Costa Vicentina: wild beaches, surf and a natural park
Costa Vicentina: the natural park, the beaches with no hotels, the surf spots, the Rota Vicentina trail, the summer wind and how to get there.
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From Romania’s painted monasteries to Europe’s quiet corners: every article is a hands-on guide, researched with care.
Oviedo or Gijon: which one suits you
Oviedo or Gijon compared: the administrative capital against the seaside city, sights, cider, beaches, prices and transport, with a verdict for each trip.
Playa de las Catedrales: planning around the tides
Playa de las Catedrales: how to read the tide table, the free booking required in summer, the clifftop path, staying in Ribadeo and the safety
Picos de Europa: the best hiking trails
Hiking in the Picos de Europa: the Cares gorge, the Covadonga lakes, Fuente De, Bulnes and the Naranjo, with difficulty, timings and what to carry.
Galicia: seafood, Celtic coast and pilgrims
A Galicia travel guide: Santiago de Compostela and the Camino, the rias and the seafood, the Costa da Morte, A Coruna and Vigo, and when
Dartmoor National Park: ponies, tors and legends
Dartmoor: the granite plateau in Devon, the tors, the free roaming ponies, the wild camping right upheld in court, the Baskerville legend and safety rules.
St Ives, Cornwall: the artists’ colony and its light
St Ives in Cornwall: why the artists moved here, Tate St Ives, the Hepworth museum, the four beaches, the branch line into town and when
Jurassic Coast: fossil hunting in Devon and Dorset
The Jurassic Coast: 154 UNESCO kilometres, Durdle Door, Lulworth, where to find fossils at Charmouth and Lyme Regis, the safety rules and the logistics.
Cornwall peninsula: beaches, fishing villages, legends
The Cornwall peninsula: the beaches worth the drive, the fishing villages, Tintagel and King Arthur, the UNESCO mining landscape and how to get there.
Cardiff: a city break in the Welsh capital
Cardiff: the castle with its Victorian interiors, the bay and the Millennium Centre, the stadium in the centre, free museums, food, prices and day trips.
Portmeirion: the Italianate village in Wales
Portmeirion, the Italianate village built on a Welsh peninsula: who built it and why, the ticket, The Prisoner, staying overnight and how to get there.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path: a full guide
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path: three hundred kilometres of trail, the best sections, the beaches, St Davids, the puffin islands and where to stay.