Arrivals: scratch-off city maps, an online US road trip planner and a new Indian Ocean island hotel

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… alongside a sultry Spanish city break (p64), a grand

Behind the Scenes

Philip Lee Harvey shot our Great Escape to Java, including

Sunbathing South African penguins and more images from around the world

When I turned the corner, I couldn’t believe my eyes:

My Rome: a local’s tips, from park vistas to a favourite gelateria

Antiques restorer PATRIZIO FERSINI has lived in Rome all of

Extraordinary Places to Stay: hotels with pools

LAPS OR LOUNGING? Committed swimmers will always be able to

Two Sides to Edinburgh: old town versus new town in the Scottish capital

PHOTOGRAPHS: DAVI D C TOMLINSON, NATIONAL TRUST SCOTLAND, SUZANNE R

Travel Icon: French macaron

In France, the word ‘macaron’ covers a whole variety of

Celebrate summer à la Québécoise in Montréal’s streets and parks

Montréal greets its summer with a zeal that only those

Hiking in an Italian Alpine marvel

Within gazing distance of the Alps’ most famed peaks, the

Survey the scene from your beach hut on the North Devon coast

The Victorians had it right: a weekend jaunt to the

Welcome back to Margate’s Dreamland

Margate’s fortunes have moved in rollercoaster fashion, with giddy peaks

A truly personalised manor house break in the Worcestershire Cotswolds

If you have somehow failed to acquire a wealthy benevolent

See Mykonos before its peak season

According to mythology, Mykonos was formed when Hercules fought and

Carve through Norway’s epic scenery on a thigh-friendly bike route

Cycling through Norwegian mountains typically means gruelling ascents and steep

Welsh rural bliss in a Gypsy caravan

The prospect of a caravan holiday in Wales might not

A château makes a gastronomic base for touring the Bordeaux wine country

With its vine-pleated plains and ochre villages, the Bordeaux region

Stellar dining in the London Docklands

Few corners of London have seen as many highs and

Hike atop smoking volcanoes, watch turtles hatch and scale the world’s biggest Buddhist temple on the Indonesian island of Java

1 Peer gingerly into smoking craters believed to be the

Manchester’s museums and galleries

British art and European masters are on display at the

The best eating experiences in Brussels

Brussels’ best fromagerie was established in 1902 and retains its

Monaco’s glitz and glamour on a budget

Find inexpensive specialities such as socca (chickpea four pancake), barbagiuan

A three-day weekend planned out for Croatia’s compact capital Zagreb

As the oldest part of Zagreb, the Upper Town (Gornji

Explore the stunning coast and interior of southern Portugal’s Algarve

Europe’s southwesternmost point, Cape St Vincent, was a revered place

Budapest’s best drinking establishments

This ruin bar on Pest’s most pulsing nightlife strip has

THE PERFECT WEEKEND VALENCIA

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS Ryanair flies to Valencia from Bristol, Manchester, East

US PACIFIC ROAD TRIP

Forget Route 66 – follow America’s west-coast highway from Seattle

15 FUN THINGS TO DO IN AMSTERDAM

There’s an easy way to fnd Brouwerij ’t IJ: look

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SAFARIS

In modern parlance, a safari covers pretty much any trip

THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S STORY

Over the years, as I’ve travelled on assignments, workshops and