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Editor’s note

Our cover theme this issue is The Greatest Outdoors, and

Aiming high & low

Before the intense heat and meandering tour parties of midsummer

Can you dig it?

For over 20 years, Germany’s Melt Festival has taken place

Gastronomic Malta

Pastizzi might just be the between-meal stomach-fillers you never knew

Visa good

Home to more unique animal and plant species than the

The Dixon, London

Once, many people would have passed with fear under the

North and West Yorkshire

In early summer, the deep greens of Yorkshire beckon walkers

Viva Las Vegas

There’s never a bad time to visit Sin City, but

Emerald aisle

Though it’s rash to speak of anything so clear-cut as

Gone to the beach

We’re pretty confident that no 1930s bungalow has ever been

More reasons to get out there

STARGAZING is now a lot easier in Brittany, France, with

Photo challenge: Pink

We reveal the winning images from our latest Instagram challenge, this month on the theme of ‘pink’

THE FINAL FRONTIER

On the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, James Kay considers tourism’s last conquest: space

Snapshot from India

I spent three months in India working on charity projects

cars of Cuba

American photographer Matt Gee on his mission to shoot the classic cars of Havana

Oslo for children

Trams, Lego and lots of buns for features editor Orla Thomas and son

Monasteries of Meteora

Geology meets spirituality in this wondrous rock world

What I’ve learned... searching out the world’s best coffee

Thomas Haigh is head of coffee at Tate, sourcing beans direct from farmers for the art galleries in London, Liverpool and St Ives

Cantabria

In Spain’s gloriously green province, might mountains loom behind sweeping surf beaches, fishing villages conceal art treasures ancient and modern, and the little-visited cit of Santander looks out to sea – and ahead to the future

One country, many adventures

If there was ever a country made for experiencing the great outdoors, it’s Canada. Begin relatively gently on the Atlantic coast, proceed west to the Pacific and then head towards the Arctic for a complete spectrum of activities

BEST IN EURORE 2019

It’s that time of year when we reveal our top ten destinations in Europe, as decided by Lonely Planet’s experts. The countdown starts right here, by the shores of the Adriatic…

SECRETS OF SAKE

We head to Tokyo to uncover the secrets of Japan’s national drink, and seek out the very best places to drink it

Fantastic beasts and where to find them

The forests, lakes and wetlands of Småland receive few visitors – humans, least of all. Explore this forgotten corner of Sweden in the footsteps of John Bauer, whose illustrations brought the country’s fairytales to life

AFTER THE HURRICANE

Set sail through the British Virgin Islands, following in the wake of pirates, colonists, slaves – and Irma, the greatest storm of all

Weekend in Brussels

Historic yet hip, bureaucratic yet bizarre, self-conident yet unshowy, the

Culture in Lisbon

Seven cinematic hillsides cradle cobbled alleyways, ancient ruins and whitedomed

Eating in Budapest

Straddling the Danube, Budapest is endowed with natural and manmade

Nightlife in San Francisco

Consider permission granted to be outlandish: other towns may surprise

Mr Frank and the Butis, Barcelona: Catalan sausage sandwich

Kickstarting the street food movement in Spain, Ignasi Bisbe, Mar

Legends of old Hong Kong

This former British territory is synonymous with skyscrapers and light

Miami Beach Deco

The smooth Modernism of the early 20th century meets pastel

Innovative loos

Spend a penny? Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, spent

Mind the gaps

We’ve delved into our archives and pulled out this photo,