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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Europe holidays | The Guardian</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe</link> <description>Europe holiday features and tips, accommodation and restaurant reviews, plus ideas for skiing, beach, budget, family and sport breaks</description> <language>en-gb</language> <copyright>Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025</copyright> <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 15:17:29 GMT</pubDate> <dc:date>2025-05-09T15:17:29Z</dc:date> <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language> <dc:rights>Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025</dc:rights> <image> <title>The Guardian</title> <url>https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png</url> <link>https://www.theguardian.com</link> </image> <item> <title>‘The softest white sand and crystal-clear water’: readers’ favourite beaches in Europe</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/09/the-softest-white-sand-and-crystal-clear-water-readers-favourite-beaches-in-europe</link> <description><p>Our tipsters bask in the sunshine at town beaches and ‘secret’ bays from Sweden to the Greek islands<br>• <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/05/share-a-tip-on-your-favourite-hidden-garden-in-the-uk">Send us a tip on a UK garden – the best wins a £200 holiday voucher</a></strong></p><p>While staying on the northern Pelion peninsula in Greece we made our way by foot along the coast path to <strong>Paralia Fakistra</strong> beach, which is only accessible via a walk in from local villages along the coast. The white pebble beach is backed by a freezing cold waterfall, which cools you down after the dusty, challenging coast path route. The crystal-blue water is home to lots of sea life and snorkelling was joyous. One of the attractions that keeps visitor numbers down is that there are no cafes or bars or even shade, so I recommend taking a light parasol and some cool drinks, but keep your load light as the walk can get hot, especially along the coast path from nearby Damouchari, another great beach spot on the Pelion.<br><strong>Layla Astley</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/09/the-softest-white-sand-and-crystal-clear-water-readers-favourite-beaches-in-europe">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/top10">Top 10s</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 06:00:52 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/09/the-softest-white-sand-and-crystal-clear-water-readers-favourite-beaches-in-europe</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/13b7214342c85fca2b2f6b52119fc2164fbe7d37/1099_0_5525_4421/master/5525.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1b13dcb3219ae3d7a0401295386f6325"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Horia Merla/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/13b7214342c85fca2b2f6b52119fc2164fbe7d37/1099_0_5525_4421/master/5525.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=600c798229f979439ae83a40202f477d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Horia Merla/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian readers</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-09T06:00:52Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘One bunker is now a surf school’: a tour of Jersey’s wartime coastal defences</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/08/tour-of-jerseys-second-world-war-coastal-defences</link> <description><p>This week, the Channel Islands celebrate 80 years since liberation from Nazi occupation, but the fascinating bunkers, tunnels and towers that remain have found a new lease of life</p><p>I’m woken by a tractor uprooting jersey royals in the potato field next door. In my simple hexagonal room, dawn illuminates five high slit windows marked with military coordinates and a compass etched into the ceiling. But heading downstairs, I timeslip into a 19th-century lounge where gothic-style windows frame sea views in three directions.</p><p>During the second world war, Jersey’s occupying forces requisitioned <a href="https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/properties/nicolle-tower/#Overview">Nicolle Tower</a>, a whimsical two-storey folly, and added an extra level. In what is now the bedroom, German soldiers kept lookout for an allied invasion that never came.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/08/tour-of-jerseys-second-world-war-coastal-defences">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/channelislands">Channel Islands holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/secondworldwar">Second world war</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/jersey">Jersey</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/channelislands">Channel Islands</category> <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:22 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/08/tour-of-jerseys-second-world-war-coastal-defences</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e7b6e684185e229e0b2509c5af2729dc0d687fd2/413_0_3702_2962/master/3702.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=719b737726d58aeeea18d2b471eb53af"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Visit Jersey</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e7b6e684185e229e0b2509c5af2729dc0d687fd2/413_0_3702_2962/master/3702.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=02f9d7f845c300555e0c91d0d5068449"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Visit Jersey</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Debbie Ward</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-08T06:00:22Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>I travelled the length and breadth of Luxembourg by bus – and it didn’t cost me a penny</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/07/luxembourg-free-public-transport-mullerthal-wine-vineyards</link> <description><p>With free public transport for all – including tourists - exploring the vineyards, mysterious canyons and lush forests of the Grand Duchy couldn’t be easier</p><p>I am not sure what surprises me most when I get off the train at Luxembourg’s main station – the sheer friendliness of locals who seem to greet everyone as they pass by with a cheery <em>Moien</em> (hello), or the fact that from this point I will not be paying a penny to travel the length and breadth of the Grand Duchy.</p><p>Five years ago, Luxembourg became the first country in the world to actively tackle its carbon footprint by making all public transport free for everyone, including tourists. So I have come to see how it works in practice, aiming to travel to the country’s little known vineyards hugging the slopes along the Moselle River and then trek through the mysterious canyons and forests of the Mullerthal region.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/07/luxembourg-free-public-transport-mullerthal-wine-vineyards">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/luxembourg">Luxembourg holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/wine-holidays">Wine holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/walking">Walking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 06:00:09 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/07/luxembourg-free-public-transport-mullerthal-wine-vineyards</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5076e40cf12718062b42bbdf9e398c5268384cd0/943_284_3638_2911/master/3638.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=166bcb3d8c13aee4b1a8e01e1e05122c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: M_K/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5076e40cf12718062b42bbdf9e398c5268384cd0/943_284_3638_2911/master/3638.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=790b1c4e2865d3bab2a698e7ae9e3328"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: M_K/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>John Brunton</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-07T06:00:09Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A wild walk along Spain’s empty coast – where the desert meets the sea</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/06/wild-walk-desert-coast-cabo-de-gata-andalucia-spain</link> <description><p>Saved from tourist development by a ‘favourite daughter of Andalucía’, Cabo de Gata is a spectacular national park perfect for an adventure on foot</p><p>If you study a map of Spain, in the south-east corner you’ll see a strip of empty space along the edge of the Mediterranean. It contains no major towns and barely any roads. Its coastline is equally barren – no ports or resorts; just a few tiny villages tucked away in intriguingly named coves – “raven”, “coal”, “bitter water”. This patch of emptiness is the <a href="https://www.cabogataalmeria.com/en">Cabo de Gata-Níjar</a> national park, a protected haven of desert wilderness on the edge of Europe.</p><p>Having been forced to cancel an expedition to the Algerian Sahara earlier in the year, this park appears to be the answer to my yearning for the arid warmth and stark beauty of desert travel. Zooming in on the satellite view, a network of paths appears, suggesting a walking route of around 40 miles (64km) – from the Cabo itself, up the coast, along the cliffs, to the beach town of Agua Amarga. My husband, a keen Iberophile and relentless explorer of España vacia (literally, empty Spain) is always up for a wilderness adventure, so we get in the van and head south.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/06/wild-walk-desert-coast-cabo-de-gata-andalucia-spain">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/andalucia">Andalucia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/walking">Walking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:03 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/06/wild-walk-desert-coast-cabo-de-gata-andalucia-spain</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5269003ea7cbc7849679f1a40efc00542edf56bd/0_278_3047_1828/master/3047.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=25da1394794cae804b53c1f88b61b807"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: No Credit</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5269003ea7cbc7849679f1a40efc00542edf56bd/0_278_3047_1828/master/3047.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c47a8df71723462876cb2c652a093035"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: No Credit</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lois Pryce</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-06T06:00:03Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>From the mountains to the Med: a self-guided walk in Provence, France</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/04/self-guided-walk-in-france-provence-cassis</link> <description><p>A challenging solo hike through stunning Provençal scenery is eased by lovely inns, dining by the seaside and leaving the planning to the experts</p><p>Behind Cassis beach, the castle-topped cliffs glint red-gold in the late afternoon sun. Couples stroll on the sand, kids play on the carousel, pastel-coloured buildings reflect in the still waters of the old harbour. In the main square, lined by plane trees, a&nbsp;group of elderly men concentrate on&nbsp;a&nbsp;game of petanque. It’s a charming slice of Provençal life, a world away from the Cote D’Azur’s more glitzy hotspots. In summer, tourists flock to the narrow streets and pretty coast, but off season the buzz is gentler, with weekenders feasting on <em>bouillabaisse</em> along the water’s edge.</p><p>I grab a seat at a bar overlooking the Med and check out my walking route for the next day. Cassis is in the heart of the <a href="https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/discover-marseille/nature/the-calanques-of-marseille/">Calanques national park</a> – an extraordinary place of steep fjord-like limestone inlets, deep green pines and turquoise sea – perfect for exploring on foot. It’s a fitting finale to a solo self-guided hiking trip with Macs Adventure, which has taken me from the <a href="https://www.provenceverte.co.uk/discover/top10-sainte-baume.php">Sainte-Baume</a> mountains down to&nbsp;the Riviera over six days. While my&nbsp;hiking legs have been put to the test with up to six hours of walking each day, I’ve not had to worry about logistics. The routes are plotted on the&nbsp;app and my luggage is&nbsp;transferred ahead, leaving me to simply enjoy the&nbsp;scenery.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/04/self-guided-walk-in-france-provence-cassis">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/provence">Provence holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/walking">Walking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 09:00:02 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/04/self-guided-walk-in-france-provence-cassis</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0498bb898e779019c7aa2febed5be9b2333e9b3f/0_142_6051_3631/master/6051.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=68a2b1e4c95ec942f6c6b980c977a7dd"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0498bb898e779019c7aa2febed5be9b2333e9b3f/0_142_6051_3631/master/6051.