BACK IN THE SADDLE

Letters from the Editor

… I’ve put on my best concentration face while allowing

Behind the Scenes

While studying the façade of Salamanca Cathedral for our Heart

Life on Havana’s beautiful balconies and more images from around the world

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Globetrotter

AFTER SCOURING THE CONTINENT to identify the emerging destinations worthy

New European stays

A 19th-century mansion revitalised by Catalan creatives – from coffee

WHAT’S HOT

Oliver’s Travels has four villas with room for your steed

WHAT’S NOT

Former home of the Romanian dictator – now open to

Something to declare

“There are two ways to understand countries, their politics and

GINSPIRED

The nation’s obsession with gin continues apace with news that

LIGHTING UP THE OUTBACK

Visit as part of a tailormade itinerary with Discover the

Sixty years of beauty in the Gower

With its emerald headlands and butterscotch sands, the Gower Peninsula

Find your inner Viking in Iceland

Summer was a season beloved of Vikings, when longships cast

High drama in Bristol

In 1766, Mad King George sat on the throne, child

We ♥ Manhattan in the springtime

‘Spring in Manhattan never stays long,’ croons Tony Bennett in

Explore Le Marais – a Paris treasure

Visitor numbers to the French capital dwindled after the terrorist

A new festival in Turkey’s surreal heart

Attending a festival can feel a little like spending a

Take a time-travel test in London

Can’t quite decide in which millennium to spend the spring

Live music and more in the Highlands

There can’t be many festivals in the world where guests

Channel Peter Pan on a Scottish island

‘Second to the right, and straight on till morning’, is

A mighty walk around mini Andorra

Tucked like a map-maker’s oversight between France and Spain, the

Far from the costas, the heart of Spain is as epic as a tale from Don Quixote

1 Take a crash course in the wonders of Spanish

(HIGH CITY) (LOW CITY)

A multitude of its exits point commuters to shopping malls

Uncork the delights of Burgundy, Piedmont and Sonoma on a wine tour

Drop in for tastings at vineyards that produce some of

Scenes from the Peruvian Amazon

After a 12-hour bus ride from Lima, through the dramatic

Outdoors Yorkshire

The North York Moors’ Cinder Track is a disused railway

Châteaux of the Loire

This cityscape of turrets is hands-down the grandest and most

Culture in Vienna

Egyptian sarcophagi, Flemish Baroque canvases, bejewelled goblets – there’s enough

Weekend in Porto

On weekends, drinkers spill out onto the streets in this

Budget Helsinki

This Unesco-listed 18th-century fortress sits on a tight cluster of

Drinking in Montréal

Montréal’s microbrewery scene has taken off in recent years and