Travel

A book that goes from Berlin to Bogotá on a hallucinatory walk through space, time, and memory

According to a recent ranking, Cala Goloritzé in Sardinia beat beach locations in Greece, the Seychelles, Mexico and the Maldives for the title

The place where Goethe’s antihero sold his soul has embraced the maxim: ‘When the legend becomes fact, print the legend’

E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine

An older generation of music fans are putting concerts by old favourites at the heart of their city breaks

As the holiday season approaches, will tourists be welcome all over Europe – or will anti-tourism activists once again be targeting visitors?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

I just really hate the Austrian capital even though I always assumed I’d love it

Provence conjures up images of lavender fields and honey-coloured villages… but the reality of the périphérique is somewhat different

From where authors stayed to where they set their novels, a selection of reading rooms for travelling bookworms

Le Balcon de Villard was cheap and very cheerful. Climate change and underinvestment changed that – but now NBA star Tony Parker wants to revive it

There is something uniquely depressing in seeing the queue for Burger King in the departures area at Male Airport in the Maldives

Today, highway robbery is common on Spanish motorways

As the industry says visitor spend has slipped behind our European rivals, an insider’s view of why some EU tourists have dropped Britain from their travel plans

A feast of festivals, ancient churches, bridge jumping and more make up Europe’s cultural hotspots for 2025

The right wing newspaper's claims of a Labour-sparked rise in the price of holidays is pure fantasy

In Kosovo, there’s a statue to a former British PM, where he’s regarded as a hero. But if you want to see it, you need to take the bus

Leaving the EU has caused huge tensions on Gibraltar. Now the creators of the mess are campaigning against its solution

What is behind the rise in Spain of dark tourism, the trend for visiting places associated with tragedy?

Instead of pretending to be dragged into it, why not celebrate it?

Delays for travellers to Europe are about to get much worse with the EU’s new entry/exit system

Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together

Labour thinks nationalising trains is a vote-winner. But a rail trip through the continent shows delays and strikes are problems there too

If I want to see the Alps nowadays, all I have to do is pick up my View-Master, point it in the direction of a light source, and begin depressing the lever

Banning cruise ships may reduce pollution on the water, but it also creates its own set of issues

Change is needed for the UK’s much-vaunted creative sector to live up to its name

The ever-escalating frequency of strikes is taking its toll on our efficiency and economy

At every step of my breathless and frustrating journey, Gatwick Airport was able to cash in on the unexpected delays

The British dream of escaping to warmer climes is becoming harder to achieve post-Brexit

Exploring the surprising link between a small town in the shadow of Mount Etna and the most celebrated siblings in English literature

Back in 1975, the experience of travelling abroad broadened my mind – a foreign concept for Mark Francois

A hit Netflix show is drawing tourists to the Azores, the archipelago where migration and magic are facts of life