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Relatively few Brits visit this tiny Pyrenean principality outside of the winter sports season. But Julia Hammond travels there by the scenic route to find that there’s plenty more to recommend it than ski slopes

New long-distance train connections are providing an alternative to air travel between European countries, and demand for this environmentally friendly mode of transport is soaring. But there is still plenty of room for improvement on the tracks.

Venice, the “floating city” in northeast Italy, has an intangible magic. The canals coursing between the 118 islands on which it is built, and under the almost 400 bridges connecting them, are alive with boats and gondolas, which remain the lifeblood of Veneto’s regional capital. Its architecture defies gravity, and…

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London’s tourism scene is healing from the damage of Covid-19 restrictions

Port says waiting time down to 45 minutes after ferry passengers faced two-and-a-half hour delays on Saturday morning

Its orange, sparkling and bitter hues remind some of an Italian sunset in a glass. Aperol spritz, the cocktail that dots terraces with the passing of the summer, hails from the Veneto region of northern Italy, where it has been drunk since the first half of the 19th century. Born…

There is so much to enjoy in Florence beyond the tourist traps, says Prudence Ivey

Government must ensure rail travel is cheaper than ‘more polluting’ options, say campaigners