The Greek municipality of Monemvasia sits at the seouth easern tip of the country's Peloponnese region. The Kastro (Castle Town) of Monemvasia, which is the 'must see' of the area, has been carved over the centuries from the cliff side of a rocky island located some 400 metres off shore. This remarkable walled town is a maze of Byzantine, Ottoman, ...

The Ardèche stretches for some 130 kilometres from Lyon in the north to Avignon in the south of France and forms the of the Rhone-Alpes region. It is bordered by the Rhône valley and the high plateaus of the Massif Central. This is a relatively sparsely populated area of stunning natural beauty, with dramatic mountain scenery and lush green hillsid...

Shakespeare's Rose is Europe's first 'pop-up' Shakespearean theatre. The project first saw life with a successful 2018 season in York. This year the theatre is again at the Yorkshire city and has also popped-up in the majestic grounds of Oxfordshire's Blenheim Palace. The two temporary theatres adopt a circular design and open roof similar to the t...

The English county of Kent has long been known as The Garden of England and those luring visitors to the county are determined to retain and, indeed, justify this moniker. And while many may look towards the county's coastline and White Cliffs of Dover, Kent's rural swathes offer an equally enjoyable experience. Gentle rolling hillsides and rich fa...

The Cotswolds covers an almost 800 square miles that takes in the five English counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. A designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it offers quintessential English country towns and villages of honey-coloured Cotswold stone The Cotswolds also has more than 3,000 mile...

The Mediterranean island of Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the four SpanishBalearic Islands, which also take in Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The island has long been a lure for the budget conscious visitor content with the island's sun, sea and sangria offering. And while Mallorca remains a popular sunshine destination it is Palma, the i...