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• We tested Europe’s luxurious new ‘business-class’ sleeper bus between Amsterdam and Zurich

  04-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainabilityI feel my travel-scrunched spine start to straighten as I stretch out on the plump mattress, a quilted blanket wrapped around me and a pillow beneath my head. As bedtime routines go, however, this one involves a novel step – placing my lower legs in a mesh bag and clipping it into seatbelt-style buckles on either side; the bed will be travelling at around 50mph for the next 12 hours and
  
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• We found the authentic Liguria: an off-season road trip through north-west Italy’s brilliant villages and cuisine

  03-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  By avoiding the famous hotspots and travelling in December, we enjoy culinary delights and historic charms without the summer crowdsThe copper pot is filled with a custard so golden it looks like liquid sunshine. Our waiter carefully ladles the sugary, egg-yolk elixir, zabaglione, into two bowls for dunking warm pansarole doughnuts. Our conversation stops, a silent competition to nab the last one. We are literally living la dolce vita.This dessert is a tradition in Apricale, a fairytale-like vil
  
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• 10 of the best pop-up ice rinks in the UK

  02-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From city rooftops to seafront winter wonderlands, these are some of the best places to slide into ChristmasLeicester Square in the West End of London has its first ice rink, encircling the statue of Shakespeare that has stood on the spot since 1874. Unusually for a London pop-up rink, there are tickets available every day for walk-up visitors, with skating sessions starting every 15 minutes from 10am to 10pm. A bar serves hot chocolate, mulled wine and mulled cider, and Christmas market stalls
  
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• Share a tip on taking part in an organised challenge in the UK or overseas

  01-12-2025 14:17 via theguardian.com
  From charity treks to open water swims and urban trail runs, tell us about a trip based around a physical challenge – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakForget the sun lounger, more of us than ever before are signing up for trips which involve completing a tough physical challenge, whether it’s to raise money for charity or just to put ourselves to the test. From taking part in the UK’s Three Peak Challenge, a sponsored open-water swim or charity trek, to com
  
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• ‘It’s like striding across the top of the world’: the Pennines’ new Roof of England walk

  01-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The route showcases the North Pennines’ unsung landscapes. We road test a 50-mile section that takes in golden forests, high moors and pretty villagesUp on Langley Common the wind is rising. The tussocks under my boots cover the Maiden Way, perhaps the highest Roman road in Britain, but the sense of being close to the sky – today a simmering grey – remains as palpable as it would have been 2,000 years ago. Looking north, a rainbow arcs across the horizon, the full rea
  
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• ‘I was hooked’: the rise of the intrepid female solo traveller

  30-11-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Women of all ages, especially older ones, are actively choosing to travel alone. What’s behind the trend?UK travel companies have reported an increase in bookings for solo travellers, primarily older women, often leaving partners behind to “explore on their own terms”.Last month, the tour operator Jules Verne said solo travellers accounted for 46% of bookings for its trips departing next year, up from 40% in 2023. Just under 70% of its current solo bookings are made by women. C
  
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• Winter warmer in the woods: a sizzling sauna and cool, cosy cabin deep in a Sussex forest

  30-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Architect-built cabins and a sauna blend seamlessly into the High Weald landscape and make the most of its magnificent viewsI sat stock-still on a bench fashioned from a fallen silver birch, scanning the woods for a sudden movement or a flash of blue. Deer and kingfisher visit this secluded copse and its stream, and I hoped to spot at least one of them. There was a rustle in the undergrowth, but it was only a more familiar winter visitor: a cheery robin.It was a chilly day for wildlife-watching,
  
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• Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors

  29-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  This Eryri refuge for hillwalkers and climbers has been reborn, breathing new life into the once-struggling mountain village of LlanberisPete’s Eats, the famous climbers’ cafe in the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia), reopened this summer after almost three years of being shuttered. The newly minted version is a swish affair, with a copper-topped bar, distressed wood panels, local craft beers, tacos and a handsome crew of young locals in branded T-shirts. A lot of money has clearly been spe
  
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• ‘We awoke to find the Peak District under a blanket of snow’: readers’ favourite rural winter UK breaks