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b712a242c410cffcf756e22cdc4a35d2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jane Dunford</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-04T09:00:02Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>From cassoulet in Carcassonne to patisseries in Paris – a tour of France in 10 classic dishes</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/03/culinary-tour-of-france-french-food</link> <description><p>France does many foods exceptionally well, but certain areas offer unique and exceptional culinary experiences. We select 10 delicacies and the best regions in which to try them </p><p>Of course you can enjoy exquisitely crafted patisseries all over France, but <a href="https://parisjetaime.com/eng/">Paris</a> is home to many of the country’s best <em>pâtissiers</em>, and many of the individual gateaux have a connection to the city. As you delve into the layers of almond sponge, ganache and buttercream that form the opera cake, you may see how it was inspired by the ornate balconies of the <a href="https://www.operadeparis.fr/en">Palais Garnier</a> opera house; while the Paris-Brest, a wheel-shaped choux, was first made in 1910 to commemorate the famously brutal cycle race. Seek out a rum baba – a brioche-like treat soaked in rum‑infused syrup – and you might be told the story of how it was created by Nicolas Stohrer, the chef of the exiled Polish king Stanislas. The patisserie that bears his name has been at <a href="https://stohrer.fr/">51 rue Montorgueil</a> since 1730 and is officially classed as a historic monument.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/03/culinary-tour-of-france-french-food">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/food">Food</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/french">French food and drink</category> <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 06:00:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/may/03/culinary-tour-of-france-french-food</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b3d71a6c1434bc8e6090df1201dd9941c005ef1a/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=93339de54d23baa46ef76092e831894d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kryssia Campos/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b3d71a6c1434bc8e6090df1201dd9941c005ef1a/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=83b53ebeaa03ec2a5b354fe01e24dc25"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kryssia Campos/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Carolyn Boyd</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-05-03T06:00:30Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘The real life of Athens is here’ – look beyond the Acropolis for the hidden gems of the city</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/sep/07/the-real-life-of-athens-is-here-hidden-gems-beyond-and-beneath-the-acropolis</link> <description><p>The Acropolis Museum’s underground lab, the ancient Hadrian aqueduct and an arts festival in an old factory offer a more personal view of the Greek capital</p><p>It’s the most exclusive lost property office in the world. Deep underground, in a thrumming, humidified laboratory, a world-historical statue is being reunited with its ancient marble foot. Of all the rooms at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, this is the most pulse-quickening, which is saying something considering that the building houses treasures of antiquity including friezes from the Parthenon.</p><p>Prof Nikolaos Stampolidis, director-general of the museum, is playing the role of an archaeological Prince Charming: he must decide if the deftly chiselled toes are a match for the sculpture of a <em>kouros</em>, or naked youth on display as part of the permanent collection until conservators began to suspect that the foot bone connected to the leg bone might be the wrong one. Perhaps the foot in the lab, which was found elsewhere at the Acropolis, will be a perfect fit. If museum staff are right, these jigsaw pieces, separated for millennia, have been within just a few square metres of one another.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/sep/07/the-real-life-of-athens-is-here-hidden-gems-beyond-and-beneath-the-acropolis">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/athens">Athens holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/greece">Greece holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/city-breaks">City breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/weekends">Weekend breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/sep/07/the-real-life-of-athens-is-here-hidden-gems-beyond-and-beneath-the-acropolis</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bf20c8f02225265ad265a2438d3b8af5b1ce2045/0_365_5681_3408/master/5681.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=accbac62ee182f831e3628be96bf95f1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AegeanPhoto/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bf20c8f02225265ad265a2438d3b8af5b1ce2045/0_365_5681_3408/master/5681.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1284d0c2d51dfafc648431aae0a73c54"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AegeanPhoto/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Stephen Smith</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-09-07T06:00:40Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A local’s guide to Narbonne, France: late-night dancing, seafood and seaside cycle rides</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/aug/15/a-locals-guide-to-narbonne-france-late-night-dancing-seafood-and-seaside-cycle-rides</link> <description><p>Winemaker and rugby player Gérard Bertrand on the best 6am steaks, nightlife and coastal action in this relaxed Mediterranean town</p><p>Our food scene revolves around <a href="https://www.narbonne.halles.fr/" title="">Les Halles de Narbonne</a>, a splendid covered market and architectural gem from the late 19th century. It is open every day and is everyone’s favourite meeting place. More than a market, it has wine bars, bistros and tapas counters, plus fishmongers where you can feast on plump oysters and shrimps. I go there every Sunday to do my shopping. When I played rugby for Narbonne, the “third half” would sometimes carry on until morning, when we would arrive at 6am for a steak. And you’ll still find this ambience in Les Halles – along with great grilled meat – at <a href="https://www.chez-bebelle.fr/narbonne/" title="">Chez Bebelle</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/aug/15/a-locals-guide-to-narbonne-france-late-night-dancing-seafood-and-seaside-cycle-rides">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/city-breaks">City breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/bars">Bars, pubs and clubs</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/museums">Museums</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:31 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/aug/15/a-locals-guide-to-narbonne-france-late-night-dancing-seafood-and-seaside-cycle-rides</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ac7d16ac5a56e517a53951f2f6486468e051431c/0_0_1575_945/master/1575.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cd1d76ac2335b14723b0253acb2ea132"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Hennie Haworth/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ac7d16ac5a56e517a53951f2f6486468e051431c/0_0_1575_945/master/1575.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f1dae61fc05d65301e8ad7da9ae834a2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Hennie Haworth/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Interview by John Brunton</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-08-15T06:00:31Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hidden Spain: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/25/hidden-spain-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</link> <description><p>It is the UK’s favourite holiday destination, but few British tourists explore these stunning tucked-away beaches, sleepy villages and rugged national parks<br><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Hidden Croatia </a>| <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track">Hidden Greece</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/18/hidden-france-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Hidden France</a></strong></p><p>A lot of us have been rather surprised to discover how much we like being in nature and all that outdoorsy stuff over the past couple of years. Of course, we all still love our city breaks – nothing like an exhilarating weekend in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia to pep us up – but Spain is also really good for getting away from it all, whether in the mountains, an unspoiled stretch of coast or in a village you just happen to come across on a road trip. The Spanish love rural tourism and there are gorgeous small hotels and self-catering places all over the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/25/hidden-spain-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:00:10 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/25/hidden-spain-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a8daff93b5fa07be063e6ff38434ba1bd05fb4a2/0_0_4608_2764/master/4608.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2661f675f6797b8d9b2423fa6e0c879e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: agefotostock/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a8daff93b5fa07be063e6ff38434ba1bd05fb4a2/0_0_4608_2764/master/4608.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=27b13ca631ba704a8b2855fb0cef0143"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: agefotostock/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Annie Bennett</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-06-25T09:00:10Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hidden France: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/18/hidden-france-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</link> <description><p>If you dream of salt pans and chalets on stilts, wild heather-clad hillsides and car-free isles …<br><strong>Hidden … <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track">Greece</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Croatia</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/09/hidden-italy-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Italy</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/11/hidden-portugal-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Portugal</a></strong></p><p>France, the world’s most popular tourist destination, is getting back on track this summer with a focus (and a €50m government investment) on eco-friendly holidays, slow travel and sustainable tourism. That means going beyond the usual hotspots to an unexplored France of bamboo forests, pink salt pans, chalets on stilts, prehistoric horses and maybe a weekend as a lighthouse keeper.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/18/hidden-france-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:00:15 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/18/hidden-france-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3b0a34a5e59b8d9785a6feeab24e5e1715a44010/0_189_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8e9462b8edd88439343c3d279386c88c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andia/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3b0a34a5e59b8d9785a6feeab24e5e1715a44010/0_189_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ca45b06534edd4925948d194a18fedc9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andia/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jon Bryant</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-06-18T10:00:15Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hidden Portugal: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/11/hidden-portugal-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</link> <description><p>Hauntingly beautiful villages, thermal springs, unspoilt beaches, fairytale castles ... Portugal has so much more to offer than the bustle of the Algarve<br><strong>Hidden …<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track"> Greece</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Croatia</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/09/hidden-italy-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Italy</a></strong></p><p>Britain’s love affair with its <a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/qa-why-is-portugal-known-as-britains-oldest-ally/">oldest ally</a> is set to be reignited this summer. The UK is Portugal’s biggest overseas tourist market, and it became the first EU country to allow Britons fast-tracked entry, post-Brexit, via electronic passport gates. Thanks to the easing of Covid travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of British travellers are expected to head back there this summer, drawn mainly by its sunny south coast. But Portugal has so much more to offer than the beaches and bars of the Algarve.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/11/hidden-portugal-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/portugal">Portugal holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:00:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/jun/11/hidden-portugal-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5a80dbe134ed453599f5864d5a21386dcf6ac4c8/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c4b22934e436b7497d2efe667db4f2b6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jacek Sopotnicki/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5a80dbe134ed453599f5864d5a21386dcf6ac4c8/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3c59ae4881ebdf19c7c110381703627f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jacek Sopotnicki/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Paulo Anunciação</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-06-11T10:00:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hidden Greece: where to stay and what to do away from the beaten track</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track</link> <description><p>Explore Greece’s wealth of secret beaches, mountains, sleepy islands and tempting tavernas<br><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/09/hidden-italy-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Hidden Italy </a>| <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Hidden Croatia</a></strong></p><p>Gorgeous Greece has always been a classic, go-to summer holiday destination, and the pandemic served as a stark reminder that tourism is the main motor driving the economy. As a result, many new initiatives were rushed through: from improving infrastructure and promoting sustainability to developing lesser-known destinations.