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  • Rob Cowen with Ermine Street sign

    UK
    A walk with Romans and ghosts on the Great North Road

    Tracing part of an ancient highway in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire – now the A1 – proves rich in stories going back 2,000 years
  • Hen harrier

    UK
    Raptors delight: a bird safari in the Forest of Bowland

  • Alma Vii, Transylvania, Romania - 27 June 2021: Transylvania tour, cycling on Via Transilvanica<br>2G6365E Alma Vii, Transylvania, Romania - 27 June 2021: Transylvania tour, cycling on Via Transilvanica

    Cycling holiday
    ‘A muddy ride into Romania’s dreamy countryside’: cycling the Via Transilvanica

  • two chefs laughing and drinking on steps Pigmeu restaurant in Lisbon

    City breaks
    10 Lisbon restaurants I’d recommend to a friend visiting the city

  • Close-up of woman's hand squeezing lemon juice on fresh oysters<br>Mid-section of young woman eating oyster at outdoor restaurant. Luxury lifestyle. Food and travel concepts.

    Readers' tips
    Share a tip on food and drink finds in France

  • abandoned fishing boats on the beach.

    UK
    The ghostly allure of Dungeness, Kent

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  • A man crossing stepping stones over shallow water with grassy hills around a lake

    The Lake District
    Walking the new Wordsworth Way

  • The hills of the Llŷn peninsula seen from Traeth Mawr beach, on Ynys Môn, Wales

    Wales
    Anglesey adventure: exploring the treasures of Ynys Môn

  • River Itchen

    UK
    10 of the best wild fishing spots in the UK

  • looking up at a stained glass window inside Carlisle Cathedral, one of the town’s major attractions.

    UK
    Where tourists seldom tread, part 16: a trio of small historic cities

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Spotlight

  • Portugal, Algarve, Tavira, Ria Formosa natural park, Cacela Velha beach (aerial view)<br>2GPGT18 Portugal, Algarve, Tavira, Ria Formosa natural park, Cacela Velha beach (aerial view)

    Portugal
    Looking for the authentic Algarve? Go in the low season – and to Tavira

    With wild beaches, gorgeous countryside and delicious seafood, Tavira and its surrounding villages have plenty to offer, even outside summer
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  • Moledo beach at sunset on a summer day, with Mount Trega and Fort ins in the background

    Readers' tips
    Your favourite bars, beaches, swimming spots and more: 10 travel tips on Portugal

  • An elevated view of a fjord with mountains behind and a village in the foreground

    Readers' tips
    ‘A stunning campsite with views of the fjords’: your best camping trips in Europe

    • The popular Pita &amp; Burek prepared in the Bosna buregdzinica in the old city of Sarajevo.<br>DC9XFA The popular Pita &amp; Burek prepared in the Bosna buregdzinica in the old city of Sarajevo.

      Readers' tips
      ‘All around us was the low hum of contented diners’: your favourite places to eat in Europe

    • A man sitting on a chair by a fence next to a wooded valley, holding the reins of a horse

      Readers' tips
      On the hoof: your favourite horse riding breaks in Europe

    • Pink Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on a stone wall on the South West Coast Path. Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK<br>2H92B3H Pink Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima) flowering on a stone wall on the South West Coast Path. Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK

      Readers' tips
      ‘Spring sings with birdlife and wildflowers’: your favourite UK trips of the season

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  • A film from the Subversive Sirens, a Minnesota-based synchronised swimming team, is on show at the Design Museum’s Splash! exhibition.

    UK
    London’s Design Museum takes a deep dive into our love affair with swimming

    From art deco lidos to 1980s Speedos, the curator of a new exhibition on swimming and style talks about the inspiration behind it
  • DLintern-15 - A walker on one of the few cabled sections of the route

    Walking holidays
    ‘The hike of a lifetime’ – a circuit of the Écrins national park in France

  • The Wash cargo sail, Patrick Barkham for Travel. Bloke with grey-white beard in lots of the photos is Henry Chamberlain, skipper/founder/boat restorer. etc. Pete Naylor 2024-2363

    Sailing
    My mission? A two-day voyage along the Norfolk coast to deliver potatoes for a chip shop

  • Gaddings Dam – A Photo Essay

    The beach on top of a Yorkshire moor
    ‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’

  • ‘I slept in ditches and dreamed of marauding raiders’
    A wild walk on the Hadrian’s Wall path

  • Calstock viaduct on stage 3 of the Tamara Coast To Coast Way.

    Coast to coast
    Snapshots of Cornwall’s new Tamar valley walk

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    Greece
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    UK
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    Italy
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