  28-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From an ancient castle in Easter Ross to a cosy cabin on Lough Erne, our tipsters share their favourite country boltholes for an active winter escape
  • Tell us about a UK winter walk – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherAfter a beautiful wintry walk along the Roaches in Staffordshire (having been fuelled with Staffordshire oatcakes), we stayed at the historic YHA Hartington Hall youth hostel, a period drama setting for a cosy bunk. We woke up to find the Peak District under
  
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• Authentic Algarve: exploring Portugal beyond the beach

  27-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A series of walking festivals and cultural programmes aim to lure visitors to the Algarve’s woodland interiors and pretty villages to help boost tourism year round‘I never mind doing the same walk over and over again,” said our guide, Joana Almeida, crouching beside a cluster of flowers. “Each time, there are new things – these weren’t here yesterday.” Standing on stems at least two centimetres tall and starring the dirt with white petals, the fact these
  
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• Tell us about a great winter walk in the UK

  26-11-2025 16:32 via theguardian.com
  Share a tip on your favourite route at this time of year – the best entry wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakThe crunch of frost underfoot, lungfuls of crisp fresh air, landscapes sparkling in shafts of sunlight; a good winter walk is one of life’s simple pleasures. We want to hear about where you love to walk at this time of year in the UK. Perhaps it’s a bracing coastal path, a meandering woodland hike or a riverside trail. If there’s a lovely pub or cafe on the r
  
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• Empty beaches guaranteed: a wintry weekend break in north Devon

  26-11-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  With stunning beaches, cosy cafes and a lot fewer people, the unspoilt surfing village of Croyde has just as much to offer out of seasonIt’s been a while since I’ve struggled into damp neoprene of a morning. It’s the second day of a wintry weekend in Croyde, north-west Devon; I’m stiff from an hour in the sea the previous afternoon, and the upper part of the super-thick wetsuit won’t budge past my elbows. Together, my husband, Mark, and I jiggle and pull and yank it
  
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• ‘Alicante cuisine epitomises the Mediterranean’: a gastronomic journey in south-east Spain

  25-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The Alicante region is renowned for its rice and seafood dishes. Less well known is that its restaurant scene has a wealth of talented female chefs, a rarity in SpainI’m on a quest in buzzy, beachy Alicante on the Costa Blanca to investigate the rice dishes the Valencian province is famed for, as well as explore the vast palm grove of nearby Elche. I start with a pilgrimage to a restaurant featured in my book on tapas, Andaluz, a mere 25 years ago. Mesón de Labradores in the pedestr
  
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• Share a tip on your favourite outdoor winter activities in the UK

  24-11-2025 14:36 via theguardian.com
  From stargazing to swimming, we’d love to hear how you beat the winter blues by getting out into nature – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakWith the days getting shorter (and colder), it’s tempting to go into hibernation mode. But winter can feel like a special time of year if you get out and embrace it. We’d love to hear about your favourite UK-based outdoor winter activity, whether it’s cold-water swimming, stargazing, birdwatching or simply wr
  
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• 20 of the UK’s best town and country hotels – chosen by the Good Hotel Guide

  24-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From stylish townhouses to characterful country piles, this selection of inns, B&Bs and hotels offer delicious food and a touch of luxury for £150 a night or lessDrakes, BrightonKeep an eye out for deals at this glamorous Regency seafront hotel (a November 30% discount won’t be a one-off). A sea-view balcony room, of course, will cost a bit, but even the snuggest, city-facing bedrooms have air conditioning, a king-size bed, wet room, bathtub and Green & Spring toiletries. For
  
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• I’m hiking in the Dolomites, Italy’s magical mountains – if only I could see them!