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/greece-kicks-off-tourist-season-early-meet-great-demand-2022-02-17/" title="">Early projections suggest</a> that these measures have succeeded and, if all goes well, 2022 could be a bumper season, with tourism reaching 80-90% of pre-Covid levels. So maybe this is the year to discover an out-of-the-way beach or an underrated resort, to recharge those sun-depleted batteries far from the madding holiday-deprived crowds, or to embark on a scenic mountain trek.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/greece">Greece holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/greek-islands">Greek Islands holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 09:00:47 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/964741bf7298ba2700ce9913e295783c00ff1da9/0_138_3775_2266/master/3775.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2afc50fd0fdd3156148cb99291453d6b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/964741bf7298ba2700ce9913e295783c00ff1da9/0_138_3775_2266/master/3775.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dc8facee8349008bcc9ebbbe18d81a66"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>John Malathronas</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-04-02T09:00:47Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hidden Croatia: where to stay and what to do off the beaten track</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</link> <description><p>Explore the natural wonders, sleepy villages and car-free islands of seven lesser-known regions<br><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/02/hidden-greece-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-away-from-the-beaten-track">Hidden Greece</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/apr/09/hidden-italy-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Hidden Italy</a></strong></p><p>Despite all the restrictions and uncertainty caused by the pandemic, Croatia’s tourism industry made a decent show of bouncing back last year – to about two-thirds of its 2019 levels. And the perennial hotspots of Dubrovnik, Hvar, Brač and Korčula have been as popular as ever. But while millions of people spent last year beating a well-trodden path, there are still regions, islands and beaches where the tourist footprint is lighter, the crowds fewer and the atmosphere more mellow. If you’re looking for an escape and a new discovery this year – but not the crowds – you’ll find it in these places.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/croatia">Croatia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/short-breaks">Short breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 10:00:54 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/mar/26/hidden-croatia-where-to-stay-and-what-to-do-off-the-beaten-track</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/caa68cd4d88f448fc3508bdd74ed01bef0519be2/0_0_4750_2849/master/4750.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5244d6e847432c9b217e6638853b36e0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/caa68cd4d88f448fc3508bdd74ed01bef0519be2/0_0_4750_2849/master/4750.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=11f7d30792294899a420a3f3ef28c535"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mary Novakovich</dc:creator> <dc:date>2022-03-26T10:00:54Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A holiday guide to the Canary Islands</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/may/25/a-holiday-guide-to-the-canary-islands</link> <description><p>The Canaries are Spain’s most accessible destination under current UK travel rules – and home to historical towns, dramatic coastlines, wild walks and excellent seafood</p><p>Away from their pockets of mass-tourism development, Spain’s Canaries are an archipelago of endlessly varied landscapes, slow-going villages, lively towns, gastronomic delights and a thriving local culture that is at once firmly Spanish and distinctively Canarian. With two Unesco geoparks and four national parks, these eight sun-baked islands are home to a growing lineup of sustainable tourism initiatives – and you’re never far from a dip in the Atlantic.</p><p>This week, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/may/21/spain-to-drop-covid-restrictions-on-british-visitors-from-24-may">Spain opened its borders to British tourists</a>, allowing them to enter without a Covid test or proof of vaccination. The change prompted UK tour operators to resume holidays to the Canary Islands – the only part of Spain exempt from the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain">Foreign Office’s non-essential travel warning</a>. That doesn’t mean that going on holiday to the Canaries is completely straightforward – along with the rest of Spain the islands are on the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england#amber-list"> amber list</a>, meaning visitors returning to the UK are required to self-isolate for 10 days and take a Covid test before landing, and two more on days two and eight. In addition, a negative PCR test is required prior to arrival if staying in an official tourism establishment. After a flurry of contradictory comments by ministers last week,<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/19/ministers-accused-of-sowing-confusion-over-england-travel-advice"> Boris Johnson </a>said no one should be going on holiday to amber-list destinations, though that hasn’t stopped <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/yes-but-no-but-yes-flight-bookings-soar-despite-baffling-travel-rules">airlines increasing the number of flights to them</a>, encouraged by consumer demand. As travel expert Paul Charles put it: “Consumers are voting with their feet and booking trips to Spain; they know the rules, they know it’s not illegal and they know they have to self-isolate when they get home.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/may/25/a-holiday-guide-to-the-canary-islands">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/canaryislands">Canary Islands holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/national-parks">National parks</category> <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 06:00:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/may/25/a-holiday-guide-to-the-canary-islands</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3a28fa2b075c897f71e054d0aab914adb109a5c0/0_302_5500_3300/master/5500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2c45e2ebbba6a03d4e90a3236e6d1579"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3a28fa2b075c897f71e054d0aab914adb109a5c0/0_302_5500_3300/master/5500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4274477e370b5848c6c74549ef9cb5b0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Isabella Noble</dc:creator> <dc:date>2021-05-25T06:00:21Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Spain road trip: Granada to Almería</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/aug/07/spain-road-trip-granada-alhambra-almeria-spaghetti-western</link> <description><p>The Alhambra marks the start of a drive taking in historic cities, a river valley and mountains – and ends in Almería’s spaghetti western desert<br></p><p><strong>Granada</strong> is dominated by its mighty Moorish fortress, <strong><a href="https://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/info/ticketsale.asp" title="">the Alhambra</a></strong>. Book ahead and visit early, at its least-crowded, and then spend the afternoon meandering the narrow streets and plazas of the old town – the <strong>Albaicín</strong>. Stay in this area at the 16th-century <strong><a href="https://hotelsantaisabellareal.com/en-us" title="">Santa Isabel La Real</a></strong>, with its Alhambra views, (doubles from €95 B&amp;B, parking available).</p><p>On day two, take in the Alhambra’s Nasrid palaces, Generalife and the Alcazaba before driving north-west through rolling olive country to picturesque <strong>Priego de Córdoba</strong> (N-432 &amp; A-339, 76km). The town is a restful place to be, and feels like the essence of Andalucía; its <strong><a href="http://www.andalucia.org/en/cultural-tourism/visits/cordoba/other-visits/barrio-de-la-villa/" title="">Barrio de la Villa</a></strong> is a labyrinth of fountains, churches, geraniums, with castle and panoramic views. Take all that in while staying at quaint <strong><a href="http://www.priegorural.es/Hotel-Zahor%C3%AD-o-2.html" title="">Hotel Zahorí</a></strong> (double from €55 B&amp;B).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/aug/07/spain-road-trip-granada-alhambra-almeria-spaghetti-western">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/road-trips">Road trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/heritage">Heritage</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/granada">Granada holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/andalucia">Andalucia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:30:39 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2019/aug/07/spain-road-trip-granada-alhambra-almeria-spaghetti-western</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/06b82282dcc1223a4b9849a3923301caa6af5b8a/0_135_4795_2877/master/4795.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=12ed34bbd97372525f11dfe6fa2067bc"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Saturnino Perez Garrido/Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/06b82282dcc1223a4b9849a3923301caa6af5b8a/0_135_4795_2877/master/4795.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=96f072079a5990b5d69253d60cca6ec8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Saturnino Perez Garrido/Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Sorrel Downer</dc:creator> <dc:date>2019-08-07T05:30:39Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘A stunning campsite with views of the fjords’: readers’ best camping trips in Europe</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/04/readers-best-campsites-camping-trips-in-europe</link> <description><p>From pitching a tent in the haunt of Greek gods to a private beach in Italy’s garden of Eden, our tipsters share their favourite places to sleep under the stars</p><p><a href="https://www.veganesetcamping.no/en/index.html" title="www.veganesetcamping.no/en">Veganeset Camping</a><strong> </strong>(tent pitch from £18 a night)<strong> </strong>is a<strong> </strong>stunning campsite in the Norwegian fjords – remote, but an easy drive to the village of Balestrand. The views were to die for, and in the summer there was still some light at midnight. No frills, but good-quality bathrooms. It was the best campsite we found in Norway and also the cheapest.<br><strong>Sarah</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/04/readers-best-campsites-camping-trips-in-europe">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/camping">Camping holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/top10">Top 10s</category> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:45 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/04/readers-best-campsites-camping-trips-in-europe</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/130b26c142f93ec4a356406527b662f95015f4b8/148_0_4324_2596/master/4324.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ca31af50386daef429dd775f4810b41f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: MariusLtu/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/130b26c142f93ec4a356406527b662f95015f4b8/148_0_4324_2596/master/4324.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6d3b3f71e107bf2b4a4acb71e1931928"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: MariusLtu/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian readers</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-04T06:00:45Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘I cycled through flower fields stretching as far as the eye can see’: readers’ favourite European spring breaks</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/07/readers-travel-tips-spring-holidys-europe</link> <description><p>From spring blooms in the Netherlands to early sunshine in Sicily, our tipsters share their favourite seasonal escapes</p><p>In the Netherlands the Keukenhof near Lisse is well known for the beauty of its bulb fields in springtime. But if you are looking for a cycling holiday away from the crowds you’re better off heading 40 miles north to the Kop van Noord-Holland. Here you will find the largest contiguous bulb area in the country. April is the best time to cycle among the millions of colourful crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips. Between Schagen, Den Helder, Den Oever and Middenmeer you will find flower fields as far as the eye can see. I’d highly recommend the dune road from Callantsoog to Den Helder. The mostly well-paved surfaces are easy to cycle on and great for any fitness level. <br><strong>Peter Diender</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/07/readers-travel-tips-spring-holidys-europe">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/top10">Top 10s</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/short-breaks">Short breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:00:36 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/07/readers-travel-tips-spring-holidys-europe</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bf9a8b35795ffac0fb144092836efd87474edb99/707_127_2033_1219/master/2033.