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The autumn sunshine brings a new lustre to the Renaissance treasures of this great Italian city. Aoife O'Riordain checks it out

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This inspirational stone circle, a triumph of the human spirit, was bequeathed millennia ago. It is now protected by English Heritage and forms part of a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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London-Paris cycle route planned for 2012

(AFP) - A cycle path linking London and Paris will be completed by 2012, French and British local authorities said here Friday as they formally launched the "Avenue Verte" (Green Avenue) project.

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48 Hours In: Helsinki

Art and design are among the many autumn attractions of Finland's compact and elegant capital

Track down a beaver, or sample a 14-year-old malt

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Water view: dhow trips operate in Doha Bay

48 Hours In: Doha

As the Qatari city prepares for its year in the sun as Arab Capital of Culture in 2010, Cathy Packe checks out what it has to offer

The restaurant has a cosy, underground feel: windows above your head are at street level and the restaurant is candlelit, even at breakfast

24-Hour Room Service: Story Hotel, Riddargatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden

One of a cluster of new boutique hotels to open in Stockholm this year, Story Hotel is a charismatic addition to the Swedish capital. "Bohemian chic in downtown Stockholm," reads the blurb on the website. Its unique feature, however, is its ultra-modern, DIY take on the check-in process.