  23-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Poor weather couldn’t spoil my high-altitude walking trip amid these stunning peaks, especially with delicious, hearty Tyrolean cuisine to keep me goingWhen you come to the Dolomites for winter walking, it’s with the intention of having spellbinding snow-streaked peaks that are unlike anything else in the Alps as your constant companion. But with impenetrable cloud and heavy rain forecast, it was hard not to feel deflated.Then again, this was Italy, where it’s easy to make
  
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• ‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco

  22-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  For the explorer and author, the desert outpost, irrigated by water from the Atlas mountains, is the perfect place to decompressThe first thing I notice when I walk into the oasis is the temperature drop. Then, I hear the birdsong and the rustling of the palm trees. The harsh sun dims and there’s water and the smell of damp earth. It’s easy to understand why desert travellers yearned to reach these havens and why they have become synonymous with peace. I’m an explorer who&rsquo
  
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• ‘It’s like stepping into a Renaissance masterpiece’: readers’ favourite unsung places in Italy

  21-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The country has so many cultural and historical treasures that relatively few are known to tourists. Our tipsters share their discoveries, from ancient hill towns to a mini Venice• Tell us about your favourite travel discoveries of the year – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherApproaching the town of Brisighella in Emilia-Romagna, it feels as though you are rapidly incorporating yourself in the backdrop of a Renaissance masterpiece, with dramatic rocky hills with singular t
  
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• All wrapped up: the 10 best British towns and cities for Christmas shopping with a local flavour

  20-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Where better to source what you need for the season than the places with a reputation for making it? From fizz and food to fine art, here’s our festive shopping guideStock up on festive fizz with a trip to the heart of Kent’s flourishing wine region. Start the tastings at Simpsons’ wine estate, 10 minutes’ drive from Canterbury, then head to Domaine Evremond, Taittinger’s UK vineyard, where its first release, Classic Cuvée Edition I, is available at the Cella
  
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• Exploring the home town of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby

  19-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  With a new exhibition of his work at the National Gallery in London, a visit to the artist’s home town reveals the landscapes and industry that inspired himThe river rushes white around each of the large, flattish rocks as I tread tentatively over the stepping stones that Dovedale is famous for. This limestone valley on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire is a popular spot for day trips and hiking. Thankfully, it’s quiet on this brisk November morning, and I’m able
  
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• Wetlands and wildlife in the Netherlands: slowing down and connecting with nature in Friesland

  18-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The cosy cabins, bike rides and serenity of De Alde Feanen national park make it the perfect place to switch off and unwind in winterIf there are times when the sights, smells and sounds of a new destination are best downed in a single, heady, flaming sambuca of a weekend, there are others when a more slow-drip pace is called for. Such is the case with De Alde Feanen, in Friesland. One of the most peaceful national parks in the Netherlands, this 4,000-hectare wetland slows down naturally after t
  
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• Share a tip on a favourite European travel discovery of 2025

  17-11-2025 16:18 via theguardian.com
  Tell us about your favourite discovery this year in Europe, including the UK – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAs another year nears its end, it’s worth taking stock of the new places we’ve discovered in 2025. Perhaps it was a quiet seaside resort, an exceptional gallery or museum, an unforgettable restaurant, a wonderful hiking route or vibrant nightlife in a small town. We’d love to hear about your finds in Europe and the UK – the more unusua
  
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• Why Herefordshire was the perfect stand-in for Shakespeare’s Stratford in the new film of Hamnet

  17-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Crooked buildings, welcoming inns, ancient woodlands … it’s easy to see why the location scouts chose this idyllic corner of EnglandThe door creaks as I push it back and move forward into the gloom. The ceiling is vaulted and dark, but light falls in shafts of gold from the upper windows, revealing ancient stone carvings and tombs. It’s the right atmosphere for a ghost-hunt. I take a few steps and the door clicks, making me jump. Must be the wind.Exploring old English churches
  
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• 10 places to stay in the UK and Europe where you can travel back in time

  16-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From a Tudor manor in Wales to a swinging 60s hotel in Prague, these hotels and guesthouses are steeped in history Continue reading...
  
