Casa Modesta overlooks the lagoon in the Ria Formosa nature park. It is a boutique hotel for those looking for an authentic, sustainable and luxurious experience in the Algarve. It is run by the grandchildren of an 'old sea dog' who have transformed his family home using locally sourced and sustainable materials. It is now a stylish eco-retreat boa...

Travellers who visit Portugal can now subscribe to Portugal Travel Insurance, a travel insurance adapted to the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure all visitors they can travel around the country with confidence. It covers the entire national territory for Covid-19 medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and hospital expenses. The insurance also covers the expen...

Backwaters provides river day-cruises along waterways in France that are away from the regular tourist trail. Its navigations of the French system take in places that might not be accessible to conventional hotel boats. France and Belgium offer some 10,000 km of navigable inland waterways, mostly on more intimate rivers and canals not accessible to...

The Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa. The group comprises the islands of Tenerife; Lanzarote; Gran Canaria; Fuerteventura; La Palma; La Gomera; El Hierro and La Graciosa. The Canary Islands Government has reached an agreement with AXA Spain on a travel assistance policy for all tourists to the Islands in ...

​There's lots of Sherry sipping going on in Spain, most of it in Jerez de la Frontera, in Western Andalusia which flows with bodegas offering guided tours around barrels and landscaped estates. There's lots of Sherry sipping going on in Spain, most of it in Jerez de la Frontera, in Western Andalusia, which flows with bodegas offering guided tours a...

The Seaside Collection has set the reopening dates for its four Canary Islands hotel properties with already strict security and hygiene protocols fine-tuned to welcome guests back. Seaside Palm Beach***** Gran Canaria The first Design Hotels member on Gran Canaria, the Seaside Palm Beach offers 'retro 70s chic for couples and families', amid a pal...