Europe
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
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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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