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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A fortified stroll in the Grand Duchy

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

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