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How Athens discovered a new, confident Greek cuisine

Athens is now a food capital where you can enjoy bustling bars, traditional taverna fare or unearth a new-wave gem in its many restaurants – but it wasn’t always this waySee our recommendations for...

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6 Best Galápagos Islands Cruises

Experience the Galápagos Islands on one of these immersive cruises.Andres Carrion|HX ExpeditionsKnown for inspiring Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are home to an incred...

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How to Earn More Points on Your Next Cruise

Follow these tips for spectacular savings at sea.Getty ImagesWhile there are plenty of simple ways to save money on a cruise (like booking during "wave season," opting for an interior cabin, sticki...

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Beyond Bradford and the Brontës – new walking trail shows West Yorkshire’s natural beauty

The Bradford Pennine Gateway Trail, launching this weekend, aims to ‘change perceptions of Bradford’ by taking in the moors and the area’s new national nature reserveA grainy photograph, dated 193...

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The other side of Croatia: ‘a landscape that could out-Tuscany Tuscany’

Weekenders from Zagreb head to the rolling green Samobor Hills for nature, vineyards, delicious local food and Habsburg-era architecture‘You’re going to Samobor? You must try kremšnita,” my Dubrovn...

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Burrata and beyond: a foodie tour of northern Puglia, Italy

It’s the birthplace of the popular cheese, but the Barletta-Andria-Trani province in southern Italy has an array of local delicacies – from olive oil and yellow tomatoes to goat prosciutto‘I don’t ...

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5 Top Family-Friendly River Cruise Itineraries

Round up the kids for one of these family-friendly river cruises.Courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River CruisesWhile ocean-sailing megaships entice families with their splashy water parks and abundanc...

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Kent is having a champagne moment: ‘English wine has gone from a joke to world-class’

French champagne house Taittinger is helping produce a premium fizz in the Garden of England – and now visitors can visit the beautiful winery and sample itThe grapes are turning purple on tall gre...

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‘I never imagined such pleasure could be had from the simple sardine’: readers’ favourite foodie experiences in Europe

Your top culinary discoveries, from Bled cake in Slovenia to sardines in Portugal and seafood soup in Spain• Tell us about autumn days out in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherLast A...

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Make tracks: 8 of the UK’s best walking and cycling trails on former railway lines

Repurposed railway lines make accessible and family-friendly walking and cycling routes. Here are some of the best, from Somerset to the Highlands of ScotlandStart/finish Coombs Road in Bakewell to...

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Europe’s wildest pilgrimage route: a trek through the mountains of north-west Sweden

A remote 18th-century chapel deep in Sami lands is the goal of the Präststigen, a 37-mile trail that traverses some of the country’s most spectacular sceneryI wasn’t exactly in “Sunday best”, but I...

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Disney Cruise or Disney World: Which trip is right for you?

From character meet-and-greets to sparkling fireworks, nothing quite beats the magic of a Disney vacation. Luckily, families with kids (and the young at heart) can experience this excitement both o...

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‘So big and so close’: going on a bear hunt in northern Spain

Conservationists have helped Cantabrian brown bears claw their way back from the edge of extinction in the beautiful mountains of Asturias – and carefully controlled nature tourism allows visitors ...

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Going for gold: an early autumn road trip across Finland’s sparkling lake district

On a self-drive break in search of Lake Saimaa’s autumn colours, we encountered blue skies, cosy lakeside cabins and saunas, great food – and lots of stubbornly green treesI wasn’t sure what to exp...

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A city break in Łódź, Poland’s capital of cinema and factories

The imposing red-brick mills of its industrial past are a stunning example of urban regeneration in the former ‘city of a thousand chimneys’Sometimes travel delivers a real shock. I’m moving along ...

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The 27 Most Haunted Hotels in America

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend the night in a haunted hotel? At these historic properties, many travelers have checked in – but, as legend has it, not everyone has checked ou...

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I camped in one of Britain’s last remaining rainforests

A fragment of temperate rainforest lies on the edge of Dartmoor, and following years of conservation work, its owners have now opened up a sustainable campsite next to this fragile ecosystemMist bl...

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Graceland Tours: The Best Options & What to Expect

Advice for making the most of your time at Elvis' famous home. Andrea Zucker| Courtesy of Memphis Convention & Visitors BureauWhen Elvis Presley was just 22 years old, he purchased Graceland – ...

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What Does Travel Insurance Cover?

Read this guide and see specific examples of what a travel insurance policy can reimburse.Getty ImagesMore and more consumers are opting for travel insurance to protect their future trips and vacat...

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26 Top Places to See Fall Foliage in the U.S.

There's no other time of year quite like fall. Brisk, cool mornings give way to sun-warmed afternoons, and the dropping temperatures create a kaleidoscope of colors as the leaves change before wint...

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A walking tour of Andalucía’s historic white villages: ‘Nightingales serenade us as we wind along lush river valleys’

The famous pueblos blancos in southern Spain’s Sierra de Grazalema natural park teem with wildlife amid a limestone wonderland of peaks‘The wind is in from Africa / Last night I couldn’t sleep.” Jo...

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