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=20c180cebe8866db859811e6dcd7c175"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bf9a8b35795ffac0fb144092836efd87474edb99/707_127_2033_1219/master/2033.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d7441ce5f337f791140a550852fd28ab"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian readers</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-03-07T07:00:36Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>From wildlife in Andalucía to an alternative camino in Galicia: readers’ travel tips on unsung Spain</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/28/readers-travel-tips-quiet-side-of-spain</link> <description><p>Our tipsters share their favourite seafood haunts, pristine beaches and under-the-radar cities</p><p>The city and the province of Jaén can be overlooked by tourists heading to nearby Granada or Córdoba. That’s a shame, given that they are filled with Renaissance architecture, including a magnificent cathedral, and renowned as one of the homes of olive oil. Thanks to its historic position between Christian Castilla and Muslim Granada, the city is surrounded by castles. I recommend staying at the Parador de Jaén. It sits at the top of the hill of Santa Catalina next to the castle, and the views from its rooms towards the Sierra Morena mountains are unparalleled. <br><strong>Felix</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/28/readers-travel-tips-quiet-side-of-spain">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/top10">Top 10s</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:00:51 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/28/readers-travel-tips-quiet-side-of-spain</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/357c51083ac89147a171a73ed7d6e334171fc491/847_517_2877_1726/master/2877.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0796378493d984c6d3a0b95a4e2a788f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: JackF/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/357c51083ac89147a171a73ed7d6e334171fc491/847_517_2877_1726/master/2877.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1a7fd2b3617ccff1a0a1d18c02ef45f8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: JackF/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian readers</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-02-28T07:00:51Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A ‘gorgeous medieval’ town in Tuscany and other readers’ tips across Italy</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/14/tuscany-sicily-puglia-como-italy-travel-secrets</link> <description><p>From a Sicilian city brimming with life to serene Dolomite villages, our tipsters share their Italian highlights</p><p>Among the highlights of the Garfagnana region of northern Tuscany is the Serchio valley, which can be explored using the railway line from Lucca. <strong><a href="https://www.visittuscany.com/en/towns-and-villages/barga/">Barga</a></strong> is the best town with a gorgeous medieval centre and interesting links to Scotland from immigration and emigration that began in the 19th century. Try the local speciality of chestnut flour pasta with local porcini from the forests. <br><strong>James Hamer</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/14/tuscany-sicily-puglia-como-italy-travel-secrets">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/top10">Top 10s</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:07 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/14/tuscany-sicily-puglia-como-italy-travel-secrets</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/82b33f208dac1d580608cf87e6b62f1518b33ca0/0_0_7886_4731/master/7886.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=33a833b99c11f886a05a0a014f2e62eb"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: StevanZZ/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/82b33f208dac1d580608cf87e6b62f1518b33ca0/0_0_7886_4731/master/7886.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=58637c3c3b3a1d5a8649ce62b437a969"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: StevanZZ/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian readers</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-02-14T11:00:07Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>An alpine winter feast: cheese, wine and a side dish of snowshoeing in France</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/19/samoens-haute-savoie-france-skiing-snowshoeing-break-food-wine</link> <description><p>A medieval Haute-Savoie village makes a great base for a gourmet break, with delicious comfort food and local wines. And the snowshoeing and skiing aren’t bad either, if you can drag yourself away from the table</p><p>The unmistakable whiff of cow – pungent, but not unpleasant – hit me as soon as I arrived at <a href="https://www.samoens.com/en/ferme-dunoyer/">Ferme Dunoyer</a> above the Haute-Savoie village of Samoëns. Rather than put me off, the scent heightened my appetite for the cheese blowout that was to come.</p><p>Sat at a wooden communal table inside the pine-walled restaurant run by the farm’s owner, Blandine Dunoyer, I waited for the bonanza of mountain comfort food: fondue savoyarde, tartiflette, raclette, then <em>diots</em> (smoked pork sausages) with polenta. Somehow, I found room for <em>potée savoyarde</em>, a rib-sticking dish of slow-cooked pork shoulder, cabbage and potatoes, then a round of top-notch alpine cheese, <em>reblochon</em> and <em>tomme de </em><em>s</em><em>avoie</em>, before a creamy blueberry dessert.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/19/samoens-haute-savoie-france-skiing-snowshoeing-break-food-wine">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/alps">Alps holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/skiing">Skiing holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/winter-sports">Winter sports holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/wine-holidays">Wine holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:27 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/19/samoens-haute-savoie-france-skiing-snowshoeing-break-food-wine</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa7649d3906ddb45f2f87fb965439406a2cbe7f8/0_4_5712_3427/master/5712.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=22922f430d9b66c1db7e3ea271a38648"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mary Novakovich</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa7649d3906ddb45f2f87fb965439406a2cbe7f8/0_4_5712_3427/master/5712.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cb4431ca2203ef5fe249edaedebb637e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mary Novakovich</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mary Novakovich</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-02-19T07:00:27Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A frozen, protected wonderland: slow adventure in the less visited French Alps</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/06/a-frozen-protected-wonderland-slow-adventure-in-the-less-visited-french-alps</link> <description><p>At the gateway to the Vanoise national park, new cabins make a great base for a wild winter retreat that’s laid-back but packed with activity</p><p>The snow is deep and soft as we pad slowly forward, a muffled crunching the only sound breaking the silence. All around us, the jagged peaks of the Vanoise massif pierce the sky, glinting in the clear morning light. As we walk, Matthieu, my snowshoeing guide, points out fresh tracks – mountain hare, roe deer, fox – and on the mountainside we spy ibex: first a lone male, then a group surveying us from on high.</p><p><a href="https://en.la-plagne.com/discover/our-heritage/natural-heritage/natural-heritage/valley-of-champagny-le-haut">Champagny-le-Haut</a>, a 1,500-metre-high glacial valley in the French Alps close to the Italian border, is the gateway to the <a href="https://vanoise-parcnational.fr/fr">Vanoise national park</a>. In summer it offers pristine mountain hikes and waterfalls, while in winter, with snow closing the road beyond the pretty hamlet of Le Bois where I’m staying, it’s a frozen, protected wonderland. A world away from the busy ski resorts elsewhere in La Plagne, it’s perfect for a more low-key, affordable winter holiday in the heart of nature.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/06/a-frozen-protected-wonderland-slow-adventure-in-the-less-visited-french-alps">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/winter-sports">Winter sports holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/skiing">Skiing holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/laplagne">La Plagne holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/alps">Alps holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/chalets">Chalets</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:00:03 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/06/a-frozen-protected-wonderland-slow-adventure-in-the-less-visited-french-alps</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/571113ae674621147a89f92d32fed981dc9cc972/0_867_3594_2157/master/3594.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e46b26130a9ef7a243c3fcf4ad33a6ef"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jane Dunford</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/571113ae674621147a89f92d32fed981dc9cc972/0_867_3594_2157/master/3594.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2df1fce2219920dc9537b1d6f8939662"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jane Dunford</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jane Dunford</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-02-06T07:00:03Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>It’s like plunging under the North Pole: my mind-stretching ice dive in the French Alps</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jan/30/ice-diving-french-alps-grenoble</link> <description><p>Move over wild swimming … ice diving in a frozen mountain lake and camping under the Milky Way connects you with nature at its most raw and magical</p><p>It’s five below freezing on the ice-caked surface of a lake in the French Alps and, as I prepare to slip, seal-like, into the black water, my racing mind is begging me to wimp out. Diving in a frozen lake at night – below ice, beneath the stars, at an altitude of almost 2,000 metres? What an absurd idea.</p><p>An hour ago, I was inside a tiny mountain refuge beside Lac Robert drinking tea, the temperature outside dropping by the second. Now, I’m outdoors and zipped into a cumbersome drysuit (designed to prevent water from entering), with blue latex gauntlets sealed at the wrists and a black frogman hood wrenched over my head.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jan/30/ice-diving-french-alps-grenoble">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/alps">Alps holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/adventure">Adventure travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/diving">Diving holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/winter-sports">Winter sports holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:29 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/jan/30/ice-diving-french-alps-grenoble</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/67c8fbc7d42f9915b2125abbdd83e9d6fb4d6db8/0_168_5120_3071/master/5120.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ae70250ae6fad1e5109406d43665cee9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/67c8fbc7d42f9915b2125abbdd83e9d6fb4d6db8/0_168_5120_3071/master/5120.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4559e0beb0783c80902e91ef5ea69ad7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hemis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mike MacEacheran</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-01-30T07:00:29Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>20 of the UK’s best hotels, campsites and cottages right on the beach</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/21/20-uk-best-hotels-campsites-cottages-right-on-the-beach</link> <description><p>The editor of Coast magazine shares her favourite seaside boltholes, from Argyll to the Isles of Scilly</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/21/20-uk-best-hotels-campsites-cottages-right-on-the-beach">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/short-breaks">Short breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/bed-and-breakfasts">Bed and breakfasts</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/selfcatering">Self-catering</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/hotels">Hotels</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/northern-ireland">Northern Ireland holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/wales">Wales holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/scotland">Scotland holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/camping">Camping holidays</category> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:00:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/21/20-uk-best-hotels-campsites-cottages-right-on-the-beach</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c98aed066bff3de2e41ec707b756060ee6a3504/0_318_4928_2957/master/4928.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c6cb6d66760895e4a8e55bd4cdb9db2b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: no credit</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c98aed066bff3de2e41ec707b756060ee6a3504/0_318_4928_2957/master/4928.