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Expert guide to Kitzbühel Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports The most beautiful ski town in Europe Kitzbühel is a beautiful medieval town in the heart of the Austrian Tirol with a truly vast ski area spread over three sectors. It best suits intermediates and experts, and the potential for travelling on piste and

Expert guide to Kitzbühel Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow reports Old coaching inns converted into four- and five-star hotels vie for space in Kitzbühel’s ancient streets alongside smart fashion boutiques and wickedly expensive cafés. But despite the resort’s diamond-studded image, the cost of a stay here can be a pleasantly reasonable surprise. Staying in

Please note our writers visited the following hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Whether you’re looking to nurture a young chef with cookery classes, partake in sports (on and off water), or simply be able to guarantee that your darlings are having fun – and being well looked after – while you relax in the

Please note our writers visited these properties prior to the coronavirus pandemic What could be more appealing than the epicurean informality of an inn or restaurant with rooms? These wonderfully relaxed establishments combine an emphasis on great ingredients from the area with local charm and stylish panache. There’s an insider feel that you don’t get

You don’t have to travel far to get a sense of island living: there are some treasured and unknown spots right here in the British Isles. Here are eight of the greatest islands to explore this autumn for a taste of the overseas trips you might have missed in 2020 – and the best places

Please note our writers visited these destinations prior to the coronavirus pandemic Is there any country on earth that wears its history as lightly as Italy? Roman ruins sit cheek by jowl with Renaissance palazzos, while modern skycrapers cast their long shadows over neoclassical cathedrals. But there are many more reasons why this is the

The Telegraph launched its Test4Travel campaign, which calls for cheap, effective Covid-19 tests at airports and ports by Christmas, on Wednesday.  The campaign is based on exclusive data that shows that the UK population wants testing to be introduced at airports and is prepared to pay for it. This was also reflected in a poll

Expert guide to Morzine Overview Hotels Restaurants Après ski Snow report Catered chalet accommodation is something that Morzine does well, including smaller high-end tour operators offering stylish, well-run options with great views and within walking distance of pistes, resort shops and bars. Each winter sees a plethora of new chalets opening, offering a host of

With their eerie 
swirls and curtains 
of coloured light dancing across the night sky, it’s no wonder the Northern Lights are a magnet 
for travellers. Fortunately the number of cruises to the Arctic, where they are most visible, is increasing. But the aurora is the tip of the iceberg. Here’s your ultimate guide to Arctic

Test4Travel calls for cheap, effective Covid-19 tests at airports and ports, by Christmas In the last six months we have seen unprecedented disruption to international travel. Yet this week, as the Government approaches yet another chaotic episode in its increasingly unpopular quarantine policy, there is an alternative way forward. Today, as a result of what

For a Londoner like me, even before lockdown, that first gulp of garden air during a country house hotel getaway was always bliss. That pampered, pristine scent of the English tundra; the heavy collision of outdoor scented candles and old trees. Then along came face masks. So, needless to say, after four-and-a-half hours inhaling the

Edinburgh thoroughly deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world. From the medieval tenements, vennels and wynds of the Old Town to the Michelin-starred restaurants, thriving café culture, vibrant nightlife and a strong contemporary arts scene, the city is effortlessly rich in culture. This transitions well to the

Edinburgh thoroughly deserves its reputation as one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world. Of course, you can’t think of Edinburgh without thinking of the International Festival, Fringe and Hogmanay, but it also has its year-round thriving café culture, vibrant and varied nightlife, great shopping and a strong contemporary arts scene. Charming

Oxford is renowned for its quirks and eccentricities. Traditions long forgotten or abandoned elsewhere hold fast in a town where clocks run intentionally slow, students can’t walk on the grass, and ducks are serenaded once a century. The city’s hotels are just as characterful and you can bed down in Oscar Wilde’s former party pad,

Oxford is built on wealth, privilege and royal favour but it’s a surprisingly good place to visit on a budget. Along with gloriously handsome streets to meander, many of the city’s finest attractions are free to visit, including a host of world-class museums and some of the prettiest colleges. Its hotels, however, are generally far

Please note our writer visited Edinburgh prior to the coronavirus pandemic Edinburgh is a cosmopolitan city, with a thriving café culture, vibrant and varied nightlife, great shopping and a strong contemporary arts scene. There’s no off season really; festivals – from film to jazz to food and beyond – happen every month, not to mention

Please note our writer visited York prior to the coronavirus pandemic Whether you’re looking for a hostel, b&b or guesthouse, the choice of budget accommodation in this walled city is seemingly endless and cheap hotels in York don’t have to mean chintz curtains and swirly patterned carpets. There are a handful of good hostels, while

Wild moorland, Grecian blue sea and world-class fish and chips Cornwall is on everyone’s lips these days. Those lingering shots of wild moorland, Grecian blue sea and soft pale sand in every episode of the BBC’s Poldark have drawn visitors from around the world. Despite such popularity the county retains its cloak of tradition and

You would be forgiven for having heard little about the Alentejo. Despite being the largest region in Portugal, it receives nowhere near as many international tourists as the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto. Fortunately, that also means its natural beauty and human heritage have been well preserved. This vast region is living proof that rural and

I used to come to Llandudno for childhood holidays in the Seventies. Think Formica tables, push-penny games on the pier and guesthouse landladies in floral pinnies. I recently returned with my own children, joining the staycation stampede from the North West after our original holiday plans were filed under 2021. As we strolled along the windswept