Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Grand Palace with Pool

Grand Palace, Hurghada, Egypt

Rupert Parker reviews the Grand Palace Hurghada on Egypt’s Red Sea.

Read the full story here
Michael Cranmer pulls on his ski boots to Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl Fast carving above Hochgurgl

Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl. Dive into downhill action.

Michael Cranmer pulls on his ski boots to Ski With The Weekend Warriors In Obergurgl

Read the full story here
Andy Mossack  revisits ANGLO@TRADE  to sample the new menu.

ANGLO@TRADE revisited. Discover a Soho den of delight.

Andy Mossack  revisits ANGLO@TRADE  to sample the new menu.

Read the full story here
Lansdown Grove Hotel

Country Living Lansdown Grove Hotel. Escape from everyday life in Bath

If you feel that you are staying in a magazine photo-shoot, it’s probably because you are. You’ve read the Country Living magazine, now live the life at Lansdown Grove Hotel

Read the full story here
Michael Cramner views the mountain art of Adam Attew at the Obergurgl exhibition at Hohe Mut Alm.  2 Adam Attew finishing his oil painting ‘Last Light on the Kirchenkogel’ 2760m up at Obergurgl in the Austrian Tirol

The Mountain Art Of Adam Attew. Discover Glorious Alpine Art in Austria.

Michael Cramner views the mountain art of Adam Attew at the Obergurgl exhibition at Hohe Mut Alm.

Read the full story here
Anthea Gerrie reviews Jardin Des Douars Essaouira Hotel and finds it full of art and cuisine from two African nations. Jardin des Douars pool

Jardin Des Douars Essaouira Hotel. Discover a beautifully arty hotel celebrating African coastal nations.

With sunshine 320 days a year and Ryanair now operating bargain basement-priced flights from Stansted direct to Essaouira, there isn’t a better time to discover Morocco’s best-kept seaside secret

Read the full story here