Cured ham and slow-cooked oxtail give Italy a meaty name, yet Rome is one of the easiest cities in Europe to eat without meat. Around a tenth of Italians are vegetarian, half the Roman...

Luxury train travel in Europe still offers something flights and standard rail journeys do not. It makes the journey itself feel like the point of the trip. The right train gives you scenery, polished...

Few cities cram as much drinking history into so small a space, and San Francisco runs the range, Gold Rush saloons, Beat-era dives and the modern tiki revival that began here. VayCay Couple rate...

Mallorca is easy to love, but it is not one single type of holiday. Palma feels like a proper city break. Santa Ponça is slower and beach-focused. Magaluf is lively and built around nights...

Boa Vista is the Cape Verde island to choose when you want wide beaches, dunes, wind, sea views and a slower pace than Sal. It is not the best island for busy towns or...

Jamón Ibérico is one of the most important foods to try in Madrid. You will see it in markets, tapas bars, restaurants, specialist ham shops and airport gift packs, but not every plate is...

We have eaten a lot of pizza in Naples, and it does spoil you for anywhere else. Neapolitan pizza is a soft, blistered, two-topping thing that looks almost too simple, yet it carries about...

Hotels, shopping and a sit-down aperitivo in Milan all live up to the city's expensive reputation. The sightseeing does not have to. The best of the city, the piazzas, the parks, the canals and...

Packing for Italy sounds easy until you remember how much the country changes from one region to another. A spring city break in Genoa does not need the same clothes as a winter stay...

Cleopatra is one of the most famous names linked with Egypt, Africa, but planning a trip around her story is not as simple as visiting one tomb, palace or temple. Much of Cleopatra’s Alexandria...