Author name: Kate Guide

[ad_1] Already famous for its chocolate-box good looks – and made more so by the 2008 hit film In Bruges – Belgium’s West Flanders capital is absurdly pretty. Cobbled streets? Check. Open, pedestrianised squares framed by handsome medieval buildings? Check. Historic gabled houses, Gothic and Baroque churches and stone bridges crossing glassy canals? Check, check, […]

[ad_1] Annecy is a city for people who hate cities ‒ one wrapped in countryside, where days in the office can be punctuated with stand-up paddleboarding, paragliding and mountain hiking. The cobbled streets, tight-packed medieval houses and traditional festivals like Le Retour des Alpages (celebrating the cows returning from the mountains) may make Savoie’s former

[ad_1] People often ask ‘which is the best ski resort?’ – but there are as many answers to that question as there are types of skier and snowboarder. Beginners will want to be on different pistes to speed demons, while young families might not like the haunts favoured by party animals. Here’s our selection of