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• History comes alive at a new hotel-museum in the ancient Italian city of Matera

  15-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The past lives again at an unusual immersive hotel housed in the cave dwellings of Italy’s oldest city, once ruled by ancient GreeceDiners fall silent as the haunting sound of the aulos – a double-piped wind instrument from ancient Greece – echoes through the vaulted breakfast room. The musician, Davide, wears a chiton (tunic), as do the guests; the mosaic floor, decorated vases and flicker of flames from the sconces add to the sense that we’ve stepped back in time.This i
  
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• ‘We stayed in a 500-year-old palazzo for €100’: readers’ favourite historic places to stay in Europe

  14-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Travel back in time at a folly in Scotland, a parador in Spain and a German castle
  • Tell us about your favourite church in Europe – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherMy husband and I stayed in a beautiful 500-year-old Venetian palazzo for just €100 for a double room. The exterior of Palazzo Abadessa, tucked away in the sleepy backstreets of the Cannaregio district, is low key enough, but the grandeur and opulence begin to hit your senses as you explore. First we stro
  
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• Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire opens a new family-friendly hotel

  13-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  With affordable rooms, the Hide hotel makes a great base to explore one of England’s most famous stately homes, as well as the glorious Peak District national parkNothing quite prepares you for your first glimpse of Chatsworth. As we turn into the drive, the house reveals itself, a handsome limestone edifice framed by a steep ridge of wooded hills, ablaze with autumn colours, and fronted by rolling parkland where sheep graze on the riverbanks. Despite its bucolic aspect, this is a landscap
  
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• New sleeper service will run from Paris to Berlin next year

  12-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  European Sleeper will operate the new service from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet train that is being axed next monthThe resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of subsidies, dealing a blow to the night-train renaissance.However
  
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• From the Andes to the Amazon: a six-week riverboat adventure to Belém, Brazil’s gateway to the river

  11-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Visiting the city hosting the Cop30 conference brings with it questions about farming, tourism and sustainabilityIn an open-air market in the Brazilian city of Belém, I had a problem. It was breakfast time and I wanted a drink, but the long menu of fruit juices was baffling. Apart from pineapple (abacaxi) and mango (manga), I’d never heard of any of the drinks. What are bacuri, buriti and muruci? And what about mangaba, tucumã and uxi? Even my phone was confused. Uxi, it info
  
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• Share a tip on a favourite church or cathedral in Europe including the UK

  10-11-2025 16:23 via theguardian.com
  Tell us about your favourite church or cathedral – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakFrom ornately frescoed churches in Florence, to rock-hewn chapels in Greece, stained-glass filled sanctuaries in France or tiny seaside shrines in Cornwall, the UK and Europe has a stunning variety of churches and cathedrals. Whether it was a small rural discovery or a grandiose urban affair, we want to hear about favourite discoveries on your travels.The best tip of the week, chosen by
  
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• Share a tip on a favourite church or cathedral in Europe

  10-11-2025 16:23 via theguardian.com
  Tell us about your favourite European church or cathedral, including those in the UK. The best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakFrom ornately frescoed churches in Florence, to rock-hewn chapels in Greece, stained-glass filled sanctuaries in France or tiny seaside shrines in Cornwall, Europe has a stunning variety of churches and cathedrals. Whether it was a small rural chapel or a grandiose city cathedral, we want to hear about favourite discoveries from your UK and European travels.
  
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• My search for the perfect steak frites in Paris, the staple of French brasserie cuisine

  10-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  It’s on every prix fixe menu in France, but which restaurant serves up the best incarnation in the capital? I stomped and chomped my way across the city to find outI once ate seven bowls of ragù bolognese over the course of a single weekend. I was in Bologna, to be fair, and on a mission – to get to the bottom of spag bol (yes, I know it should be served with tagliatelle). A few years earlier, I did something similar with a Polish stew called bigos (a sort of hu
  
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• Continental thrift: five of the best cities in Europe for vintage shopping

  09-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From flea markets in Berlin to thrift stores in Athens, a vintage shopping veteran picks her favourite places to shop for preloved bargains and unique souvenirsA city as celebrated for its quirkiness as Berlin is almost duty-bound to deliver on the flea market front – plus, many of its shops close on Sundays, making market browsing the natural retail fix. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘There is bounty almost everywhere’: why you’ll always find me in the flea market on my travels

  08-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Forget sightseeing, secondhand shopping is now a major draw for tourists. A seasoned bargain-hunter shares her tips on picking up the best vintage finds when travelling abroadMarburg, Germany. It’s a fairytale city, not only because of the hilltop castle that overlooks its cobbled streets and half-timbered houses, but also because this is where the Grimm brothers once lived and studied, starting the collection of folklore stories that would eventually become their famous anthology of fairy
  
