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The famous ‘Weihnachtsmarkt’ (Christmas Market) in Salzburg. Photograph: Getty Images

200 years of ‘Silent Night’ in Salzburg

Michelle Jackson
December 15, 2018

To mark the carol’s 200th anniversary, the city is hosting magical Christmas festivities

Camp Barentz. Photograph: Hurtigruten Svalbard

Svalbard - an Arctic haven of polar bears and Northern Lights

Manchán Magan
December 8, 2018

Experience a polar night within easy reach of Dublin, via Oslo, on Norwegian Air

Bad Gastein, which is above the resort and town of Bad Hofgastein in Gastein valley, Austria

When ‘bad’ is good at a ski resort in Austria

Emma Cullinan
December 1, 2018

A descent through powder on a wide gentle slope brings you to a small market in Kirchberg, where gluhwein turns this into a very merry start to Christmas

Sarah Walsh (centre) with her husband Charles Dowd and their children, from left, Jonathan, William and Grace on their DIY ski holiday.

Snow and easy: How to do a DIY family ski holiday

Sarah Walsh
December 1, 2018

Organising a trip to the Italian Alps for four adults and six kids turned out to be simple, fun and great value

The buildings of Plagne Centre and village of Plagne 1800 in the French Alps: the La Plagne region features 11 villages and accessibility between places is good.

Slope style: More to snow holidays than life on skis

Fiachradh McDermott
December 1, 2018

La Plagne is a beautiful ski resort in the southeast of France

Cambridge: punting on the River Cam

Cambridge: Whether town or gown, it passes with distinction

Bernice Harrison
November 17, 2018

The English town is as much a tourist hub as a centre of learning, and has lots to do

Upscale veggie options can be found at Pollen Street Social.

The best vegetarian and vegan fine dining in London

Shilpa Ganatra
November 3, 2018

Meat-free menus get a fine dining makeover with big-name chefs and venues

The three towers at the old port of La Rochelle.

Return to La Rochelle, with Dad in tow

Margaret Ward
November 3, 2018

We recreated our childhood holidays in this port town steeped in history and on the Atlantic coast. Who could ask for more?

Overview of the pools at Club La Santa.

A family holiday with a difference in Lanzarote

Alison Healy
October 27, 2018

Club La Santa offers more than 40 sports, as well as cookie baking, at its resort

Panoramic views of Prague from Petrin Hill. Photograph: iStock

City break? Czech out Prague

Sylvia Thompson
October 20, 2018

Engrossing and beguiling, the Czech capital offers visitors a glimpse of its rich and glorious past

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

Amsterdam’s plea to tourists: Visit, but behave

Christopher F Schuetze
October 4, 2018

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

Borgo Santo Pietro: charming loveliness

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

Domini Kemp
September 29, 2018

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

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