Split personality Split

You’ll never be far from the smell of freshly baked bread, a marketplace piled high with local produce or an icy glass of Dalmatian wine in Split, a Croatian city where food is served with love and everyone eats and drinks like an emperor, says Rosemary Barron

First port of haul Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth is a city that knows its own mind, dismissing Michelin-star-chasing newcomers in favour of roadside grills where native chefs work magic with the bountiful raw ingredients at their disposal. Michael Raffael takes a culinary tour

Enter the little dragon Taipei

Just 180km east of China is Taiwan, a hotly disputed island that has seen dazzling economic growth. As Michael Raffael discovers, it ’s also one of the world ’s most colourful places to eat – so take a seat for stinky tofue and bubble tea

Leeuwarden

Floral extravaganzas, fine art and the freshest of Dutch cheeses vie for your attention in this elegant Frisian city, a worthy 2018 European Capital of Culture, says Stuart Forster

Nashville

Famed for its legendary music scene, Tennessee’s star-spangled state capital also pulls the crowds for its architecture, restaurants and boutiques, says Imogen Lepere

Sintra

From its pastel-coloured mansions to its pastéis de nata tarts, this hilly, pine-scented Portuguese town – only 30km from Lisbon – is a delight in spring, says Ross Belfer

10 of the best hotels with private beaches

As Europe hots up, don’t waste your time fighting for a spare scrap of sand. Rather pick a hotel with a private playa and drop and flop at your leisure. It’s your holiday, after all

The grape escape

There’s simply no finer way for a gourmand to traverse the globe than with a glass of wine in hand. Sip and swill your way through your next holiday, says Clinton Cawood

Go tell it to the mountain

Join Liz Bird as she scales some of the world’s elevated escapes, from whitewater rafting to wild camping

Here comes the sun

Stock up on suncream, grab your passport and fast-forward to summer. Imogen Lepere has nine of the season’s hottest destinations to suit anyone, from history buffs to beach bums

Europe's epic coastal walks

There’s something magical about navigating breathtaking terrain on foot, before stopping for a well-earned bite to eat and glass of local wine or two. Andrew Eames shares some of his top trails, spanning the volcanic island of La Palma to the soft green hills of Ireland

Eat well sleep well

Anna Berrill discovers the UK’s finest temples to good food where a superb meal and a great night’s kip go hand in hand

Four Seasons Langkawi

Malaysia

Any jet lag will be salved as you step through the tall ochre entrance to Four Seasons Langkawi and skirt between sandy Alhambra-style courtyards to a tranquil check-in beside a lotus pond, ginger tea in hand. A world away from the hustle of Kuala Lumpur, and perfectly poised on Langkawi’s...read more

Splendid Venice

Italy

With its majestic tapestry of canals and grand 16th- and 17th-century palaces and piazzas, Venice, the city miraculously built on water, unfailingly enchants. You are never more than a winding alleyway or bridge away from a secluded spot, with lively cicchetti bars, traditional pastry shops and gothic squares that on...read more

Kensho Mykonos

Greece

The first thing you’ll notice about this bastion of Cycladic cool is the smell. A decadent mixture of sea salt and fig that lingers in the folds of the snowy bed linen and wafts out of the spa, which is housed in a cave. The second is the use of...read more

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