SouthWest Germany is one of Europe's greenest regions, with forests, rivers, rolling hills and abundant wildlife. To take advantage of this there is a network of well-signposted hiking and biking trails. The federal state of Baden-Württemberg is also Germany's sunniest state, with a Mediterranean-like climate on Lake Constance. The region has attra...

The central Italian region of Tuscany has Florence as its capital and offers a natural landscape. This takes in the rugged Apennine Mountains, the island of Elba's beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea and Chianti's olive groves and vineyards. Tuscany Now & More has added three properties to its portfolio of rental accommodation in Tuscany and througho...

​From my first encounter during a lull in Army Training to more recent ascents of the mountains surrounding it, Dalwhinnie has been a landmark surrounded by happy memories. The whisky produced here, a favourite dram of mine for the best part of 30 years. ​I first leapt onto the tarmac of the carpark of the Dalwhinnie Distillery out of the back of a...

​ The Celtic Routes cover the three Irish counties of Wicklow, Waterford and Wexford and the three Welsh counties of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. Ireland The Dearg Due of Waterford There are many stories of vampirism in Ireland and one of the most frightening creatures is known as the Dearg Due, meaning 'Red Thirst'. Many centurie...

The Portugese capital of Lisbon has a thriving urban art scene. Artists,including Vhils, Odeith, PichiAvo, Bordallo II and RAF, have 'adorned' many of the city's streets with murals. To celebrate this movement, Turismo de Lisboa has launched a new video showcasing the city's Urban Art Route. There is also the outdoor public art in Quinta do Mocho a...

Montenegro is a Balkan country with rugged mountains, medieval villages and a narrow strip of beaches along its Adriatic coastline. To the north it borders Serbia, to the southeast Kosovo and Albania, to the south it is separated from Italy by the Adriatic Sea and to the west it borders Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Located on the Balkan Peni...