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8494e9534b188ea3fbc2368bcc5348cd"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: no credit</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Alex Fisher</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-21T06:00:30Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘An epic expanse of golden sand’: the sweeping appeal of North Devon</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/20/golden-sand-appeal-of-north-devon</link> <description><p>It’s long been a magnet for surfers, but will this coast’s relaxed vibe and huge beaches persuade a lifelong Cornwall lover to switch allegiance?</p><p>For so many years Devon was viewed as the poorer relation to Cornwall; its coastline less rugged and epic, its beaches smaller, less elemental. For us, the county was always just a cut-through to the treasure beyond and never a destination in itself. The fact that Cornwall was much further to get to somehow proved its remoter superiority. How wrong we were.</p><p>North Devon, in particular, is having a moment. Its 30km coastline is the UK’s first World Surfing Reserve, joining Australia’s Gold Coast and California’s Malibu and Santa Cruz as one of 12 officially chosen. Move over Newquay and Fistral beach.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/20/golden-sand-appeal-of-north-devon">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/devon">Devon holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/england">England holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:00:06 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/20/golden-sand-appeal-of-north-devon</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f88a72ac03f41bc351171ac1c32dc0fa85c7949e/0_367_5502_3301/master/5502.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e3f8b6e49fc68f881e50071f201549ef"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Anthony Brown/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f88a72ac03f41bc351171ac1c32dc0fa85c7949e/0_367_5502_3301/master/5502.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=effca58e86189012b7290697685e2550"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Anthony Brown/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Emma Cook</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-20T10:00:06Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>20 of Europe’s most beautifully located campsites – chosen by experts</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/05/20-of-europes-most-beautifully-located-campsites-chosen-by-experts</link> <description><p>We asked camping pros to tell us about their favourite sites, from the highest pitches in Switzerland to a wilderness reserve in Sweden</p><p>Pitchup.com lists more than 5,500 campsites in 67 countries. One of the most scenic is the remote <strong>Šenkova Domačija farm</strong> near Zgornje Jezersko in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, close to the border with Austria. This heritage farmstead dates to 1517 and is surrounded by pastures and peaks. The farm has 25 pitches (including 10 for tents) in a meadow under old ash trees, plus a communal campfire and kitchen, a shop and restaurant serving breakfast and dinner. Campers can ride horses on short guided hacks or longer treks into the mountains, or tackle the trails on foot.<br><em>From </em><em>£16.93</em><em> for a tent and two adults, open </em><em>1 April-30 September</em><em>, </em><em><a href="https://www.pitchup.com/campsites/slovenia/slovenia/gorenjska/zgornje_jezersko/senkova_domacija_tourist_farm/">pitchup.com</a></em><br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/05/20-of-europes-most-beautifully-located-campsites-chosen-by-experts">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/camping">Camping holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/selfcatering">Self-catering</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:00:17 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/05/20-of-europes-most-beautifully-located-campsites-chosen-by-experts</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a331ffca52257b027ee56b691369315ca0209cce/0_0_5187_3112/master/5187.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=30422cde2a9eac70b9ec135b6a7935c8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pitchup.com</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a331ffca52257b027ee56b691369315ca0209cce/0_0_5187_3112/master/5187.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e99b3d669a8c43ccdd09f9d6f0cbf068"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pitchup.com</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rachel Dixon</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-05T06:00:17Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Tapas not tantrums: we put food at the centre of our Barcelona family holiday</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/21/barcelona-spain-paris-family-holiday-food-cooking</link> <description><p>On a rail trip to Spain from the UK via Paris, our writer discovers a great way of travelling happily with children …</p><p>Street lights strobed through the window, sending shadows sweeping across our faces as our train followed the River Seine through&nbsp;Choisy-le-Roi. Ten minutes earlier, we had pulled out of Paris’s Gare d’Austerlitz. Departing at 9.40pm, the Intercité de&nbsp;Nuit was due on the Spanish border just after 10am, where we would connect to a Barcelona train.</p><p>It’s possible to make the journey from London in a day, but my husband and I had added a stopover to give our two daughters – aged six and four – a whistlestop tour of the French capital, an indulgent lunch and a night on a sleeper train. Travelling with children was once a stop-start nightmare of whingeing for snacks, but instead of fighting them, I’d learned to embrace it by turning each journey into a voyage of gastronomic discovery.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/21/barcelona-spain-paris-family-holiday-food-cooking">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/barcelona">Barcelona holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/catalonia">Catalonia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/paris">Paris holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/railtravel">Rail travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 06:00:06 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/21/barcelona-spain-paris-family-holiday-food-cooking</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/098c851a56b925b8aa59bc7cbf01543fefc227fd/0_0_3264_1958/master/3264.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c596adf3bd56a86582c7a5a175e73e18"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Núria Talavera/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/098c851a56b925b8aa59bc7cbf01543fefc227fd/0_0_3264_1958/master/3264.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c9eb40ab9ec3f1abcc92dd6effb5020e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Núria Talavera/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Monisha Rajesh</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-10-21T06:00:06Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Communal dining is Copenhagen’s best-kept culinary secret</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/01/communal-dining-is-copenhagens-best-kept-culinary-secret</link> <description><p>Eating out in Denmark can be costly, but a growing number of child-friendly community supper clubs in the capital offer affordable feasting with the locals</p><p>Copenhagen is a gastronome’s paradise. Stroll around the Danish capital’s elegant boulevards and before long you’re bound to stumble upon a hallowed, Michelin-starred temple of New Nordic cuisine. However, there’s a cheaper and more convivial side to the city’s culinary scene: its communal supper tables.</p><p>Leading the way is the community centre <a href="https://absaloncph.dk/en/">Absalon</a>, a former church in the smart Vesterbro neighbourhood. On a Sunday evening in September, the air buzzes with conversation and the clatter of cutlery as about 200 people tuck into bowls of steaming tomato lentil soup and piles of fried potatoes in a creamy fennel and chive sauce. This is the nightly <em>fællesspisning</em> dinner (the Danish word loosely translates as communal dining), featuring long tables, shared by strangers. The menu changes daily to spotlight locally sourced ingredients made into affordable dishes that are served tableside by the guests themselves.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/01/communal-dining-is-copenhagens-best-kept-culinary-secret">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/copenhagen">Copenhagen holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/denmark">Denmark holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/familyholidays">Family holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cultural-trips">Cultural trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 05:00:22 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/01/communal-dining-is-copenhagens-best-kept-culinary-secret</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b5499d8ec1776c762a5d572b64dd401959523da7/0_1434_3690_2214/master/3690.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=98374769c51758558c1ac82ee0caf17d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ari Zelenko/AriZelenko</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b5499d8ec1776c762a5d572b64dd401959523da7/0_1434_3690_2214/master/3690.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=afb1391d60ccedbe0319b74825238157"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ari Zelenko/AriZelenko</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Shanna McGoldrick</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-10-01T05:00:22Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Island-hopping in Croatia: adrift in the Šibenik archipelago</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/07/island-hopping-in-croatia-adrift-in-the-sibenik-archipelago</link> <description><p>Framed by sparkling blue sea and deep green pines, the less visited Adriatic islands of Zlarin and Prvić offer a mellow end of summer escape</p><p>This tale of two islands – and a city – was not the usual Croatian island-hopping experience, say, from Split to Hvar and Brač. I set out to enjoy a quieter, more laid-back alternative farther north, where the overlooked city of Šibenik is the jumping-off point to a very different side of the Adriatic.</p><p>First there’s Šibenik itself, which is still relatively devoid of the crowds you see in Croatia’s other coastal cities. Here you naturally gravitate towards the magnificent Unesco-listed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0ibenik_Cathedral">St James Cathedral</a> before checking out the cafe terraces on the Riva waterfront and the bars beside the fishing boats moored further up the quayside. Medieval <a href="https://www.tvrdjava-kulture.hr/en/home/">St Michael’s Fortress</a> and its 17th-century Venetian neighbours, St John’s and Barone, loom over the city, the latter two built to protect against Ottoman attacks. They have all been transformed into important cultural institutions – St Michael’s into an amphitheatre for concerts, <a href="https://www.tvrdjava-kulture.hr/en/st-johns-fortress/plan-your-visit/">St John’s</a> an educational centre and cafe and <a href="https://www.tvrdjava-kulture.hr/en/barone-fortress/plan-your-visit/">Barone</a> an open-air cinema with augmented-reality displays. Views of the city became even more impressive the higher I climbed to each fortress.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/07/island-hopping-in-croatia-adrift-in-the-sibenik-archipelago">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/croatia">Croatia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:00:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/07/island-hopping-in-croatia-adrift-in-the-sibenik-archipelago</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b869d13c5dc7d5b5d57eea68465e024e6273729d/0_0_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2006053c4060b5163b4989ec18a11c4f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Goran Safarek/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b869d13c5dc7d5b5d57eea68465e024e6273729d/0_0_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=51eef4772df6a40964eac8f1e5eb28e8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Goran Safarek/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mary Novakovich</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-10-07T06:00:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Tourism that does less harm: Lanzarote away from the big beach resorts</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/09/northern-lanzarote-canary-islands-tourism-that-does-less-harm</link> <description><p>After this year’s protests against mass tourism all over the Canaries, we head for the small towns, vineyards and rugged coast of Lanzarote’s less-visited north</p><p>The sky is clear as I sit sipping coffee in the sunny courtyard of an 18th-century house – now a boutique hotel – in the small Lanzarote town of Teguise. But Óscar Cubillo, my host, sees something different. Looking up, he says: “The planes are always there. They never stop.”</p><p>Lanzarote, an island shaped by volcanoes, salt and wind, feels like an otherworldly outpost, but it has recently been wrestling with an influx of tourists that residents fear the island cannot handle.