Exploring spain

A new project highlighting significant stops on Spain’s cultural routes serves up some little-heard histories and fewer crowds

Exciting ways to get away from it all

A multicultural bastion of Modernisme architecture, loomed over by an imposing medieval citadel, this tiny slice of Spanish flair on the North African coast deserves far more of a spotlight, writes Eddi Fiegel

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

Those in the know are booking ‘shoulder season’ trips to places where the sun still shines, the heat is bearable, prices are lower and the crowds have gone. Here are our top five

Long weekends are out. Big holidays are in. Now, where did you put your large suitcase?