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• Share a tip on a cooler coastal break in Europe

  22-06-2026 14:56
  Tell us about your favourite summer trip to a more temperate shoreline in Europe – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAs heatwaves become an increasingly common feature of European summers, more of us are looking to cooler, northern coastlines for our seaside holidays. From the traditional seaside towns of Germany, northern France and the Netherlands, to the long sandy beaches of the Baltic coast and the islands of Scandinavia, we’d love to hear about your favourit
  
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• I see nothing but hills, ridges and sea: a breathtaking five-day walk around Ireland’s south-westernmost headland

  23-06-2026 08:00
  The creators of County Cork’s Sheep’s Head Way had to win over hundreds of landowners to complete the ambitious project, but the result is a gloriously unspoilt trailThe Sheep’s Head peninsula is clearly a good place to be a skylark. They seem to warble overhead at every turn, singing their little hearts out – and who could blame them? The hills here are high and heathery, the sea breeze is warmed by the Gulf Stream and the edge-of-the-world scenery is a realm of wild gre
  
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• ‘Year-round sunshine practically guaranteed’: Le Mourillon is Toulon’s cool, beachy quarter

  22-06-2026 08:00
  Come for the sun; stay for the seafood, jazz festival, galleries and coastal walking in this laid-back village within a citySouth of the city centre, Le Mourillon is Toulon’s characterful and unpretentious seaside quarter. Once a fishing village, Le Mourillon is home to little shops selling Provençal produce such as huge garlic bulbs and tomatoes in vibrant shades, alongside lively bars and restaurants. It’s not as glamorous or polished as the likes of Antibes or Saint-Tropez
  
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• Chic and cheerful: 15 hotels for affordable European glamour

  21-06-2026 08:00
  
  From a waterfront palace in Greece to a nonna’s house in Italy, these stylish boutique hotels offer character and comfort at a budget-friendly price Continue reading...
  
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• Beyond the beach: Spain pushes offbeat regions as tourist numbers nudge 100m

  20-06-2026 09:00
  Exclusive: Tourism minister says another likely record year of visitor growth is not a worry amid move to welcome tourists out of season and market less frequented areasSpain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar “sun and sand and coast” model as it prepares for another record-breaking year in which the number of foreign visitors could reach 100 million for the first time, the country’s tourism minister has said.Speaking to the Guardian, Jordi
  
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• Salerno: the charming and affordable gateway to Italy’s Amalfi coast

  20-06-2026 08:00
  
  The vibrant port city offers a more relaxed and budget-friendly base for exploring this beautiful coastline by train and ferryThe ferry from Salerno to Amalfi town was set to take about 35 minutes, and we were debating whether to risk the windswept top deck, fearful our packed lunches might fly into the Tyrrhenian Sea. (My father and I were taking a pragmatic approach on our Italian holiday, opting for light midday meals to save space for the primo and secondo courses at dinner, and ample lemony
  
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• ‘I half expected James Bond to appear with a martini’: readers’ favourite seaside hotels in Europe

  19-06-2026 08:00
  From faded grandeur in Greece to designer cabins in the Norwegian dunes, these are your most glamorous coastal discoveries
  • Tell us about a memorable Greek holiday – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherThe Hotel Villa Garden, Sant’Agnello is a ravishing but small, friendly, family-run hotel about 25 minutes walk from the centre of Sorrento. The view from the cliff-edge dining terrace over to Vesuvius is breathtaking and the stylish pool is a delight. The decor is cris
  
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• Pink flamingos and shimmering lemon groves: exploring Sicily’s Vendicari nature reserve

  18-06-2026 08:00
  This wetland south of Syracuse was saved from developers and preserved as an unspoilt haven for migratory birdsWe rented Il Nido because we thought other people wouldn’t like it. Small and basic, without internet, the property was supposedly beside a beautiful national park famous for its coastline and migratory birds. The online picture suggested it was pressed up against one of those concrete pillars (common around Sicily) supporting a deserted and rotting motorway flyover. I was writing
  
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• Cycling in the tracks of Britain’s camping pioneers from Oxford to Surrey

  17-06-2026 08:00
  
  Britain’s Camping and Caravanning Club started as a cycle camping club 125 years ago. I cycle from its birthplace to one of its oldest campsites to see if its free-wheeling spirit survivesSkylarks call out a cascading trill as I pedal between the pink and white hawthorn blossoms that make my path look like a May Day parade. I’m on the outskirts of Oxford, a city I thought I knew well, yet as I follow the National Cycle Route 57 on the e-bike I’d picked up in Jericho, it feels a
  
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• From cool Marseille to a photo-feast in Arles – an art trail through Provence

  16-06-2026 08:00
  The French cities of Marseille, Aix, Avignon and Arles boast a wealth of museums and festivals showing work by contemporary artists. Here’s how to make the most of a dazzling cultural summerMy wife and I moved from London to Marseille a little over five years ago when our British passports still conferred “right to reside” in France. That first winter on the beach, in short sleeves, as our daughters played in the topaz-coloured Mediterranean and the sun set across an ever-clear
  
