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From Calais to Le Touquet, the Côte d'Opale is home to thriving fishing ports, grand old seaside resorts and restaurants serving the freshest seafood ...

From Blackpool to Bournemouth, these quintessentially British institutions celebrate a lot more than fish and chips and amusement arcades ...

For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help ...

Falling in love with a novel motivated these five travel writers to immerse themselves in locations from the Yukon and Kyrgyzstan to the Côte d'Azur ...

Rabat is a gorgeous seaside city with great food and culture, but for book lovers there's an added incentive to go this year ...

Small boats and kayaks connect the sparse communities and flourishing wildlife living on the thousands of islets on the Baltic coast ...

This overlooked quarter swaps the grandeur of tourist-saturated central Rome for murals, graffiti, cheap eateries and a working-class rhythm ...

Ebikes with child seats - plus idyllic campsites and pit stops en route - turn a five-day ride on the car-free Véloscénic into a wonderful family holiday ...

Horchata, the revered creamy drink made from tiger nuts, is still served in grand Valencian parlours - always accompanied by sugar-glazed pastries ...

I was just 10 at the time but my siblings and I will never forget the sense of safety, comfort and warmth they offered ...