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Five of our favourite mountain destinations – from Switzerland to Slovenia via France – as well as tips on how to make the most of the Alps in summer and the hotels we recommend staying in while you’re there.

Featuring casual beachside restaurants serving fresh seafood and off-the-wall cafés with fine-dining locavore menus, our favourite European restaurants with outdoor seating areas are ideal for sun-drenched lunches and al fresco dinners.

Planning an indulgent French escape? Look no further. Featuring a Rococo-style chateau, Provence farmhouses ideal for a rural getaway and boutique boltholes in Paris, these are the crème de la crème of France’s best hotels.

As the UK opens new air bridges – or corridors – to more than 70 countries, we’ve pinpointed six great European destinations where summer travel is getting the green light, no 14-day quarantine necessary.

From the beautiful British Library and the Maughan’s famed reading room to architecturally impressive buildings and under-the-radar book nooks, these are London’s best libraries.

Nine volcanic islands make up the Azores archipelago, a dramatic landscape of rugged cliff faces and verdant greenery in the Atlantic ocean, floating about 1,500km off the shores of Lisbon.

We’ve rounded up our favourite affordable boltholes in Tokyo, so you can splurge on the ramen and save on the sleeping arrangements.