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/09/northern-lanzarote-canary-islands-tourism-that-does-less-harm">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/canaryislands">Canary Islands holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/green">Green travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/hotels">Hotels</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:00:08 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/09/northern-lanzarote-canary-islands-tourism-that-does-less-harm</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e9345717e859fdc8ea79579a1fde740a43e66922/180_566_4043_2426/master/4043.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6fa9346d437bb69e9d41ff0511ed4a81"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e9345717e859fdc8ea79579a1fde740a43e66922/180_566_4043_2426/master/4043.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=826484a4136484eda4fb6ba3fd36e918"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Meghan Davidson Ladly</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-09-09T06:00:08Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A beach as it might have looked 1,000 years ago: Sardinia’s north-west peninsula</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/sardinia-italy-beaches-north-west-peninsula</link> <description><p>The island’s top left-hand corner offers unspoilt coast, untouristy towns and a wild ‘donkey’ island. Just don’t follow the Instagram crowd</p><p>People rave about La Pelosa beach in Sardinia’s north-west: it has “stunning white sand”, “clear turquoise water”, “breathtaking beauty” and is one of Lonely Planet’s <a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/best-beaches-italy?">best beaches in Italy</a>. But please don’t go there. Even a decade ago when I was first checking out Sardinia’s glorious coast, crowds and costly parking at La Pelosa put me off. Now a private beach, it is a sad victim of its own success and a million social media posts. Would-be beachgoers hunch over their phones at 8am when online sales open, hoping to bag a ticket (€3.50pp, parking extra, 1,500 available).</p><p>They have to arrive armed with straw mats or microfibre towels: until terry towels were banned in 2019, each sunseeker would carry away up to 100g of that white sand, and the beach was visibly shrinking, leaving even less room for sunbathers to fight over. (The shallow, warm water attracts young families, but parents report attendants banning sandcastles because digging damages the now-fragile beach.)<br><br> What’s truly stunning about all this is that north-west Sardinia has dozens of lovely beaches, most of them not only free but relatively crowd-free. Close to Alghero, the beaches of Lazzaretto and Le Bombarde offer soft sand, a bar and a small sunbed concession, and are accessible by bus, cycle track or (longish) walk from welcoming <a href="https://www.hotelpuntanegra.it/en">Hotel Punta Negra</a> (doubles from €130), which has a big pool and its own small beach.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/sardinia-italy-beaches-north-west-peninsula">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/sardinia">Sardinia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:00:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/sardinia-italy-beaches-north-west-peninsula</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4bacf2284c931931076b1ace09999b2f5d07ec07/0_479_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6e194eebd386979bde4407f5d11a1219"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Colin Boulter</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4bacf2284c931931076b1ace09999b2f5d07ec07/0_479_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=55a33106bc8a3eba69e8f98b07efd2d1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Colin Boulter</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Liz Boulter</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-09-07T10:00:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>It was genuinely healing to return to Ibiza, the place where I’d nearly died</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/matt-haig-returning-to-ibiza-place-where-i-nearly-died</link> <description><p>With his Ibiza-set novel just out, the bestselling author recalls his drug-fuelled partying years, recovery, and the island’s complicated relationship with tourism today</p><p>The thing that might surprise you about Ibiza is the quiet. Even in August, there are pockets of tranquillity all over the island. Walking along the nature trail between and behind two of its most famous beaches – Es Cavallet and Ses Salines – you hear nothing but the chirp of cicadas and the soft whisper of the Mediterranean. You will also see, if you turn away from the dunes and pinewoods, the salt pans that dominate this southern tip of the island with an almost eerie stillness, a flamingo or two standing like ornaments on the mirror-like water.</p><p>As with many parts of Ibiza – from the hilly forests of the north to the views of the rocky islet of Es Vedrà in the south – it is easy to feel like you have passed into another world. Even more so if you catch them at sunset, when the sky becomes gold and whatever clouds are around become luminous lines of orange-like furrows in some heavenly field.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/matt-haig-returning-to-ibiza-place-where-i-nearly-died">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/ibiza">Ibiza holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 06:00:10 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/sep/07/matt-haig-returning-to-ibiza-place-where-i-nearly-died</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9db087f0a0d9d1064c8007e449429790c1dd3a78/0_0_8223_4934/master/8223.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2780e3a86eba89d719955663fb1a1aa0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: L Apolli/AidBC/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9db087f0a0d9d1064c8007e449429790c1dd3a78/0_0_8223_4934/master/8223.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d2c2bcb91a81ec2b6417e13ac39417f5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: L Apolli/AidBC/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Matt Haig</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-09-07T06:00:10Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘Everything carries a hint of myth and magic’: six great island escapes in Europe</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/aug/17/everything-carries-a-hint-of-myth-and-magic-six-great-island-escapes-in-europe</link> <description><p>From the Med to the Atlantic and the North Sea, our writers choose great offshore idylls offering peace and perfect beaches</p><p>Gaze west from one of the crows-nest hilltops on Monteagudo (“Sharp Mount”) island, and you can just about imagine the rooftops of Atlantis beneath the Atlantic swell. One of the three islands that comprise the Islas Cíes archipelago, about nine miles off the Galician coast, it is where Captain Nemo, hero of Jules Verne’s 1871 novel Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, salvaged the treasure that funded his adventures.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/aug/17/everything-carries-a-hint-of-myth-and-magic-six-great-island-escapes-in-europe">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/croatia">Croatia holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/greece">Greece holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/germany">Germany holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/beach">Beach holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 06:00:52 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/aug/17/everything-carries-a-hint-of-myth-and-magic-six-great-island-escapes-in-europe</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f26ec39e1742ce16e60791d25fdf8e73de664d5c/0_84_5926_3555/master/5926.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=87d56b1e7df4485a70c8383e56616cad"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Azahara Marcos de Leon/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f26ec39e1742ce16e60791d25fdf8e73de664d5c/0_84_5926_3555/master/5926.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5ded8e82446ffac7cdc28002356e1f84"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Azahara Marcos de Leon/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Oliver Balch, Jennifer Barclay, Jon Bryant, Mary Novakovich, Colin O'Brien and Dixe Wills</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-08-17T06:00:52Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Raptors delight: a bird safari in the Forest of Bowland</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/16/raptors-flight-bird-safari-forest-of-bowland-lancashire-england</link> <description><p>The north of England’s most overlooked natural beauty spot is home to wild terrain and some of the UK’s rarest birds, including the spectacular hen harrier</p><p>A grey male drifts slowly across the moorland. No, not me, but a big, beautiful hen harrier, scouting for love, or breakfast. I’ve only been here 10 minutes, and I’m in a mild state of shock. Aren’t these precious, threatened birds of prey so vanishingly rare that seeing one is hugely improbable?</p><p>I’m walking with Sonja Ludwig, RSPB species and habitats officer for the <a href="https://www.forestofbowland.com/">Forest of Bowland</a>, and <a href="https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/rspb-england/posts/sustained-recovery-of-hen-harriers-in-the-forest-of-bowland-despite-mixed-breeding-season-310103854">she knows these harriers</a>. “They’re ‘traditional’ birds,” she says. “They tend to come back to more or less the same place. We always see them here. Rookies always notice the males first. Their plumage, white rump and the black tips on the wings are unmistakable.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/16/raptors-flight-bird-safari-forest-of-bowland-lancashire-england">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/wildlifeholidays">Wildlife holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/birdwatching">Birdwatching</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/walking">Walking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/lancashire">Lancashire holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/england">England holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/yorkshire">Yorkshire holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/rspb">RSPB</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/short-breaks">Short breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/day-trips">Day trips</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/birds">Birds</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:00:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/16/raptors-flight-bird-safari-forest-of-bowland-lancashire-england</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4d6252129cc5d8883c7ec42cb60517b5103ee040/0_0_5315_3189/master/5315.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5387fb1ac7fc39c75596b5d00c8a81d0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: blickwinkel/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4d6252129cc5d8883c7ec42cb60517b5103ee040/0_0_5315_3189/master/5315.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c39a8ad8955a120afbd2602df917762a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: blickwinkel/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Chris Moss</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-16T06:00:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘A muddy ride into Romania’s dreamy countryside’: cycling the Via Transilvanica</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/15/a-muddy-ride-into-romanias-dreamy-countryside-cycling-the-via-transilvanica</link> <description><p>The challenging 870-mile trail cuts diagonally across Romania and takes in mountain meadows, fairytale forests and medieval monasteries</p><p>It was about seven minutes into my cycle ride that the first signs of addiction became apparent. My ebike’s “power assist” button felt more like a morphine clicker as we climbed the misty hills of Bucovina in northern Romania. Sergiu, my group’s guide, knew what I was up to. “Be honest with yourself – only use ‘turbo’ if you have to!” he shouted. My thumb cowered under the handlebar.</p><p>On previous adventures I’ve resisted assistance, maintaining that battery power is the preserve of the unserious. Nowadays, though, my pins aren’t as powerful, and on these vertiginous hills the extra oomph was near essential. But as with all drugs, moderation is key. After all, one wouldn’t want to run out of juice on hills that are home to wolves, bears and lynx.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/15/a-muddy-ride-into-romanias-dreamy-countryside-cycling-the-via-transilvanica">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/romania">Romania holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/cyclingholidays">Cycling holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/cycling">Cycling</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:38 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/15/a-muddy-ride-into-romanias-dreamy-countryside-cycling-the-via-transilvanica</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa8cb58f12f247493c3f5bedfb71f39fc43f4b3b/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9540c03df6212d0fd2eca10fc86d91f3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Aurelian Gabriel Teleptean/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa8cb58f12f247493c3f5bedfb71f39fc43f4b3b/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0ebe9a806d9215e939f1cd1724ea33e4"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Aurelian Gabriel Teleptean/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Damien Gabet</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-15T06:00:38Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>What’s new in Portugal? 