Avignon, a city in southeastern France's Provence region, is located on the Rhône River. From 1309 to 1377, it was the seat of the Catholic popes and remained under papal rule until becoming part of France in 1791. The Palais des Papes (Popes' Palace), which is surrounded by medieval stone ramparts, dominates the city centre. Spring is a good time ...

​Vitali Vitaliev visits the Westman Islands off the southern coast of Iceland to find out how the islanders, and Icelanders in general, have learned to live on top of nature's own powder barrel "Flowers are immortal, you cut them in autumn and they grow again in spring – somewhere." /Halldor Laxness, Icelandic writer, winner of the Nobel Prize for ...

Located in the northeastern corner of Jaén province Spain´s largest protected natural area – Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas most oftenly known as Cazorla, which is also the name of the town at the gateway to this immense wild and stunningly beautiful area in one of Andalucia´s least known provinces – Jaén. Deep ravines, soaring peaks, gushi...

 Byway, a travel company launched during the first pandemic lockdown, in early 2020, offers slow, 'hyper-personal' trips, taking travellers off the beaten path by train, boat and bike. Trips are currently available across the UK, France and Italy, with the most popular destinations currently the Scottish Highlands, Cornish Riviera, Burgundy an...

Devon is a county in southwest England offering sandy beaches, fossil cliffs, medieval towns and moorland national parks. The English Riviera has south-coast harbour towns including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. The South West Coast Path follows the coastline along the Exmoor coast and rock formations on Jurassic Coast. The English county is also ...

Stockholm is set to welcome the first ever Hyatt property in Sweden, with the group currently carrying out extensive refurbishments to the existing Hotell Reisen. When completed, the hotel will join the 'Unbound Collection' as a Hyatt-branded hotel in July 2021. Up until now, Hyatt devotees travelling to Sweden have been unable to demonstrate their...