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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]

An otherworldly landscape of steam, ice and accessible wildlife, winter in Yellowstone offers a completely different experience of the popular national park.

The Château des Baux is a fortified castle built during the 10th century, located in Les Baux-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France. Visitors to the Château des Baux can see three full scale replicas of huge siege warfare machines and watch demonstrations of huge catapults (the biggest trebuchet in Europe, a couillard also called biffa and a bricole) performing real shootings every day from April to September. The trebuchet, the largest medieval siege warfare machine, could hurl 100 kg rock projectiles at walls 200 yards (180 m) away.

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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]

Italy has been popular holiday destination in Europe for travellers for many years and offers varieties of destinations to enjoy holidays for families as well couples. Italy is ideal destination for shopping, relaxing on the beaches, trekking and other adventure sports and countless numbers of great architectural monuments from ancient Rome and is a favourite destination for many celebrities.

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Queen Victoria loved the Isle of Wight so much that she had the vast Osborne House built near Cowes. This whole island is a joy, its fine sandy beaches are ideal for dibbling and dabbling with bucket and spade. Music lovers flock here for the annual festivals (Isle of Wight in June and Bestival in September). Older people, who may have nostalgic memories of holidays many years ago, now come for the superb walking and cycle ways (half the island is designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). And there are numerous sites of historical and natural interest.

Budapest, capital of Hungary, is the pearl of the Danube and a constantly changing metropolis. Hungary was once a kingdom but then came the Turks, who were followed by the Habsburgs and Maria Theresia who became ‘Queen of Hungary’. The historic centre of Budapest is dominated by its noble castle that towers above the banks of the Danube. A 100 metre long cable railway that dates back to 1870 is both a practical and fascinating way to ascend the hill to the castle. Each day, the area around the castle, the Fischerbastel, that has never played a military role, attracts [More]

My hiking holiday in St Ives Cornwall with Holiday Fellowship (HF) Holidays was a great experience. St Ives is a delightful resort town with a maze-like old fishing area. It’s a perfect centre from which to discover the surrounding region. The HF Holidays’ Hiking Leaders were great. During the day hiking they guided us in a caring and considerate way, and also pointed out places of interest. There were 5 days of hikes and the hiking time was around 5 to 7 hours each day. We spent our free day taking a look around St Ives.

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It has been one of the country’s most popular places for holidays since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway’s branch line in 1847. It is in the county of Cumbria and entirely within the Lake District National Park.

New Fantasyland is touted as the largest expansion in the 41-year history of the Magic Kingdom, doubling the size of original Fantasyland from 10 to 21 acres. The New Fantasyland experience begins after passing through Cinderella’s castle walls and into the Enchanted Forest area, where the atmosphere captures the spirit of a Renaissance Faire. It’s from here that guests are transported into classic Disney films like “Beauty and the Beast,” which is brought to life in a storytime with Belle experience at Maurice’s cottage as well as at Gaston’s Tavern and Bonjour! Village Gifts. (You may remember the village from [More]

Lying in the Mediterranean, off the east coast of Spain, the Balearic Islands comprise Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. They’re an incredibly popular destination for British tourists thanks, in no small part, to the fantastic weather, glorious beaches and pulsating nightlife.