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• ‘Fabulous 50s dresses and even a kilt’: readers’ favourite vintage shops and markets in Europe

  07-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Our tipsters rummage through thrift stores and markets from Budapest to Bologna• Tell us about a lesser known corner of Italy or a winter stay in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherW Armstrong in Edinburgh is a true institution. There are several locations, but the Grassmarket spot is a treasure trove. Frequented by locals, students and tourists alike, there is a price point for all. Whether I’ve been on the hunt for vintage cashmere, denim, fabulous 1950s dr
  
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• Calabria comes alive with song and dance: how a new generation is revitalising southern Italy’s quiet villages

  06-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The small communes of Lago and Conflenti are putting themselves back on the map with a series of community-run music and food festivalsOn the lamp-lit steps of a sombre gothic church, a young woman stands before a microphone. Beside her, a man plucks a slow melody from his guitar. Arrayed on chairs and cobblestones in front of them, a large crowd sits in an expectant silence. From a nearby balcony, laundry sways in the sultry Calabrian breeze.The guitar quickens, and the woman issues a string of
  
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• Share a tip on an a winter UK rural break

  05-11-2025 13:16 via theguardian.com
  Tell us about your favourite winter holiday in the UK – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays stayLong winter hikes, cottages with roaring fires, lazy lunches in a cosy pub … the days might be shorter but that doesn’t need to dampen the holiday fun. We’d love to hear about your favourite places in the UK for a winter rural break. Perhaps it was a cabin stay in the Lakes, a west country hotel with walks on the doorstep, an off-season seaside weekend or a hiking
  
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• Autumn in Alentejo: ancient city sites and golden vineyards in Portugal

  05-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Despite its world heritage site status and plethora of tourist attractions, Évora, the capital of the Alentejo region, retains a laidback charm and boasts wonderful food and drinkThe 16th-century monks of Évora knew life was short. As if to ram home the point, they decorated an entire chapel with bones dug up from the town’s overflowing cemeteries. The sign outside the Chapel of Bones roughly translates as “We bones in here wait for yours to join us”. Cheerful lot
  
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• ‘The Irish landscape whispers tales of the past’: a trip beyond the blarney in far-flung Donegal

  04-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Our writer explores the cliffs, beaches and villages of the Gaeltacht area of Donegal and sees the landscape afresh through the Irish languageEarlier this year, a trailer for a film called Dear Erin appeared in cinemas featuring bloody-knuckled, flat-capped “Paddy” penning a letter on a table strewn with empty porter and whiskey glasses to Erin, his long-lost American flame. Much online brouhaha and frustration ensued at yet another Hollywood misrepresentation of modern day Ireland.
  
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• Share a travel tip on a lesser-known corner of Italy

  03-11-2025 15:05 via theguardian.com
  Tell us about your favourite under-the-radar spot in Italy – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakBeyond tourism hotspots such as Venice, Amalfi and Rome, Italy has no end of enticements – whether its historical sites, delicious food or impressive landscapes that you’re looking for. We want to hear about your discoveries in less well known parts of the country – perhaps it was a small mountain resort, an overlooked coastal town or a wild hiking trail.The
  
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• ‘The silence allows me to hear every flurry of falling snow’: walking in Switzerland’s hidden valley

  03-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Laced with hiking trails, the remote valley of Lower Engadine is the perfect place to reconnect with natureIn the muffled silence all I can hear is the crunch and squeak of snow underfoot. The white path ahead of me meanders skyward through forests of larch and pine, their boughs glittering with snow. When I look back, I can see for miles – an icily beautiful panorama of crags and peaks.I’m in the Lower Engadine, in remote south-east Switzerland, thanks to a tip shared by my Swiss fr
  
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• Sleigh rides, spas and snowshoeing: 10 of the best winter holidays in Europe

  02-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Ditch the skis– these winter breaks are all about stunning mountain scenery, cosy places to stay and fun activitiesSaddle up for sleigh rides, strap in for a 220-metre illuminated toboggan run, and prepare to get lost in an ice-carved maze at the Snowland theme park in Zakopane, as Poland’s winter capital sparkles up for the season. Pair a snowy walk through the Chochołowska valley with a visit to the Chochołowskie thermal baths, with outdoor pools, sauna, balneotherapy and
  
