All in a roe: the secret of Sardinia’s bottarga
Still think spaghetti carbonara is best made with bacon – or pancetta if you’re being authentic? One taste of the Buzzi brothers’ version at their A Galaia restaurant in Carloforte, Continue Reading
10 of the best new summer activity holidays in the Alps
Les Arcs bike trail, Mont Blanc, France Car-free family ski resort and outdoor activity base Arc 1950 has opened another bike route for the summer, one that goes through the Continue Reading
A magical, green walk along Paris’s Promenade Plantée
Paris has some of Europe’s most beautiful parks but for something different search out the Promenade Plantée. It’s a magical, green stroll 10 metres above the street, which begins at Continue Reading
Great hotels, gites and auberges in France: readers’ travel tips
Winning tip: B&B gem, Brittany Josselin, in Morbihan, 80km west of Rennes, is among my favourite places on Earth. It is a beautiful medieval town with a fairytale castle perched Continue Reading
10 of the best country campsites in France
Historic chateau, Normandy Since its commission – by none other than William the Conqueror – Château de Monfréville, 10km from the Normandy coast, has housed everyone from Walt Disney’s whole Continue Reading
Totes a maze! How a forester turned his financial crisis into an eco-friendly puzzle
What I really like about the Laberinto de Villapresente in Cantabria, northern Spain, apart from the fact that it looks very nice (especially from the air) is the idea behind Continue Reading
The best of rural Portugal: readers’ travel tips
Winning tip: A chilled white, above the plains We had our best glass of Portuguese wine on the whitewashed rooftop of a tiny shop in the medieval hilltop village of Continue Reading
Discovering Portugal’s wild side
Away from the busy coastal resorts, Portugal is a timeless and magical place. To the north and east, there are wild mountains and sparkling lakes; to the south and west, Continue Reading
Berliners get an appetite for refugees’ cuisine
Lunchtime on a weekday at Alagami restaurant, in Berlin’s Neukölln district, is busy as usual. Waiters buzz around serving plastic plates brimming with orange-tinted saffron chicken pilaf, tabbouleh and hummus, Continue Reading
10 of Bilbao’s best pintxos bars
Bilbainos consider good pintxos a fundamental joy of daily life, and bars dedicated to providing them abound; jocular crowds rather than fancy decor or high prices are the clue to Continue Reading