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Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday

Board Eurostar for a relaxing holiday on the shores of Lake Orta with excursions to the region’s most famous lakes and fashionable Milan

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

Lago di Braies/Pragser Wildsee, South Tyrol, Italy ...

Staycation inspiration in Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and on Loch Lomond, plus a special seafood restaurant in London

This week’s dream: the easy elegance of Cap ...