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Panoramic views of Prague from Petrin Hill. Photograph: iStock

City break? Czech out Prague

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The red light district in Amsterdam: ‘Sometime it is as simple as tourists not realising that real people live here.’ Photograph: Getty Images

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New moves include on-the-spot fines for public urination, drunkenness or excessive noise

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A once-in-a-lifetime experience (and much cheaper than a divorce)

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Borgo Santo Pietro in Tuscany is hands-down one of the poshest, most beautiful and all-round amazingly picturesque places you could imagine

The striking Roque de Agando at sunrise. Photograph: Getty Images

La Gomera: The beating heart of the Canary Islands

Conor Power
September 1, 2018

Unlike its larger neighbours, La Gomera is a lush island with its own volcanic vibrations

Torre de Belem tower overlooks the river Tagus in Lisbon. Photograph: Stock image

Lisbon & the Algarve: the sights, the history, the wine and the food

Niamh Towey
August 18, 2018

Balance Lisbon’s city buzz with a seaside rest in the Algarve for the perfect holiday

Bergen: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ features the city’s landscape and architecture. Photograph: iStock

A whale of a time in Bergen

Catherine Conroy
August 11, 2018

A visit to Norway’s second city was a serene trip of nature and culture and . . . fish

Iceland: travel by boat for a spectacular entrance

Jeanette Farrell
July 14, 2018

Make waves via the clandestine fjords to the village of Seyðisfjörður

Verdelli castle on the Via Francigena, Tuscany. Photograph: DeAgostini/Getty Images

The other Camino: Blisters and bonding on the Tuscan trail

Margaret Ward
July 14, 2018

You don’t even have to be religious to experience joy walking the Via Francigena in Tuscany

There’s a lot more to discover in Edinburgh than the castle and festivals. Photograph: Getty Images

Ten reasons to visit Edinburgh

Caroline Eden
July 10, 2018

The Scottish capital is known for its castle and festivals but the quieter corners are alive year round

Lake Constance: the staging of Carmen, Bregenz Festival’s opera on the lake, has to be seen to be believed

Lake Constance: Four countries in four days

Shilpa Ganatra
July 7, 2018

The region is a cross section of Europe, with cultures blending into each other

Leaving Cert blowout: Magaluf’s “Strip” is a frenetic neon-lit street lined with lap-dancing clubs, tattoo parlours, bars, clubs and fast-food restaurants. Photograph: Tomeu Coll

The Balearic blowout: What Leaving Cert students do in Magaluf and Santa Ponsa

Rosita Boland
June 30, 2018

What really goes on in the Majorcan resorts? Drinking, drinking and more drinking

Lake Ohrid is hugely popular with domestic tourists but there are relatively few foreign visitors. Photograph: iStock

Macedonia: The new Greece for holidaymakers?

William Burton
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This Balkan gem offers incredible value and breathtaking scenery away from the usual summer crowds

Michelle and Mark at the Sibelius sculpture in Helsinki.

Northern light: White Nights season in the Baltic States

Michelle Jackson
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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

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