Ferries passengers have few alternatives

Joan Scales
April 23, 2018

Those whose affordable ferry trips to France are cancelled will pay far higher rates now

Among the strangest sights in Brussels is The Atomium. Constructed for the 1953 World Fair, it stands at 102 metres high.

Brussels: So much more than the sum of its diplomats

Jeanette Farrell
April 21, 2018

Enjoy layer upon layer of cultural endeavours over the course of a weekend at the Belgians’ inimitably leisurely pace

Gateway to castle Marburg

Gothic and Grimm: The joys of fairytale Marburg

Shane Hegarty
April 14, 2018

An hour from Frankfurt, the picturesque town of Marburg, with its steep, cobbled streets and links to the Brothers Grimm, is brimming with personality

Castro Urdiales is a medieval seafaring and fishing village on the Cantabrian coast

Ferry good: Take in the best of northern Spain

Manchán Magan
April 14, 2018

A new Cork to Santander route opens up this region for a driving holiday, taking in Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela and the Basque Country. It’s worth the day-long voyage

Mediterranean sun: Aphrodite’s Rock, in Cyprus

Fancy an Easter getaway? Here are a few late offers

Joan Scales
March 15, 2018

Spain, Italy, Morocco and Cyprus are all usually sunny at this time of year

Umbria has a rich cultural history, and its countryside is dotted with towns that make delightful day-long diversions.

Umbria: It’s Italy but not as you know it

Laurence Mackin
February 17, 2018

Delightful food, pristine countryside and not a tourist in sight

Los Empalaos: one of the Maundy Thursday penitents in Valverde de la Vera. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty

Fiesta season in medieval Spain

Deirdre Davys
February 17, 2018

Spain loves a fiesta, especially at Easter. They’re just one way to connect with history in Extremadura

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry in 1997

Taking the new ferry to Spain? Here’s what to see when you get there

Joan Scales
January 17, 2018

New ferry service to Northern Spain will open up a picturesque, culinary, artistic part of Spain

Rachel Flaherty on her fitness holiday in the Algarve, Portugal

‘What if I die trying to keep up with elite athletes?’

Rachel Flaherty
January 13, 2018

A fitness holiday in the Algarve – how can it be relaxing if I’m working out every day?

The Dino Snores programme at London’s Natural History Museum allows members of the public to check in and spend the night. Photograph: Natural History Museum trustees

Sleep with the fishes (and with the dinosaurs)

Alanna Gallagher
December 23, 2017

Fancy a very special kind of sleepover? Then book you and your little darlings in for a real-life night at the museum experience at London’s Natural History Museum

Plaza de España, Seville

Lose yourself in searing Seville

Sophie Grenham
December 16, 2017

Cheap delicious tapas, sizzling heat, unique shops and hidden treasures all around – the Andalusian capital has it all

Gstaad Palace Hotel. Photograph: LOOK-foto

Swiss fantasy in Gstaad Palace

Gemma Tipton
December 9, 2017

The Disney-esque castle has attracted the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Diana

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