lonely planet #1
AFTER SCOURING THE CONTINENT to identify the emerging destinations worthy of your annual leave, Lonely Planet has named the Peloponnese in Greece as the top European desination for 2016. Often overlooked by travellers, this diverse southern region offers glorious beaches and magnifcent historic sights – including hundreds of tower-houses that line the coast of the Mani peninsula. Many have been put to ingenious new uses; the one pictured is now a beautiful, three-suite guesthouse (from £120; tainaron-blue.com). Download the full list at lonelyplanet.com/best-in-europe.