Drink in the douro

Portugal’s largest agricultural region has been reviving its winemaking traditions and now offers experiences to rival those of the Douro Valley

There’s something gloriously camp about a cruise. Maybe it’s the endless buffets, maybe it’s the nightly entertainment that feels one cocktail away from full panto, or maybe it’s the sheer audacity of

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Oppressive heat reigned across the core of the Iberian Peninsula. The Extremadura region, bordering Portugal in the far west of Spain, had proved extreme in both beauty and its energy-sapping temperat

As complete newbies to cruising, we took a seven-night trip around the Med on the luxurious 17-deck ship Celebrity Ascent, one of Celebrity Cruises’ newest ships – and now we’re total cruise converts.

Women’s Fitness writer Lucy Miller took her family on a Royal Caribbean fitness cruise from Southampton to Spain