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Travel challenge: A week in Crete

Every week, we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a week's holiday in Crete in early May. Prices are for two people and include seven nights' accommodation and flights from Gatwick.

Inside Europe

The writer shows true grit

How I joined Crete's fit club

Saturday, 20 March 2010

Matt Carroll gets back to basics for the ultimate workout in the Greek sunshine

Ibiza’s reputation rapidly improved when indie music invaded

'Ibiza Rocks' brand looks for repeat success in Mallorca

Monday, 15 March 2010

Jerome Taylor: Promoter who helped cement Ibiza's reputation as one of the summer's best live music venues is hoping to do the same for Mallorca.

With or without the shroud, Turin is a delightful place. Italy's first capital has Roman ruins and romantic piazzas to explore, plus world-class galleries and museums to see

City Slicker: Turin

Sunday, 14 March 2010

The city's famous Holy Shroud goes on display next month. It's a great excuse to visit, says Nick Boulos

You could be the lucky winner of two nights' B&B at the five-star The Fitzwilliam Hotel in Dublin

WIN! A weekend for two in Dublin

Sunday, 14 March 2010

We've teamed up with Hotels.com – the world's leading hotel booking website – to offer a weekend break for two in Dublin, Ireland. Enter our prize draw and you could be the lucky winner of two nights' B&B at the five-star The Fitzwilliam Hotel.

Natural beauty: the coastal path winds down towards Aberystwyth and Cardigan Bay

Take a walk on the wild side – of Wales

Saturday, 13 March 2010

The Ceredigion Coast Path is ideal for novice and expert hikers alike.

White beauty: the train that runs from Col du Bretaye to Villars

A line of sights: The Swiss rail pass gives skiers a whole new outlook on the country

Saturday, 6 March 2010

Matt Carroll embarks on a journey to some of the most attractive winter resorts in the Alps

Tirana is probably the only European capital, accessible by direct flight from the UK, that is packaged in obscurity

Tirana: A city struggling to reach year zero

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Sankha Guha: Albania was declared a capitalist state in 1992, but its leading city still has a lot of catching up to do if it's to make it on to the European tourist's map.

Enter our prize draw and you could be the lucky winner of two nights' B&B at the four-star Copenhagen Plaza Hotel in the Danish capital

WIN! A weekend for two in Copenhagen

Sunday, 28 February 2010

We've teamed up with Hotels.com to offer a weekend break for two in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Forget the Champs Elysees: Top hidden Parisian boutiques

Friday, 26 February 2010

There are few more enchanting experiences in life than shopping in Paris, particularly in the run up to Paris Fashion Week. So to help you make the most of your time in the fashion capital, we've teamed up with Air France to offer the inside scoop on the best back street boutiques and bijou haunts to visit whilst you're there.

You could be the lucky winner of two nights' B&B in a junior suite at the four-star Holt Hotel, in Reykjavik

WIN! A weekend for two in Reykjavik

Sunday, 21 February 2010

We've teamed up with Hotels.com - the world's leading hotel booking website – to offer a weekend break for two in Reykjavik.

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