A long weekend in… athens

Legend has it that Athena became the patron goddess of Athens when its citizens chose her gift of an olive tree over the sea god Poseidon’s offering of a spring (which, unhelpfully, spouted salty wate

Venetian fortresses, Ottoman mosques and historic family bakeries combine in this ancient city on Crete’s northwestern coast

GREECE AND summer go hand in hand. Maybe your picture-postcard Greek summer involves scarlet bougainvillea tumbling down over blue doorways; cats slinking through whitewashed alleyways. You may even b

There’s no single element that gives Paphos its popular appeal: like the meze you’ll find available across Cyprus, the town is a blend of different flavours that come together to delight travellers. F

Christine Faughlin checks into an all-inclusive resort that offers guests as many reasons to venture beyond its gates as it does to stay put on a sun lounger

From picturesque Charleston to urban Atlanta, the American South has so much to discover, says Griff Rhys Jones