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autumn travel

Our travel experts round up the best holiday destinations around the world to visit in autumn for hot sunshine, or cosy weather.

<p>Empty beaches await when you swap summer for autumn</p>

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<p>Seville offers much warmer weather than the UK in autumn </p>

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<p>Stay out of the rain and spend time enjoying one of Britain’s top rail museums </p>

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<p>Autumn colours frame Caerphilly Castle in Cardiff</p>

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<p>Visit Setubal, Portugal for walks and wines this October </p>

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<p>October can be a particularly beautiful time to go on holiday</p>

The best cheap holiday destinations for October

<p>Chefchaouen, Morocco’s ‘Blue City'</p>

The best last-minute holidays for September

Embrace the cold in Antarctica

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