Europe

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Spain’s tourism industry has warned it risks losing millions of British holidaymakers if the European Union proceeds with the introduction of a new “tourist tax” later this year. The Mediterranean country, which is the […]

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email A fat black and white cat has become a major tourist attraction in the Polish city of Szczecin. Gacek, a free-roaming feline who lives in a box on Kaszubska Street in Poland’s seventh largest

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email In Seville, days are (nearly) always sunny, tapas is cheap and delicious, and the beer is ice cold. When it comes to travel in Spain, this city is bursting with fabulous places to lay

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email With its abundance of classical treasures, historic churches and Michelangelo masterpieces, not to mention the designer stores, manic traffic and men dressed as gladiators, Rome isn’t always the most relaxing city to visit. With

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email With its abundance of classical treasures, historic churches and Michelangelo masterpieces, not to mention the designer stores, manic traffic and men dressed as gladiators, Rome isn’t always the most relaxing city to visit. With

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email When visiting Florence, it’s important to pace yourself. This historic Italian city may be small but it’s so full of treasures that it can be overwhelming – the magnificent Duomo; lavish rooms in the

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email An abandoned train station in Spain has been totally revamped into a five-star hotel. Canfranc Station in the Aragon Valley, near the French border and surrounded by the Pyrenees, first opened in 1928. The

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Our microguides series is inspired by the slow travel movement, encouraging travellers to relax their pace and take a deep dive into one particular neighbourhood in a well-loved city. Rather than a whirlwind itinerary

[ad_1] Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for weekly expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Fans of the novel, stage musical and film The Phantom of the Opera can now book an overnight stay in the majestic opera house where the story is set. Airbnb is offering a limited

[ad_1] For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Russia has likely suffered an average of 824 casualties a day in the Ukraine conflict in the past two weeks, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said. This