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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Your miracles of travel in 2025

Winter Windermere wonderland: Simon Calder by England’s biggest lake, with Langdale Chase as a backdrop - (Charlotte Hindle)

“Getting to the top of the Acropolis and seeing the Parthenon in a wheelchair thanks to the amazing disabled access lift.” That is Ann Jones’s response to my article last week about the minor miracles of travel. I wrote about having history to myself in Lebanon, the magic of self-service tower tourism in Germany and exploring the verdant maze on top of the university library in Warsaw. The last of these is open only from April to October, but well worth incorporating into your city break plans for 2026.

Hats off to the Greek authorities for working to allow access to one of the world’s wonders for travellers with limited mobility.

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