CLOSE ENCOUNTERS IN THE GALÁPAGOS

This month...

… I had a couple of dawning moments. First, as

Behind the Scenes

Lighting is the key to great landscape photos. So is

Meeting the locals in Rajasthan and more images from around the world

I took this image in Bera, a small village in

My Marseille: a local’s tips, from the best restaurants to a favourite beach

ANNE CHAPELAIN lives in Boulevard Garibaldi, above the Vieux Port

Arrivals: award-winning travel shots, sheep-trekking in Wales, our pick of summer luggage, and more

Researchers working in the cloud forests of south Brazil have

Extraordinary Places to Stay: the best hotel bars

WHAT AM I DRINKING? An Aperol spritz or a glass

Travel Icon: the Taj Mahal

India’s most famous structure is not a mosque, nor a

Two Sides to Barcelona: stay in town or hit the beach

PHOTOGRAPHS: MATT MUNRO, MARGARET STEPIEN, STEFFAANO POLITI MARKOVINA/AWL IMAGES, MANFRED

The Manchester International Festival opens in the northeast

Long after Lewis Carroll’s familiar heroine took her frst tumble

A new exhibition on Audrey Hepburn, followed by afternoon tea in London

Before Audrey Hepburn became one of the most photographed faces

Stay in a supremely eccentric hotel in the wonderfully historic city of Chester

A proud Neoclassical pile in a city full of wonky

A slice of East London in Amsterdam

Herengracht has long been one of Amsterdam’s finest addresses –

Hit the beach in Sardinia

The second-largest island in the Mediterranean is an Italian summer

Enjoy Europe’s longest days in Helsinki

If you really can’t squeeze enough into your day, Nordic

Take a bike-and-barge break in France

Travelling around northern France by boat is to experience the

Strange activities in deepest Wales

Though Snowdonia is famed for its cloud-grazing peaks, it’s also

Check into a hotel fit for a king in London’s most exciting neighbourhood

A mere decade ago, London’s King’s Cross was an area

Discover Scotland’s very own Route 66

Scotland’s answer to Route 66: that’s the intriguing idea behind

Follow the pinxtos-trail through the streets of San Sebastián, clear your head on the mountain trails of the Picos de Europa, then fop on the beach in northern Spain

1 Indulge in the communal sharing of pintxos, little works

Eating and drinking in Brighton

The food at this award-winning café is a treat. The

Get outdoors in Devon

For an informed and entertaining introduction to Exeter’s history, tag

Stay up all night in Madrid

Madrid’s best cocktail bars are on Calle de la Reina

Find romance in the eternal city of Rome

Known to Romans as the Giardino degli Aranci (Orange Garden),

Explore Croatia’s enchanting coastline

While this ancient Roman town is not the place for

Hit Los Angeles – on a small budget

Malibu’s celebrity locals don’t want you to know this, but

50 NEW TRAVEL SECRETS

Thailand has long been regarded as Asia’s heavyweight champion of

THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S STORY

JACOB MAENTZ is an American documentary and travel photographer based

LITERARY PILGRIMAGES

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is the story of a