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• Send us a tip about a memorable Greek holiday experience

  15-06-2026 15:27
  Tell us about your favourite trip to Greece – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakThe new Hollywood adaptation of Homer’s epic work The Odyssey, released next month, is expected to give a huge tourism boost to Greece this summer. We’d love to hear about your favourite travel experiences in Greece, whether it’s island hopping, exploring antiquities in Athens, trekking in the Peloponnese or watching the sun set into the Aegean from the perfect beachfront t
  
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• On the road with the kids: a family driving holiday in Spain and France

  15-06-2026 08:00
  Can a long road trip work with children? I set out to relive a classic journey from Bilbao to Saint-Malo I did in my freewheeling 20sThe moment came on about day four. A cloud-like mist was drenching our faces, hair and clothes, despite the thick canopy of trees overhead. My six-year-old daughter silently trudged uphill pushing her bike, her mouth set in a grim line. I looked again at the blue blob on Google Maps, which seemed, unfeasibly, to indicate we were on the right path. I thought, a
  
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• From Sussex to Scotland, my road trip through four centuries of British holidays

  14-06-2026 08:00
  A 1,600-mile journey to the wild peaks of Scotland, via Llandudno’s Victorian promenade and the bright lights of Blackpool proved an eye-opener in more ways than oneOne of my favourite recent photographs is of me (unusually), perched on the bonnet of our car, about to set off on a solo, two-week road trip from our Sussex home to the wilds of Scotland, taking in Eryri (Snowdonia), Lancashire, the Lake District and Yorkshire. I had no idea that the research trip I was about to embark on &nda
  
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• Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway

  13-06-2026 08:00
  I found cinematic landscapes, wild freedom and thousands of miles of perfect solitude on my campervan adventure through the Nordic countriesIt’s midnight, in June. Powder pink and dark grey clouds drift across a pallid sky, the palette reflecting in the motionless water of Lake Inari. Islets of pine and just-budding birch create pools of distorted shade close to the horizon of this 420 sq mile (1,080 sq km) lake in Lapland, northern Finland. There is not a sound. It’s so silent, I ba
  
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• Hairpin bends and bears on the highway: readers’ favourite European road trips

  12-06-2026 08:00
  From Iceland to Italy, you share your best adventures behind the wheel
  • Tell us about your favourite European hike – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherJeremy Clarkson described Romania’s Transfăgărășan Highway as “one unbroken grey ribbon of motoring perfection”. The route (the second highest in Romania after the Transalpina) with its hairpin bends and climbs over the mountain was thrilling. Although we’d been told bear sighting
  
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• ‘I’m hoping to meet a river goddess’: a wild journey through Britain’s mythic waterways

  11-06-2026 08:00
  Follow the folklore and you will discover a landscape full of wonder and powerful women – from a fearsome Scottish warrioress to the first queen of a united EnglandIt’s just past midday and I appear to be inside a rain cloud. Soaked to the skin, my walking boots squelching through tufts of grass and black bog mud, I can hear hundreds of streams rolling off this wide mid-Wales peak, each vying to be the fastest. I’ve hiked around more than 8 miles (13km) of Hafren Forest trails
  
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• An epic bikepacking trip on west Sweden’s newest cycle trail

  10-06-2026 08:00
  
  Affordable, family-friendly and largely flat, the Lelångenleden is a gateway to an otherworldly wilderness with wild swimming, canoes and cabins as part the rideImagine the Swedish landscape and a stereotypical scene of idyllic red cottages with white trim, foregrounded by a lake of glimmering blue, might spring to mind. Beyond perhaps, adding depth, lies a band of birch and spruce, and a midsummer view of wooded islands.Now, add to this image the sight of two half-naked men lunging from a
  
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• How Porto’s gritty, industrial neighbour became a cool coastal hotspot

  09-06-2026 08:00
  Matosinhos was built on fish, but today its retro seafood restaurants and canneries sit alongside great art spaces, museums and landmark architectureThis once declining industrial city is on the up, but not so much that it has been ruined – yet. See it now, mid-gentrification, before its humble seafood restaurants become overpriced and its beautifully curated museums and galleries overrun. Continue reading...
  
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• Share a tip on your favourite hike in Europe

  08-06-2026 14:26
  Tell us about a memorable hiking trip – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakExploring on foot is one of the best way to discover new landscapes and enjoy spending time in the great outdoors. We want to hear about your memorable European summer hikes, whether it was a multi-day mountain trek or a more gentle walk along a river or around a lake.The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the
  
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• West Ireland’s magical landscape: where limestone rivers, Hollywood legend and Irish myth converge

  08-06-2026 08:00
  The newly designated Joyce Country and Western Lakes Unesco Geopark in Galway and Mayo celebrates a 700-million-year geological history that has produced a unique terrain and rich cultural heritage‘If you take all these springs together in terms of flow, it’s by far the largest in Ireland, and one of the biggest systems in the world,” said Dr Benjamin Thébaudeau, geologist for the newly designated Unesco Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark in western Ireland.Over a f
  
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• ‘I don’t think we’ve ever felt closer’: five writers on their most memorable family holidays