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• I skied up to the highest mountain hut in the Swedish Arctic. My reward? A whiteout …

  01-11-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  An epic rail trip to Sweden’s Arctic north ends with a surreal skiing experience – and waffles for breakfast while sitting out a snowstormThe light coming through the sleeper train window wakes me. It’s nearly time. Climbing down the ladder past the other snoozing occupants, I head into the corridor. A few hours ago there were only trees, an endless unfurling ribbon of spruce and birch. Now there is snow, vast banks of it. And sometimes, when the train roars through a
  
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• ‘You don’t have to hurtle down slopes or dance like crazy at après parties’: readers’ favourite winter mountain holidays in Europe

  31-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The Alps, Spain’s Sierra Nevada and the national parks of Sweden and Albania feature among our readers’ treasured winter mountain breaks• Tell us about a stay in a historic building – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherInnsbruck offers lots of options for a winter holiday. I found it’s a place where you don’t have to hurtle down ski slopes or dance like crazy at après-ski parties. In fact I was amazed when I took the 20-minute cable car from t
  
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• ‘The world’s most haunted forest’: twisted trees, UFOs and spooky stories in Transylvania

  30-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The native woodland of Hoia-Baciu in Romania is a place where the human imagination can run riot. A guided night tour is the perfect way to discover its otherworldly charms‘They call this place the Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania,” says tour guide Marius Lazin, his breath expelling a procession of cotton-wool ghosts into the sharp evening air. “So many people have disappeared here, some say it’s a portal to another dimension.” Marius is leading me on a night walk t
  
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• The young local talent breathing new life into the Isle of Skye’s food scene

  29-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A new generation of chefs and distillers are showcasing the Hebridean island’s outstanding produce and creating jobs for fellow islandersWith its dramatic, rugged mountain skyline, winding roads and ever-changing weather, the Isle of Skye has long appealed to lovers of the wild. Over the last decade, however, the largest island in the Inner Hebrides has been drawing visitors for other reasons – its dynamic food and drink scene. Leading the way are young Sgitheanach (people from Skye)
  
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• Kicking back in Catalonia: a new eco-retreat in Spain with yoga, ebikes and volcano hikes

  28-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Set within a volcanic nature reserve, this charmingly repurposed 17th-century farmhouse has all bases covered for a relaxing, rustic microadventureIt’s 10pm, and I’m chatting with new friends after dinner at a guesthouse in wilds of Catalonia. The candlelight flickers off stout terracotta jugs of wine and on to the faces of Thomas, a management consultant from New York, and Viktoras and Gabije, a charming Lithuanian couple I’ve been grilling about Baltic holiday spots. Ellen is
  
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• Tell us about a historic stay in Europe, including the UK

  27-10-2025 15:21 via theguardian.com
  Share a tip on accommodation that takes you back in time – the best wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakStepping into some hotels, old houses or historic buildings converted into a place to stay can feel like stepping back in time. Perhaps it was a Tudor manor house, a grand chateau or a 1970s-themed B&B with authentic decor and ambience. We’d love to hear about accommodation in Europe, including the UK, that really brought history alive and made your stay particularly speci
  
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• From Steel City to Cottonopolis: a new walking trail through a post-industrial Peak District

  27-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The nostalgic Steel Cotton Rail Trail between Sheffield and Manchester has 14 day-length sections, with walks for urban explorers and summit-bagging hikers alikeThe Pride of Cumbria train carried me out of Piccadilly station and, eventually, beyond built-up Manchester. After Marple, everything turned green as the valleys narrowed. It was a classic northern autumn day: the clouds were low, the mizzle and mist were closing in and the world was grey-filtered but for the glow of dead leaves all arou
  
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• 30 of the best UK pubs for an autumn escape with great food

  25-10-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From Cornwall to the Highlands, here’s our pick of new or recently refurbished inns with cosy rooms, enticing menus and country walks from the door Continue reading...
  
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