Europe and Middle East

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

Atelier Des Lumieres. Paris 

18/10/2018 by .
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Can viewing art digitally ever be as good as poring over the brush-strokes of the real thing?  The thrilling close-ups of Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling recently projected onto a screen at the city’s Philharmonie convinced this art lover it really could, and now the Atelier des Lumieres, the city’s latest and greatest attraction, proves that looking at highly-detailed images through a magnifying lens and state of the art projectors is the way to go.

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Island of Mousa. Immerse yourself in the Beautiful outdoors in the Shetland Isles

09/10/2018 by .
Island of Mousa. Shetland Isles

The island of Mousa is a special place for several reasons, and anyone visiting Shetland during the summer months should find time to take the short boat ride from Sandsayre on ‘The Mousa Boat’.

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Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre. There is so much more to Liguria than those famous five villages.

09/10/2018 by .
Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre.

Andy Mossack investigates another stunning Italian region reporting on Liguria beyond the Cinque Terre

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Insider guide to Frankfurt

01/10/2018 by .
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Frankfurt is where a New York Skyscraper Skyline meets reassuring Germanic reliability. Germany’s fifth city is rapidly becoming an attractive weekend break.

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Taste Of Andalucia Tour

03/09/2018 by .
Dining in Antequera bull ring

Potato salad  – a Spanish regional speciality?  Really?
Ask anyone to rattle off a few Spanish delicacies and the results will be fairly predictable – gazpacho, patatas bravas, tortilla, paella, boquerones and a preponderance of bull’s bits will all rate a mention.

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On the Trail of Frankenstein in Geneva

12/08/2018 by .

Travelling the Bernina Express

12/08/2018 by .

Insider Guide to Belgravia

01/08/2018 by .
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Whilst London’s urban sprawl screams ever outwards there is green-tinged tranquillity at its heart. Everyday Belgravia looks more like a Victorian or Edwardian village, a nostalgic glimpse of the past but also an optimistic take on the future.

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The best of Touring Brittany by Motorhome

23/07/2018 by .
Touring Brittany by Motorhome

Andy Mossack swaps his usual luxury hotel for a new Bailey Advance 74-2 motorhome as he goes touring Brittany by motorhome.

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A weekend on Vis Island

16/07/2018 by .
Vis sunrise 2 credit Ben Robards

A two-hour ferry ride from the city of Split, green and mountainous Vis is a gem of an island. A former military base, it’s only been open to foreign visitors since 1989, so it’s relatively undeveloped and unspoiled, while still having all you need for a comfortable stay.

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