Europe’s best winter markets

Make December extra special as you sail along the Rhine, stopping at five magical festive markets

Arezzo, Italy While most travellers head to Florence when visiting Tuscany, for antiques it’s worth seeking out the city of Arezzo to the south-east. It’s replete with museums and historical monuments

Make the most of the remaining sunshine season with some outdoor fun

Tallinn’s coastline has long been shaking off its industrial look – the former militarised zone of Paljassaare Peninsula, for example, is now a forest-bathing and wild-swimming haven. Go 20 minutes ou

A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY PLACES TO ...

Stay at a country house hotel, where you’ll make your own wreath, Christmas candle and wax melts under expert tuition