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Travel

  • ‘It stands over us like a giant’s dining table’
    On the trail of the UK’s ancient stones

    A growing trend for 'stone tourism' means our mysterious formations are being visited year round - not just at solstice. Our writer joins a stone hunt on the Cornish moors

  • Pedalling the Po
    From Venice to Mantua by boat and bicycle

  • The Nordic countries on a budget
    Send us a tip and you could win a holiday voucher

  • Travel news
    Square where Julius Caesar was killed will open to public in Rome

  • ‘The scenery bursts into life'
    Making Scotland wild again

  • Height of cool
    Mountain retreats in the Austrian Tirol

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UK

  • Tram-spotting
    The new link between Leith and Edinburgh

  • Inspired by the ITV drama Maryland?
    Take a car-free break to the Isle of Man

  • ‘I sat with my lairdly cup of tea’
    How a derelict Scottish tower was turned into a Landmark Trust retreat

  • Perfectly natural
    10 of the best wild stays in the UK

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Spotlight

  • ‘My favourite place in Europe'
    17 travel writers on the country that feels like home

    Grand old Viennese coffee houses, blazing Algarve sunsets, steamboats in Stockholm, schnapps in Slovenia … and a dozen more reasons why we love Europe
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Readers' tips

  • Readers’ favourite coastal walks in UK and Europe
    ‘The air tasted of salty joy’

  • ‘Chips to die for’
    Readers’ favourite UK seaside towns

    • ‘Your tastebuds will go on their own journey’
      Readers’ tips on undiscovered Italy

    • ‘Unzip your tent and take in the magic’
      Readers’ favourite UK campsites

    • 'Every day we discovered deserted beaches'
      Readers’ favourite early summer holidays, from Hamburg to Crete

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Photo essays

  • Cycling the 7,600km European Divide
    ‘Only 12 other people have completed it’

    From the Norwegian fjords to the mountains of Portugal, this epic bikepacking adventure through nine countries has beauty – and challenges – in spades

  • Banff Mountain Film Festival returns
    Extreme adventure from Afghanistan to Ecuador

  • Diwali
    Hindu festival of lights celebrations around the world – in pictures

     

  • Surfing, friendly sharks and Alaskan plastic
    The 2022 Ocean Film festival

  • Scaling the peaks of Mingulay
    Great Scot! – a photo essay

  • ‘It suits the strong-willed’
    Scotland’s mountain path makers – a photo essay

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You may have missed

  • Lowestoft
    A faded Suffolk star is reborn

  • Boots and bathers
    The rise of UK cross-country swimming and where to do it

    The newly popular mix of hiking and open-water swimming opens up new routes for adventurers looking to explore mountains, lakes and coasts

  • Gimme shelter
    Tips on how to survive camping, whatever the weather

    Festival season’s here, and soon the school holidays, so get the tent out. But with storms and heatwaves forecast, how can you prepare for all the conditions?
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