Britain’s maritime history is here,but you’ll also find London’s answer to the Sistine Chapel and the dividing line between the eastern and western hemispheres.
The second-smallest continent is not just about castles,cathedrals and baroque palaces. It’s time to discover the other hidden Europe.
Paddington Basin has had a remarkable 20-year rejuvenation,so it’s apt that one of the area’s accommodations is a barge – and a very swish one at that.
Wandering the cobbled streets of St Andrews,Scotland,we stumbled across ancient rites celebrating the joy of youth.
Finland consistently tops lists of the world’s happiest countries. A stay in the country’s capital goes a long way towards explaining why that is.
Stepping aboard feels like walking onto the set of Mad Men – if Don Draper had gone cruising,this would be his ship of choice.
Here you can feel absorbed into the fabric of a growing,rapidly changing city that goes about its own business,rather than a place that feels like Disneyland.
Lisbon is an Atlantic city but,thanks to a sparkling climate,orange trees and penchant for pastel paint and strong coffee,feels Mediterranean in its charms.
The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City,and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t have to fight through the crowds.
Sgraffito is part of an art form dating back 500 years.