Where does a dad take his seven-year-old when she claims to be the only one of her friends to have never gone abroad? New York? Too far. Rome? Too expensive. Di... read more
The walls around Ferrara were built to repel enemies. Now, though, the wars that kept medieval Italy busy are a distant memory, and those same walls feel more l... read more
When T. E. Lawrence passed through Amman a century ago at the head of the Arab Revolt, the city had fewer than 6,000 inhabitants. The only aircraft flying in ... read more
Taking 13 ladies of a certain age and turning them into a singing group good enough to perform in one of Salzburg’s most prestigious venues would be a cha... read more
That fabulous fragment off the bottom of England: Why the Isle of Wight is still a firm favourite for a long weekend Once beloved of Queen Victoria, the Isle ... read more
What a performance! This fantastical French theme park, with huge-scale live shows, will thrill the whole family North-west France’s Puy du Fou theme park... read more
Sugar-topped mountains, turquoise lakes and the crisp smell of pine needles should be available on prescription for stressed-out parents. While many think of th... read more
Fancy a rail trip to Bordeaux? A new section of high-speed line means the train journey from Paris, via TGV, now takes just over two hours — 70 minutes less t... read more
Dartmouth is jam-packed with tasty treats and river revelry: Enjoying cream teas and family fun in Devon The Daily Mail’s John McEntee opted for a Devon-b... read more
Hop aboard for a value family break in Croatia: Island-hopping in a chartered yacht is fun and surprisingly affordable The Daily Mail’s Robert Harman char... read more
Malaga’s red light district has been shown a red card. And in its place? Well, take your pick from the Pompidou Centre, the first European branch of the State... read more
When we opened our front door and looked out through the enormous sitting room window, I thought someone must be pulling my leg. Or be about to eat it. For ther... read more
Crucifixes that talk, shop assistants with the faces of Botticelli angels, cathedrals where miracles are commonplace. You could believe anything might happen in... read more
Two hundred years ago, the German inventor Karl Drais created the velocipede, a wheeled wooden contraption regarded as the first bicycle. In tribute, try one of... read more
Gozo and Malta are to Roman Catholicism what Liverpool is to football. If you’re not a churchgoer, you’re the odd one out. During the big religious ... read more
There were moments during what was supposed to be a gentle family bike ride around Ile de Re where we felt that, just maybe, we’d bitten off more than we coul... read more
An Inspector Calls: The Lalit, near Tower Bridge in London, is a former school with plenty of promise – but it needs a quick spark to bring it to life The... read more
Rio, Cape Town, Sydney. They’re all thrilling ocean-side cities — just like Auckland, in fact. But where New Zealand’s largest urban centre picks ... read more
School’s almost out for summer and if you haven’t sorted a family getaway, then worry not, because Europe currently has last-gasp bargains galore, from cut-... read more
When it comes to rivers, there are two types of people,’ says Ipswich local Gary Richens. ‘Those who like them thriving and useful and those who like them... read more
Chile through the eyes of its greatest poet: A walk in the footsteps of Pablo Neruda – in Santiago and Valparaiso Jenny Coad toured Chile, where the Nobel... read more
My children scramble over the last boulder and we are there. They whoop with celebration; I gasp with exhaustion. We’ve just walked up the tallest mountai... read more
