20 h. ago Woodland walk with a fairytale castle and a cafe that nails the perfect toastie

This pretty woodland is where you'll find wildlife and remnants of the former Glamorganshire Canal

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26 h. ago The fairytale castle under siege by tourists: Violence breaks out as 75,000 tourists flock to tiny village on just one weekend

Over the long bank holiday weekend, thousands of sunseekers flocked to Lake Garda to take in the stunning sights, but locals were left fuming with their behaviour.

Society

27 h. ago Fury in Italy as 75,000 tourists jam streets of quaint Lake Garda village as video shows arguing holidaymakers trying to barge their way in to fairytale castle

Over the long bank holiday weekend, thousands of sunseekers flocked to Lake Garda to take in the stunning sights, but locals were left fuming with their behaviour.

Society

37 h. ago The tourist coach ban backfires: Furious residents near UK beauty spot reveal why National Trust clampdown on day

Last month the National Trust banned coaches from the car park at Birling Gap and Seven Sisters in a bid to stem the 600,000 tourists who visit each year causing damage to the iconic white cliffs.

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46 h. ago We’re having sex inside Moby Dick! The wild architectural world of Japan’s love hotels

From cruise ships to UFOs, from King Kong to a giant whale, half the sex in Japan may take place in its dazzlingly imaginative love hotels. But have some become just too seedy? Our writer checks inDo whales make you horny? How about UFOs? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of having a tryst in a fairytale castle, or making love inside a gigantic biscuit tin? Whatever your weird fantasy may be, it can probably be catered for on a roadside somewhere in Japan, if a new book on the curious phenomenon of love hotels is anything to go by.French photographer François Prost has been on a 3,000km pilgrimage of passion, driving from Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to the island of Shikoku in the south, to document Japan’s unique architecture of furtive liaisons. What he found spans from manga-embellished motels and Christmas-themed love nests to pastel-hued stage sets worthy of Wes Anderson. And some things stranger than your most eccentric kinks could dream of. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Threat of war with India leaves a Pakistani tourist spot deserted

Neelum Valley in northern Pakistan attracts some 300,000 tourists each summer

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6 d. ago European city frozen in time where dark tourists descend every year

This ancient city has become such a holiday hotspot that tourist numbers had to be capped at 20,000 a day. Still, millions flock to see this remarkable ruins of this once thriving Roman town

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2 w. ago Cruise expert who's spent 3,000 nights at sea reveals the destination tourists MUST visit at least once

Over 27 years, Joy Howe, from Worcestershire, has visited 58 countries while sailing the world. Here, she tells MailOnline the one destination that has captured her heart during her travels.

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3 w. ago Tourists banned from wearing certain shoes in Italy or face £2,000 fine

A popular region has been forced to impose a ban on certain types of footwear as well as a one-way system on its popular hiking trails for tourists

Economics

3 w. ago Popular Italian region can fine tourists £2,000 for wearing wrong item of clothing

National park authorities can enforce a rule that prohibits visitors from wearing certain footwear

Economics

4 w. ago Scottish tourist attraction with 500,000 annual visitors wins environmental award for the fourth time in a row

This modern engineering marvel uses Archimedes’ 2,000-year-old principles to maintain perfect balance

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