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From legendary beach clubs to low-key local haunts, here’s how to do Saint-Tropez whether you’re splashing out or keeping it (relatively) sensible

Book an overnight stay in the cosy smuggler’s cottage on Looe Island and you get to enjoy this marine nature reserve after the day trippers have gone home

Two dog walkers spotted the markings in a layer of clay at Lunan Bay in Angus, and archaeologists say they offer a ‘unique snapshot in time’.

Holy Island is a magical place, rich with nature and history – and best enjoyed when the tide comes in, writes Helen Wilson-Beevers

Gavin Edney’s restaurant is a place that will take the tightly coiled and leave them happily unwound, says David Ellis

Iceland’s famous black sand beach has always felt a little unreal. Dark as charcoal and framed by cliffs. Pounded by Atlantic waves that don’t play nicely. For years, travellers have stood on the shore at Reynisfjara Beach, staring at its basalt columns and snapping photos that barely look real. It’s…

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A yearslong battle to protect a stretch of New Jersey beaches from erosion has gone back to the drawing board, as local towns disagree over who should sacrifice their sand

The Santa Barbara Fire Department used a drone to locate the 26-year-old stranded surfer