Travel

Find out how the website, www.fco.gov.uk/travel, can tell you everything you need to know before a trip, including in depth, country-specific travel advice. Ben TV produced this short documentary on the FCO’s travel advice. Including interviews with Meg Munn, former minister for Consular Affairs and specialists from the FCO’s Know Before You Go Campaign.

Italy travel guide: Florence, small and immense and at the same time, is an open air museum grown more beautiful over the centuries; a treasure chest enclosed by ancient walls that safeguard grandiose masterworks of art and architecture so close that you can almost touch them.

Sail through Poole Harbour, along the Jurassic Coast to Swanage and then step back in time as the steam railway takes you to Corfe Castle. A perfect combination!

The walks all start from different parts of the Axarquia – the name given to the region to the east of Malaga. All the walks start within one hour’s drive of the village of Torrox. Transport is by 4 X 4 vehicle or mini bus from Torrox Pueblo. The walks are up to 5 – 6 hours duration at a pace that allows you to appreciate the beauty of your surroundings. www.walk-andalucia.com

Scenes from real German Christmas markets, filmed in Seligenstadt and Aschaffenburg, December 2013. A new guide on website http://www.dailytravelideas.com lists some of the biggest and best Christmas markets in Europe, some of which date back centuries. And they make an ideal destination for shoppers looking for something different for the Christmas stocking. Germany and Austria have some of the best and anyone wanting the traditional Christmas experience should plan a trip to their medieval towns in the weeks running up to the holiday. Highlights include locally produced food and wine, handmade gifts, wooden toys and beautiful decorations, accompanied by a [More]

We arrived in Llangennith on the west coast of The Gower Peninsula in South Wales on the Monday. On Tuesday we did the Three Cliffs Bay Day Hiking. On Wednesday we hiked around and over Rhossili Down and then hiked over to Worms Head. Finally, on the Thursday we went on a day hike from Port Eynon To Rhossili. A fabulous holiday with some good hiking and some great scenery.

Having never seen these critters before in real life, we just had to get a video of them!

Fancy a holiday in a cosy, heated, wooden camping cabin?

Barcelona is one of Europe’s most popular city-breaks. With bustling markets, shops, eateries and bars, a myriad of museums, and the eccentric constructs of world-famous Modernist Antoni Gaudi dominating the skyline, there are no shortages of quality sights. If you do tire of the city, you can easily decamp to the nearby coast or mountains. Get your bearings on the city’s most famous parade, La Rambla. Take in the market stalls, street artists and tapas bars before making your way to the scenic Barri Gotic, home to the city’s main cathedral as well as many other beautiful churches. Gaudi’s most [More]

If you are looking for a short break to really stimulate the senses then Cornwall’s Atlantic coast is spectacular enough on a good day but, when the weather is rough, it becomes even wilder and more romantic. It’s no surprise that 2 particular clifftop walks keep cropping up on lists of Britain’s top coastal walks. The two stretches of the South West coast path are the Hartland Quay to Hartland Point section and the Tintagel to Widemouth Bay section. Here you will find the ocean crashing into towering cliffs interspersed with magnificent sandy beaches. The Tintagel to Widemouth Bay walk [More]

Throughout Essex there are many great attractions to visit and, whatever your interests, you can be sure of many enjoyable days out.

There are more than 100 islands in the lagoon of Venice. Venice is a city in the north eastern part of Italy country right on the Adriatic within the province of Venetia and is often called La Serenissima.

Discover the top attraction in Cape Town, what are its best neighbourhoods and more . . .

The North York Moors National Park was created in 1952 and is one of the finest landscapes in Britain. It covers 554 square miles and is one of the largest areas of heather mooreland in the United Kingdom. It has miles of stunning heather, towering sea cliffs, secluded beaches and grassy dales, all of which give it a character all of its own. There are over 1,400 miles of footpaths and rights of way available for walkers. But it’s not an empty area. 25,000 people live and work there. The North York Moors has cool summers and relatively mild winters. [More]