  07-06-2026 08:00
  Rallying the kids can be chaotic and frustrating, but from Interrailing all the way to Turkey to Vespa rides in Naples, these trips brought families togetherFinland has been named the world’s happiest country for nine years running, but arriving in Helsinki, dishevelled from one of my first flights with my nine-month-old baby, I was less interested in national rankings and more in having a nice nap. My husband, Jake, and I had emerged from the fog of newborn life and the idea of a holiday
  
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• A family holiday on the hoof: donkey trekking in the Spanish Pyrenees

  06-06-2026 08:00
  A week-long mountain trek with two young children felt like an ambitious undertaking – but they loved every minuteIt’s said the 19th-century Parisian flâneur, intent on not rushing past the beauties of the street, would take a tortoise on a lead to set the pace. I thought about this as my donkey bent his head to another thistle and I turned my attention to the view, waiting for him to finish. Every way I looked, layers of mountains receded in deepening shades of eggshell blue.
  
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• Watersports, biking and island escapes: readers’ favourite family holidays

  05-06-2026 08:00
  From boat trips on Lake Garda to zip-wiring in Wales, you share your favourite family-friendly breaks in Europe• Tell us about a glamorous seaside hotel that didn’t break the bank? The best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherLake Garda gave us one of the most memorable and unexpected family holidays yet. We hired a car and headed from Milan to Unesco-listed Peschiera del Garda and the family-focused apartment we found on Airbnb. A gentle 15-minute walk to the lakeside restaurants an
  
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• An almost wild camping trip: alternative family fun in the Peak District

  04-06-2026 08:00
  Over one weekend, we hiked, swam, slept in a woodland cabin and camped on a hillside – while also supporting community-run projectsThe children were asleep in the little tent behind us, wrapped in two sleeping bags, each with an extra helping of wool blankets. Earlier, all I could see were their little faces half-lit by torchlight as I read them a book about rivers to the sound of rain on canvas. They fell asleep as fast and thick as the fog pooling in the valley below.My partner and I sat
  
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• From churches and castles to wonderfully weird Portmeirion: exploring Wales’s north-west coast on foot and by train

  03-06-2026 08:00
  The Cambrian Line hugs the shore, offering easy access to the Wales Coast Path, the Cadfan Way pilgrimage route and glorious Cardigan Bay From the graveyard of St Michael’s in Ynys, Wales, the view was ravishing: the Italianate oddity of Portmeirion sparkled on the opposite shore; the peaks of Eryri (Snowdonia) rippled in the distance; and, within the River Dwyryd’s broad swirl, sat the tidal island of Ynys Gifftan. “No one’s lived there for years,” said a passerby
  
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• Tripe soup and bitter coffee in the dining car: a nostalgic ride through Poland on a communist-era train

  02-06-2026 08:00
  I love exploring Poland by rail. When I heard about a new back-to-the-80s service, I booked a retro seat …Trainspotters jostled on platform 2 as sunshine lit up the polished olive-green carriages of the 11:07 from Warszawa Główna (Warsaw main station) to Poznań. As I was readying to board, a man, sporting bow tie and braces, zipped past me, making it to the steps first. Excitement was palpable. But then this was no ordinary train, but rather an event. A throwback in time.
  
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• Tell us about your favourite European seaside hotels offering affordable glamour

  01-06-2026 13:42
  Tell us about your best coastal boltholes that won’t blow the budget – the top tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakFinding affordable hotel accommodation in Europe’s coastal hotspots in summer can be a challenge, especially if you’d rather not settle for a soulless budget chain or youth hostel. Whether it’s a grand old hotel on the French Riviera that oozes faded glamour or a charming guesthouse on the Amalfi coast, we’d love to hear about European se
  
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• ‘A slap-up meal for €12’: my search for the perfect old-school Turin tavern

  01-06-2026 08:00
  Piòle are the Italian city’s working-class neighbourhood taverns. Of the few that survive, many have gone upmarket – but I was looking for the real deal and affordable home cookingTurin is one of Italy’s most serious food cities, shaped by the culinary legacy of the House of Savoy and, more recently, the slow food movement – a reputation reflected in its historic cafes and restaurants, where meals can feel refined. But that’s only part of the picture. As a lo
  
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• Five stunning walks on the new King Charles III England coast path

  30-05-2026 08:00
  The 2,700-mile route covering the entire English coastline is almost complete. We walked less trodden sections big on scenery and historyDay one Circular walk of Lindisfarne (4 miles)
  Day two Budle Bay to Bamburgh to (5 miles) Continue reading...
  
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• Fabulous views, ferry rides and tucked-away beaches: readers’ favourite UK coast walks

  29-05-2026 08:00
  From the wilds of Galloway and spectacular Pembrokeshire to the cockle sheds of Southend, you share your favourite seaside walks
  • Tell us about a European road trip – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherWith an impressive mix of mountain and sea views, the 130-mile Anglesey Coastal Path is a must-do for those who love a good walk. But like most locals, my perennial favourite is the offshoot trail out to the tidal island Ynys Llanddwyn. Having grown up on Ynys Môn but
  
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