10 reasons to visit in 2025</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/12/whats-new-in-portugal-10-reasons-to-holiday-visit</link> <description><p>From modern art in Lisbon and yoga on the Algarve to food festivals, coastal hikes, surfing and cycling, it’s all going on in one of Europe’s favourite destinations</p><p>The hilltop town about 40 minutes’ drive from Lisbon is celebrating 30 years of Unesco world heritage status. Sintra was the first European site listed as a cultural landscape, thanks to its fairytale architecture set among lush parks and gardens. There are 30 events taking place throughout the year, especially aimed at young people, culminating in the Sintra PH30 festival in December. Initiatives include outdoor activities such as geocaching, orienteering, mountain biking, hiking and running; escape rooms, murder mysteries and ghost experiences in and around the town’s historic buildings; behind-the-scenes visits to restoration sites and conservation projects; and live music and talks.<br><em><a href="https://ph30.parquesdesintra.pt/">ph30.parquesdesintra.pt</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/12/whats-new-in-portugal-10-reasons-to-holiday-visit">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/portugal">Portugal holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/surfing">Surfing holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/yoga-holidays">Yoga holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:00:44 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/12/whats-new-in-portugal-10-reasons-to-holiday-visit</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e9b533b4bc1203226ec303362bd0ebb0dfabdd5a/0_213_6343_3806/master/6343.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0ec710470dc33b17d584b4d94ad17ae8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e9b533b4bc1203226ec303362bd0ebb0dfabdd5a/0_213_6343_3806/master/6343.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0f414a1f7eca1e2847fa4b6211be1ec2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rachel Dixon</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-12T11:00:44Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Camping in the wild heart of Italy – en suite rooms and fabulous restaurant optional</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/07/camping-in-the-wild-heart-of-italy-en-suite-rooms-and-fabulous-restaurant-optional</link> <description><p>In the rugged Maiella national park, a secluded campsite offers everything from pitches to hotel-style rooms, guided walks to Abruzzo hospitality</p><p>There was a shift in atmosphere as a&nbsp;pewter cloud rumbled overhead. As&nbsp;we approached the end of our walk in the Maiella national park, we stopped beside the remains of a&nbsp;second world war prison camp, deep in the park’s corn-coloured hills, and Lisa, our guide, told us a story as dramatic as the simmering sky. In 1943, a band of prisoners, including New Zealand corporal John Broad, fled the camp and spent seven bitter winter months hiding out in caves before eventually making it across British lines. That they survived&nbsp;was thanks to the kindness and bravery of local families, who risked their own safety, and hunger, to&nbsp;help them stay alive and avoid German patrols.</p><p>Lisa told us that Broad later described the impoverished Abruzzesi as the country’s true gold, and the sun suddenly sliced through the cloud as though in divine agreement, painting the mountains opposite a shimmering bronze. Digesting both the story and the scenery, our small group of 12 were quietly contemplative as we picked our way back down the hillside to <a href="https://www.dimoremontane.com/en/home-en/">Dimore Montane</a>, the campground we&nbsp;were staying at. The advancing evening turned the sky from lemon to peach to vivid negroni as we skittered down cobbled paths between pines, crossed sun-baked meadows rippled with lilac thistles, and strode past ancient <em>tholoi</em>, the sculptural stone shelters built by local shepherds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/07/camping-in-the-wild-heart-of-italy-en-suite-rooms-and-fabulous-restaurant-optional">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/camping">Camping holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/wildlifeholidays">Wildlife holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/07/camping-in-the-wild-heart-of-italy-en-suite-rooms-and-fabulous-restaurant-optional</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d847159eeb1807360b6f6a713192bb3bd465d09d/0_200_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ef718abd1bfdd4bf9f0d005da2bc9565"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: PR</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d847159eeb1807360b6f6a713192bb3bd465d09d/0_200_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=64cac37eb569d7969f68a0572090f24c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: PR</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rhiannon Batten</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-07T06:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Paris’s rewilded railway line: the disused track turned into a green space for wildlife and walkers</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/03/paris-railway-being-rewilded-for-walkers-less-manicured-new-york-high-line</link> <description><p>Inside the French capital’s ring road, the Petite Ceinture, a disused circular rail line, now abounds with nature trails, shared gardens – and even urban farms</p><p>A rustle in the undergrowth sends birds wheeling above the trees and into the sky. I’m left alone and in near total silence as I look along the train tracks that disappear in either direction. It feels as if I’m in the heart of the countryside, but actually, the Boulevard Périphérique, the traffic-choked ring road that encircles Paris, is just a stone’s throw away. This disused rail route, the Petite Ceinture, offers wildlife and quiet solitude just moments from the roaring motorway, thanks to a plan that is turning parts of the line into walkable green spaces – the French capital’s less manicured (and less central) alternative to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/sep/22/final-stretch-new-york-high-line-complete">Manhattan’s High Line</a> or north London’s Parkland Walk, a rewilded railway line that’s part of the Capital Ring walk.</p><p>Built on the site of the Thiers wall, the last defensive wall of Paris, and its surrounding shantytown, the eight-lane Boulevard Périphérique (known as the Périph) is used by more than a million cars a day. The 20-mile (32km) railway line just inside the ring road was created to supply the Thiers wall, carrying goods and then passengers as the city’s first metropolitan railway service.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/03/paris-railway-being-rewilded-for-walkers-less-manicured-new-york-high-line">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/paris">Paris holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/city-breaks">City breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/short-breaks">Short breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/railtravel">Rail travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/green">Green travel</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:00:25 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/03/paris-railway-being-rewilded-for-walkers-less-manicured-new-york-high-line</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f2fece8e052ded0e8df8e4fad8511d1f3ae7fb6/0_237_7337_4403/master/7337.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a72ee1bc54e482d6707269e8d31fa5e9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Michel Rubinel/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f2fece8e052ded0e8df8e4fad8511d1f3ae7fb6/0_237_7337_4403/master/7337.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b171629952a239380bc6faba4bb4a7c8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Michel Rubinel/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Hugh Tucker</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-03T06:00:25Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>10 of the best wild fishing spots in the UK</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/01/10-best-wild-fishing-angling-spots-in-the-uk</link> <description><p>From spinning off the coast of East Sussex to camping a rod’s length from a Scottish loch, the author of a new guide to wild angling chooses beautiful spots to fish affordably</p><p><strong>Winchester, Hampshire</strong><strong><br></strong>Grayling are prolific along the stretch of the River Itchen between Wharf Mill and City Mill, and offer the best chance of a catch. To be able to fish the River Itchen for free is a gift; this is the same river that Frederic Halford and GEM Skues fished more than 100 years ago, starting fly-fishing as we know it today. Shrimp and caddis patterns work best for fly fishing here. It’s rare to see rising trout in these town waters except during the mayfly season so time your fishing trip appropriately if it’s trout you’re after. The mayfly season is not exact but it tends to run between late May and early June here. <br><em><a href="https://www.winchester.gov.uk/search?q=fishing+licence">winchester.gov.uk</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/01/10-best-wild-fishing-angling-spots-in-the-uk">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/fishing">Fishing holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/camping">Camping holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/fishing">Fishing</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/fishing">Fishing</category> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:10 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/01/10-best-wild-fishing-angling-spots-in-the-uk</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d938086e23fe1a50af1239d64ae8d95cc7b113cd/0_81_1080_648/master/1080.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eba8afe5909f5b78b37c584c35766432"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andy Pietrasik</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d938086e23fe1a50af1239d64ae8d95cc7b113cd/0_81_1080_648/master/1080.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=402c5436f2a66a190d94840b2a9bac12"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andy Pietrasik</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kevin Adams</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-01T06:00:10Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Walking in solitude and sunshine in Sicily: a newly restored pilgrim’s trail</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/25/walking-sicily-newly-restored-pilgrims-trail-via-dei-frati</link> <description><p>A path in the Madonie natural park once used by itinerant friars takes present-day hikers on mountain trails through a terrain rich in wildlife</p><p>Despite walking for three days, we’ve seen no one. Not a single hiker, dog walker or shepherd. Instead, golden eagles have circled lazily overhead, stags have boldly held our gaze, and rare blue butterflies have flitted around our booted feet. The silence here is deep and dense, broken only by birdsong.</p><p>This is the Madonie national park, also known as the Sicilian Alps, home to many of the island’s highest mountains and rarest plants. It’s a landscape of 200 million-year-old rocks, rich in fossils. Of raptors and the tiniest of songbirds. Of wild boar, fallow deer and porcupines. Of cyclamen and crocuses. Of the largest holly trees on the planet, and of 65 varieties of orchid. A landscape that is void of tourists, ramblers and Sicilians. For anyone in search of wilderness, solitude and sunshine, I can’t think of a better place.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/25/walking-sicily-newly-restored-pilgrims-trail-via-dei-frati">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/sicily">Sicily holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/walkingholidays">Walking holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/walking">Walking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/25/walking-sicily-newly-restored-pilgrims-trail-via-dei-frati</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/59547ecabdd3a33ee556bd401fbc02010d981776/0_171_5120_3073/master/5120.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=afd9ac4b7749a7ca0350720d866afe05"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rob Francis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/59547ecabdd3a33ee556bd401fbc02010d981776/0_171_5120_3073/master/5120.