Christmas on tap: six of the best UK pubs for the festive season
Santa is coming and these pubs are going to town with their tinsel and fairy lights, as well as hosting special drinks and events over the festive season
The magic of winter in West Cork, where music, food and drink lift the spirits
Ireland’s southernmost tip has been reinvigorated by new vibrant venues, markets and restaurants, which has brought an energy that brightens even the darker months
Tapas not tantrums: we put food at the centre of our Barcelona family holiday
On a rail trip to Spain from the UK via Paris, our writer discovers a great way of travelling happily with children …
Roman holiday: just beyond the city lies a land of popes and emperors
Less than an hour from Rome, Nepi and the Tuscia region is an under-the-radar cultural and historic hub – and councillors are working with the local community to welcome more visitors
A foodie tour of Somerset and Wiltshire by train and on foot
By travelling car-free we became fully immersed in the area’s quieter attractions, with cosy stays and great food throughout
Communal dining is Copenhagen’s best-kept culinary secret
Eating out in Denmark can be costly, but a growing number of child-friendly community supper clubs in the capital offer affordable feasting with the locals
From grape stomping to truffle hunting: 10 great harvest festival trips in Europe
Autumn is a great time to join locals as they celebrate the fruits of the season, from the vineyards of Provence to the forests of Transylvania
20 of the best UK foodie breaks for autumn
Fancy a seasonal getaway? From cosy inns to restaurants with rooms, we’ve found the best boltholes – all with menus as enticing as the scenery
Autumn fun and feasting: 10 readers share their favourite seasonal events in the UK
Our tipsters savour the season’s bounty, from orchard tours to pumpkin picking
Gastro reboots: 10 of the best renovated English foodie inns
From a 16th-century former pub on the Isle of Wight to a boutique hotel in the Lake District, these refurbished inns and coaching houses offer a mouthwatering stay in all seasons
A family surfing holiday in the French Basque Country
A ferry ‘cruise’ from Portsmouth to Santander brings the surf, cuisine and mountains of one of south-west France’s most distinctive regions within easy reach
‘A journey and an adventure’: driving Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Running 1,600 miles from County Cork up to County Donegal, this route, launched 10 years ago, takes in the west coast’s spectacular scenery
Italy’s ‘antidote to overtourism’: exploring unexpected delights in Vicenza and beyond
A new Italian holidays app, created by locals, helps steer travellers away from tourist traps by highlighting unusual places to eat, sleep and visit
‘Food is the key to understanding Marseille’: a gastronomic city tour
Seduced by the cuisine of the Mediterranean port, an expat American food writer guides us around the ‘no fuss’ cafes and restaurants that embody France’s oldest city
‘We constantly think about food’: a chef’s tour of Tunis
A local cookbook author guides our writer around the Tunisian capital, from patisseries and upmarket restaurants to the true belly of the city’s food scene