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Sicily’s Taormina, and the Mediterranean Sea

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Fionn Davenport
July 20, 2019

How to get the most of an Italian break without blowing your budget

Kayaking on the Suir Blueway.

There’s something for everyone on the new Suir Blueway in Tipperary

Arlene Harris
July 13, 2019

With its rich history and myriad of outdoor pursuits, there’s a lot more to this county than hurlers and horses

Jersey is like a continental holiday for people who prefer to hear English spoken around them.

Jersey: An unusual little island that feels surprisingly familiar

Gemma Tipton
July 7, 2019

Where immigration controls are incredibly strict and the tax laws favour the wealthy, it’s tempting to see it as a microcosm of post-Brexit Britain

Hisotical Kardamyli village in Messenia, Greece

A gloriously quiet family holiday in mainland Greece

Domini Kemp
June 15, 2019

My last Greek trip was a post-exam blur and I vowed never to visit again. I’m so glad I did

A bicycle lane runs along the Danube river in the Wachau Valley. Photograph: iStock/Getty Images

10 of the best easy cycling holidays in Europe

Rachel Dixon
June 14, 2019

Forget the Alps or Pyrenees, try these less challenging but scenic routes for families and newbies

A visitor takes a picture at a wreckage of a bus in the ghost city of Pripyat during a tour in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

Chernobyl writer urges Instagram tourists to ‘respect’ nuclear disaster site

Stephanie Convery
June 12, 2019

Spike in visitors, including someone posing in a g-string, prompts HBO writer to speak out

Barceló Teguise Beach in Lanzarote is an adult-only hotel.

Leaving the kids at home for a blissful child-free holiday in Lanzarote

Arlene Harris
June 8, 2019

There is something so deliciously relaxing about a few days away sans les enfants

Bones and a helmet on the territory of the exclusion zone in Chernobyl. Installation on the territory of the Chernobyl zone. Chernobyl Exclusion Zone after the disaster

Chernobyl welcomes tourists but it’s a morally queasy experience

Megan Nolan
June 6, 2019

Interest in the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster has grown in the wake of the HBO series

The stone houses in the centre of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Wine country: How to drink your way around Europe’s best vineyards

Sarah Walsh
June 1, 2019

Less developed for tourism than California, the wine regions of France, Spain and Portugal are all the better for it

Przewalski Horses in the ‘death zone’ around Chernobyl in wintertime. Photograph: iStock/Getty Images

How Chernobyl became an ‘accidental wildlife sanctuary’

Tom Allan
May 31, 2019

Animals have thrived in the disaster zone since it was evacuated in 1986, visible on a new wildlife tour

Dinner with a view.

Thessaloniki: All roads lead to the sea in Greece’s second city

Margaret Ward
May 25, 2019

New Ryanair flight goes direct from Dublin

Burano is a wonderful welcome to the Venetian Lagoon. File photograph: Getty

Is it possible to see Venice without the crowds?

Conor Power
May 11, 2019

Exploring the entire lagoon by boat offers a glimpse at what the city would have been like before mass tourism

The Bernina Pass view in Switzerland. Photograph: Getty Images

Do the planet a favour and take the train instead of the plane

Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61)
May 7, 2019

The Man in Seat 61 shares his advice for travelling by rail around Europe

In the principality of Asturias more than half the land is protected, as are the bears

Following in the footsteps of Iberian bears in Spain

Margaret Ward
May 4, 2019

In these mountains nature is at its rawest, and the only imperatives are eat, sleep, reproduce and survive

Last year almost 5,000 Irish people applied for a free interrail pass, and 314 were successful. Photograph: Getty Images

Irish teens urged to apply for 20,000 free interrail passes

Ronan McGreevy
May 3, 2019

DiscoverEU programme offers train tickets for 18-year-olds to explore Europe

Swim baby: Conor Pope takes the littlest Pope into the pool at the Playa Montroig campsite just south of Barcelona for the very first time

Isn’t the point of holidaying with kids to make memories for them?

Conor Pope
April 27, 2019

Conor Pope on three trips abroad with his three children, in his youngest’s first year

Picos de Europa Mountains.

Vamos, amigos! This was a different class of language trip

Catherine Mack
March 2, 2019

Fed up with the school trips on offer, Catherine Mack seeks out a Spanish learning holiday with a difference for her son

A sunset view from the Martinhal hotel in Lisbon

Fun, fish and friendship the Portuguese way

Fergal McCarthy
February 23, 2019

Noah’s Surf House gets the balance just right as the ultimate beachside bolthole

Culloden Estate: five-star hotel’s ‘Luxury on the Lough’ experience is priced €227 per room

A five-star retreat from bustling Belfast

Rachel Collins
February 23, 2019

At the Culloden Estate and Spa the food is fab, rooms are large and the focus is on relaxation

The best way to explore the north of Lanzarote is by bike, which you can borrow from the club. Pack a picnic and some sun cream and let the meandering roads dotted with small villages charm you

Get exercised about activity holidays

Jo Linehan
February 9, 2019

If running, swimming and cycling on holiday fits the bill, try north Lanzarote

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