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=84b0f296473b2f0165134e43872d793a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rob Francis/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Annabel Abbs</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-03-25T07:00:02Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Saddle up: 10 of the best horse riding breaks in Europe</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/10-great-horse-riding-breaks-in-europe</link> <description><p>From camping in Gypsy caravans in Cumbria, to trekking in Transylvania and cantering through olive groves in Crete</p><p>Known for their fortitude and amiable nature, Andalusian-thoroughbred cross horses are ideal partners for this adventure in the Sierra de Gredos west of Madrid. Fit, experienced riders can expect up to seven hours daily in the saddle, with plenty of pace. The guided trails follow the route of the Tormes River, taking in pine forests, plateaux, ravines and villages. A support truck delivers aperitivos and picnics, including table and chairs, leaving time for a swim and siesta, before returning to the Parador de Gredos each evening. <br><em>From </em><em>£1,200</em><em> for four nights</em><em> including rides and meals, next departure 16</em><em> April, <a href="https://black-saddle.com/gredos-escape">blacksaddle.com</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/10-great-horse-riding-breaks-in-europe">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/horseriding">Horse riding holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/adventure">Adventure travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/uk">United Kingdom holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/crete">Crete holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/greece">Greece holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/romania">Romania holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/iceland">Iceland holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/portugal">Portugal holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/sicily">Sicily holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/lakedistrict">Lake District holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/devon">Devon holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:00:48 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/10-great-horse-riding-breaks-in-europe</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/52eeb9e321639d4ea5802b4ee4db638da385abb6/199_201_1749_1049/master/1749.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=90250305cb718bcdb7145d4d7913567e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Emma Barron</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/52eeb9e321639d4ea5802b4ee4db638da385abb6/199_201_1749_1049/master/1749.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b58e80b75a29a227030ca49755c972e4"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Emma Barron</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kate Johnson</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-03-22T11:00:48Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>I travelled 2,000 miles from Italy to the tip of Spain – on horseback</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/ride-of-a-lifetime-from-tuscany-to-finisterre-on-horseback</link> <description><p>I had to brave wolves, bitter weather and mountain passes during my epic journey, but it was transformative</p><p>Before riding a horse across the Ligurian Alps in north-west Italy, I had never heard the phrase “<em>in bocca al lupo” </em>(into the wolf’s mouth)<em>. </em>An idiom of good luck, in the same vein as saying “break a leg” to a performer, the words passed the lips of almost every stranger I met. As we travelled through these little-known mountains, the message began to take on a whole other meaning: a call to embrace the unknown, wolves and all.</p><p>I was on an ambitious journey – from Siena in Tuscany roughly 2,000 miles to the north-west tip of Spain at Finisterre, which literally means “the end of the earth”. I thought that a perfect place to finish. The idea came while working in London as a stable boy and (out of work) actor. Restless and desperate for a sense of purpose, I came across a copy of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century picaresque adventure. It lit my imagination and a quest began to take shape.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/ride-of-a-lifetime-from-tuscany-to-finisterre-on-horseback">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/horseriding">Horse riding holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/italy">Italy holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/adventure">Adventure travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:00:46 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/22/ride-of-a-lifetime-from-tuscany-to-finisterre-on-horseback</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c910ba6e6602f0d88fcb82441c82f8721bcba059/0_42_1544_926/master/1544.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=94918273f068e3899afc799a0cd45226"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kiki Ho</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c910ba6e6602f0d88fcb82441c82f8721bcba059/0_42_1544_926/master/1544.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f14b05a34da78c761d81a1c4c5a402b5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kiki Ho</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Louis D Hall</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-03-22T07:00:46Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>10 Lisbon restaurants I’d recommend to a friend visiting the city</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/14/the-top-10-lisbon-restaurants-to-recommend-to-a-friend</link> <description><p>A local food writer selects places to eat that offer a flavour of Lisbon’s fast-evolving restaurant scene</p><p>This fun, welcoming restaurant – a&nbsp;renovated tavern with traditional tiled floor in the Santa Apolónia neighbourhood – focuses on the flavours of the Algarve. Chef Bertílio Gomes’s family comes from this southern region, and his seasonal, constantly changing menu features dishes such as octopus with sweet potato and razor-clam soup, which evoke balmy summer days and demand a chilled glass of rosé. Daily specials (available only at lunchtime) might be a <em>bifana</em> (pork sandwich) or duck rice. Mains start at €17. <br><em>Closed Sun and</em><em> </em><em>Mon</em><em>, Tues</em><em> dinner only, </em><em><a href="https://tabernaalbricoque.eatbu.com/?lang=en">tabernaalbricoque.eatbu.com</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/14/the-top-10-lisbon-restaurants-to-recommend-to-a-friend">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/lisbon">Lisbon holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/city-breaks">City breaks</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/portugal">Portugal holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:36 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/14/the-top-10-lisbon-restaurants-to-recommend-to-a-friend</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/54662ce497254f6a3c8fa10b16d541f57e0313b0/0_2750_5186_3110/master/5186.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e7ed63a785c1b30fbbff86b07802b61b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joana Freitas</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/54662ce497254f6a3c8fa10b16d541f57e0313b0/0_2750_5186_3110/master/5186.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a3434623281d5d623ec1291ad33608ef"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joana Freitas</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Célia Pedroso</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-04-14T06:00:36Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Seven restaurants to sample Spain’s hottest new chefs – without blowing the budget</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/03/spain-hottest-new-chefs-budget-affordable-prices</link> <description><p>The country is home to some of the world’s best modern cuisine, and these trailblazers serve inventive dishes at affordable prices</p><p>Since 2002, Spain’s gastronomic year has kicked off at <a href="https://www.madridfusion.net/">Madrid Fusión</a>, a jamboree where top chefs from all over the world show-cook, share dishes of rarefied ingredients and outline new culinary concepts. Wrapping up the three-day event is the crowning of Spain’s best young chef (often a duo) or “revelation”. This year’s seven candidates ranged from restaurants as far afield as Galicia in the north-west to Tenerife, Seville and Madrid. Most cook at intimate spaces with few tables, and offer ingredients and cooking techniques you would be hard-pushed to find on a British menu without breaking the bank.</p><p>We start in Galicia, with the winners of the <a href="https://www.todoalicante.es/english/axel-smyth-claudia-merchan-20250129040130-nt.html">best emerging chefs for 2025</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/03/spain-hottest-new-chefs-budget-affordable-prices">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/spain">Spain holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/spanish">Spanish food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travelfoodanddrink">Food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/food">Food</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:00:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/mar/03/spain-hottest-new-chefs-budget-affordable-prices</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/81f29c273228375f8d8d68aaf37e58cb6008822f/0_317_5489_3293/master/5489.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6ef702623d23566c4a9ddc71e186bb9c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Fran Echevarria</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/81f29c273228375f8d8d68aaf37e58cb6008822f/0_317_5489_3293/master/5489.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5000d085946a0674a90385d88d655d89"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Fran Echevarria</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Fiona Dunlop</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-03-03T07:00:30Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>25 of the best hotels, B&Bs and chateaux in France</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/08/25-best-hotels-bb-and-chateaux-in-france</link> <description><p>From country houses and mountain chalets to seaside chambres d’hôte and cool city pads, our France travel expert picks her favourite boltholes</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/08/25-best-hotels-bb-and-chateaux-in-france">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/france">France holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/hotels">Hotels</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/selfcatering">Self-catering</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/summer-holidays">Summer holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 08:00:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/feb/08/25-best-hotels-bb-and-chateaux-in-france</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f2439d1ff9558b98f007b46b85070c002b8928eb/0_166_5616_3370/master/5616.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=79ddf8649d3c5ed58bae9003b7d3e04e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: PR Image</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f2439d1ff9558b98f007b46b85070c002b8928eb/0_166_5616_3370/master/5616.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=61c7fcb4aea4b33c8fecd2b1b59be92a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: PR Image</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Carolyn Boyd</dc:creator> <dc:date>2025-02-08T08:00:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>A local’s guide to Galway: ‘As a chef I love the food, but it was the culture that first captivated me’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/jul/22/locals-guide-to-galway-chef-jp-mcmahon-bars-restaurants-beaches</link> <description><p>Michelin-starred chef JP McMahon selects his favourite bars, restaurants and beaches ahead of the Galway Races</p><p>We are spoiled for choice in Galway: there’s great pizza at <a href="https://www.thedoughbros.ie/">Dough Bros</a>; burgers at <a href="https://handsomeburger.com/">Handsome Burger</a> or <a href="https://botown.ie/">Bótown</a>; <a href="https://www.wacafe.co.uk/">Wa Café </a>and <a href="https://www.kappayagalway.com/">Kappa-ya</a> are great for an authentic Japanese experience; <a href="https://www.ardbia.com/">Ard Bia</a> and <a href="https://www.kairestaurant.ie/">Kai</a> are longtime champions of local Irish produce, as are the more recently opened <a href="https://ruibin.ie/">Rúibín</a> and <a href="https://www.blackrockcottage.ie/">Blackrock Cottage</a>. <a href="https://dela.ie/">Dela</a>, on Dominick Street, is the go-to spot for brunch and if you crave a beautifully laminated pastry get to <a href="https://www.magpiebakery.ie/">Magpie Bakery</a> early before they sell out.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/jul/22/locals-guide-to-galway-chef-jp-mcmahon-bars-restaurants-beaches">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/galway">Galway holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/ireland">Ireland holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/irish-food-and-drink">Irish food and drink</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/restaurants">Restaurants</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/food">Food</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/europe">Europe holidays</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/travel">Travel</category> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 06:00:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/jul/22/locals-guide-to-galway-chef-jp-mcmahon-bars-restaurants-beaches</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecc9ff36f0f7a64eea630def2452b6cbf2f0c054/0_184_5514_3308/master/5514.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0d1ba041228e69c41a91b88a349b57da"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: by Andrea Pucci/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecc9ff36f0f7a64eea630def2452b6cbf2f0c054/0_184_5514_3308/master/5514.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9e774808585f5df614cdd535ebefcac8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: by Andrea Pucci/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Interview by Vic O'Sullivan</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-07-22T06:00:28Z</dc:date> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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