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Improve your mountain skills by day and party by night at the Arc'teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix ...

The island of Samsø offers tranquil walks, biking, birding, distillery and pottery tours, and locally sourced fare - including citrusy ants ...

From B&Bs and cabins to fincas and family hotels, these rural boltholes make ideal bases for exploring the region's mountains, trails and historic towns and villages ...

From the breezy dunes of Normandy to the dreamy lagoons of the Algarve, our writers choose their favourite places to eat and drink by the sea ...

The West Sussex village of Amberley, near Arundel, is easy to reach by train and offers great hiking in the national park, castles and a newly reopened pub with a focus on local food ...

Butcher's shops and dive bars sit side by side in a district where you can swap the touristy beer halls of the city centre for raw creative energy ...

This traditional neighbourhood 'across the river' is where the city's creatives are heading as the centre heats up ...

After decades in the shadows, the residents of this historic quarter came together to launch local businesses and make the area an attractive proposition once more ...

This buzzy quarter is best enjoyed on one of the many tree-lined terraces, eating gourmet wraps, sipping bio wine and listening to live jazz ...

It once housed the fanciest shops and restaurants in Greece's capital city - then it crashed. Now the area is reborn as a vibrant, multicultural neighbourhood ...