The brightest breaks in the world, from Venice to Cape Town and Florida

These vibrant destinations are guaranteed to brighten up your day and bring a smile to your face. And one thing is for sure, they need no Instagram filter.  From the vividly painted townhouses of Copenhagen to the rainbow-drenched streets of Venice, scroll down for our pick of the world’s brightest breaks…  Burano Island, Venice, Italy … Read more

Incredible waterfront holiday villas in Italy, from the Amalfi Coast to Lake Como

When it comes to extravagantly luxurious waterfront villas, Italy has you well and truly covered. From a prestigious cliffside palace on the Amalfi Coast to a magnificent villa with sensational views over Lake Como, there are plenty of knock-your-socks-off properties available to rent – if money is no object. Scroll down for our pick of … Read more

The holiday guru has advice on train trips in India and solo package holidays to San Sebastian

Are there any ‘excellent’ train trips around India and what’s the best package tour to San Sebastian for a solo traveller? The holiday guru solves tourism queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:24 BST, 2 August 2019 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 6 August 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. … Read more

Italian winemakers set their vineyards ablaze creating a fairytale glow across the landscape

Italian winemakers give the landscape a fairy-tale glow by placing hundreds of flaming torches among their vines to protect them against the coldest May temperatures in decades Winemakers in South Tyrol have been placing anti-frost torches among the vines to save their grapes The torches – called smudge pots – can raise the temperature by … Read more

How Italy’s Matera went from city of shame to European superstar

The choice of Matera as 2019’s European City of Culture will have astonished Italians of a certain age, although not those who have ever visited it.  Fifty years ago, the city was designated the ‘national shame’ of Italy, embodying everything that was wrong with the impoverished south. But it was not true then and is little more … Read more