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Gardener's paradise: Terra Nostra Park on Sao Miguel

The Azores: Small dots of bright green on the map

Keen to get in the mood for the Chelsea Flower Show centenary next week, Mark Rowe travelled to the mid-Atlantic for one of the Royal Horticultural Society's first garden holidays

The Suite

B&B and Beyond: The Weavery, Amsterdam

This Golden Age silk-weaver's workshop has been refashioned into a stylish guesthouse, says Sarah Gilbert

King of the hill: Olmeto

Corsica: Get ready for the two-wheeled circus

As Napoleon's birthplace prepares for the Tour de France next month, David Ryan samples life in the south of the island

Take the plunge: Ribersborg's open air bath

48 Hours In: Malmo

This southern Swedish city hosts the Eurovision Song Contest final tomorrow. Steve Vickers sings its praises

Water world: walking in the Wadden Sea

Mudflat walking in Germany

Venture where few dare to tread – but be sure to check the tides first, says Andrew Eames who takes a stroll on the seabed

Med for it: Ayia Napa monastery

The quiet side of Ayia Napa

Forget all those boozing Brits. There's more to the famous Cypriot party resort than 'Sun, Sea and Suspicious Parents'.

Stall story: inside Les Halles de Lyon

Lyon's share of gourmet delights

Eurostar's latest service takes you straight to the heart of foodie France. Andy Lynes climbs aboard

The Big Six: Tuscan hamlet hotels

Featuring vine-draped landscapes, imposing towers and former cigar factories

Star turn: the Hotel de Crillon has closed for renovation

Hôtel de Crillon: a renovation fit for a palace

What's in store for Paris's iconic Hôtel de Crillon? Samuel Muston takes the long view

Climb every mountain, ford every stream: the Austrian Tyrol

Head for the hills (or take the plunge) this summer

Why bake on the beach when Europe's lakes and mountains offer such dramatic holiday alternatives? Sarah Baxter searches high and low for the perfect scenic break

Crete escape: Heraklion harbour

Crete: 'We could be a family two centuries ago ... apart from the fridge'

From Minoan monuments to relics of the Second World War, a family holiday in Crete is the ultimate history lesson

Gated community: Penne’s Porta San Francesco

Abruzzo: Poetry in motion in central Italy

First prize in last year's Bradt/Independent on Sunday travel-writing competition was a trip to Abruzzo and the chance to write about it in these pages. Here, Julia Bohanna reveals a region where Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' comes to life

River life: the attractive houses of Grund tower over the river Alzette

A Slice of the City: Luxembourg

A fortified stroll in the Grand Duchy

Naples sets off on a pedal passeggiata

As the Giro d'Italia race gets started on the recently pedestrianised waterfront, Nick Bruno explores the city at a leisurely pace via its new cycle paths

48 Hours In: Stockholm

Take a musical break in Sweden’s handsome capital, where a new museum devoted to its most famous foursome is about to open, says Simon Calder

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