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Not a houseboat but a RIBA award-winning building constructed to look like two upturned boat hulls, this imaginative beach house overlooking Poole Harbour packs an aesthetic punch inside and out. A veritable Escher painting of staircases and stepped bridges connects split-levels with lounges and seating areas, creating a large internal …

Spain has announced it will loosen its border requirements, with children over 12 from non-EU countries no longer needing to be fully vaccinated. The Spanish government announced that it is relaxing its travel rules from Monday, which will be a boost for British holidaymakers planning to head abroad in February …

Start Bowden Bridge car park (£5 in coins)Distance 8¾ milesTime 5 hoursTotal ascent 662 metresDifficulty Moderate, harder in bad weather Google map of the route Allow Google content? This article includes content provided by Google. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies …

Winning tip: Valentine’s in Venice – I mean Aveiro I told my fiancée we were going somewhere where we would drink wine on a gondola so she was a bit surprised when we got on a plane to Portugal and not Italy. I had to explain that I meant the …

In the church we catch sight of a 17th-century cavalier, ringlets cascading over his shoulder armour, rising on to his elbow as if disturbed from a long nap. Under the bell tower we discover stones incised with the shapes of broadswords, medieval faces and a Celtic whale. Then, emerging into …

Get outside With the leaves of unusual plants laced with frost, ponds frozen to glass and rows of evergreens creating a Narnia vibe, formal gardens can be their most enchanting in winter. Follow a trail through 170 holly trees at RHS Rosemoor (£13 adult, £7 child) in Devon, or see …

As more of us are considering heading abroad again, travel restrictions in a number of popular tourist destinations have been relaxed. France, Portugal and Greece have each updated their entry requirements for fully vaccinated travellers, with changes coming into effect in time for half-term. Vaccinated tourists travelling to Portugal will …

Refuelling and warming up at a cosy mountain cafe or restaurant is part of the fun of a winter mountain holiday – whether it’s a traditional cafe in Austria or a stylish French eaterie. We want to hear about your favourite discovery on an Alpine break – tell us where …

‘Thessaloniki is Greece’s de facto ‘food city’,” says Diane Kochilas, a Greek-American TV chef with countless books on Greek and Mediterranean cuisine under her belt. The United Nations agrees, with Unesco designating Thessaloniki Greece’s first city of gastronomy in November 2021. To many, it’s no surprise to see Thessaloniki’s gastronomic …

Australia will open its border for fully vaccinated tourists and all visa holders, a decision branded “bittersweet” by those who have missed funerals in recent weeks due to ongoing restrictions. Scott Morrison on Monday announced the nation would open to all fully vaccinated visa holders, including tourists, on 21 February, …