96 m. ago The towering Paris chateau offering a more laidback experience than Versailles

The fortress of Vincennes once held a future King of France and the Marquis de Sade

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2 h. ago The Brit holiday hotspots that have been hit by wildfires — and how it might impact your travel plans

If you have plans to visit one of Europe’s popular holiday destinations this summer, there’s a chance your trip may derailed. Here’s what you need to know

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21 h. ago Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and AsiaBusiness live – latest updatesTighter border rules are putting European tourists off holidaying in the US, according to Europe’s biggest package trip operator.Tui’s chief executive, Sebastian Ebel, said there had been a “significant decline” in travel to the US, due to a multitude of factors including “the atmosphere, what you hear from border control”. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Europe's safest city is a seaside gem and it's a sunny Mediterranean spot

One popular European city has been named the safest place to visit, according to new research

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2 d. ago Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain

Three arrested and San Pedro cactus plants also found at rural properties that hosted lucrative ‘astral journeys’Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.Officers from the Guardia Civil force began investigating the business in the Pedreguer municipality of Alicante province five months ago after receiving a complaint from a former customer. They discovered that the retreat, which advertised online and billed itself as an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual centre, offered “traditional curative medicine” breaks that were especially popular among European visitors. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'I visited 17 European cities in a year — skip these 3 for a better time'

A travel influencer and foodie has revealed the three European cities she 'would have skipped' after spending time in 17 different destinations across the continent

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3 d. ago Cruise ship captain says 'best destination to visit' is in Europe

A cruise ship captain says a historic city with a 300-year-old fish market, huge river, and historic tunnel is one of the best places to visit on a cruise to Europe

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3 d. ago 'I visited some naked Europeans to find out why they're so much happier than us'

Finnish with a flourish - enjoy sauna heat, ice and the northern lights in Oulu, says Jane Haynes, who decided to find out why the Finns are so famously happy

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5 d. ago Small European country that tourists rarely visit despite its stunning views

A small European country, surrounded by hills, snow-capped mountains and sprawling beaches, offers a serene summer getaway. And it's not a place many people know about.

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5 d. ago Travel fans urged to visit European country now – 'before it becomes popular'

Travel expert, Sandy Breitmeier has urged holidaymakers to consider one particular European destination to take in 'before it gets popular' with fellow tourists

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7 d. ago Woman travels all over Europe and there's only one city worse than Birmingham

One travel influencer was not impressed with her trip to the UK, as she ranked her top cities in Europe after visiting 26 destinations across the continent – and rated just one worse than Birmingham

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7 d. ago Where is hot in May? 8 best spring holiday destinations to visit in Europe

Some of Europe's most scorching spring temperatures are seen in Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey

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9 d. ago Ukraine calls for greater pressure on Russia ahead of Witkoff visit – Europe live

Zelenskyy urges US and EU to fast-track sanctions and secondary tariffs a day before Trump’s envoy is expected in MoscowMeanwhile, the Netherlands is the first country to commit €500m to spend on US weapons for Ukraine under a new framework deal agreed by US president Donald Trump and Nato secretary general Mark Rutte last month.On Monday night, Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof said the new weapons for Ukraine were “badly needed” as “Ukraine is still fighting every day to defend itself against Russian aggression, such as large-scale drone attacks.”In doing so, Ukraine is also fighting for freedom and security in Europe. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Warning for tourists after Brit faces £175,000 fine for breaking rules in holiday hotspot

British tourists heading to a popular holiday spot in Europe this summer have been issued a warning after a visitor was caught using an 'unauthorised' device - and now faces a fine of up to £175,000.

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3 w. ago Two days less holiday? France is up in arms but my sympathy is limited

This small cutback is hardly a draconian austerity purge for a country that is broke. But the howls of outrage show a rational debate is unlikelyFrance is skint, but the French are in denial. To judge by the howls of outrage from the left and the hard right of the French political spectrum, you would think the prime minister, François Bayrou, had just taken a Javier Milei-style chainsaw to public services, announced Doge-style mass layoffs or imposed swingeing pay cuts.But it was Bayrou’s suggestion that the French should give up two of their 11 cherished public holidays – Easter Monday and 8 May, the anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe – and work instead to increase economic output and hence government revenue that provoked the anger.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tourist urges people to 'never' visit Italian city that's 'one of Europe's dirtiest'

An Irish tourist who travelled to a popular Italian city on the Amalfi Coast has encouraged others not to make the same journey after he claimed there's a problem plaguing its streets

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3 w. ago Britain is great at muddling through. But imagine if its leaders knew where they were heading | Timothy Garton Ash

Starmer’s successful ‘reset’ with Europe highlights an underlying incoherence. The only rational long-term strategy is to rejoin the EU, but our politics is far removed from thatLike a chronic ailment, strategic incoherence gnaws at everything Britain does in the world. Keir Starmer’s real achievement in resetting relations with mainland Europe – witness the recent visits of the French president Emmanuel Macron and the German chancellor Friedrich Merz – does not obscure, and in a way even highlights, this deeper confusion.After 1945, Winston Churchill envisioned Britain’s global role at the intersection of three circles: the British Commonwealth and (then still) empire; the Europe whose postwar recovery and unification he strongly supported; and the United States. As Commonwealth countries have formed stronger ties elsewhere, the first circle is no longer of strategic significance. Having committed itself in the 1970s to the most developed political and economic form of the second c...

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3 w. ago I visited one of Europe’s most walkable and affordable cities — it was incredible

Kraków, Poland, is one of Europe's cheapest cities to visit for a city break, and it's only a short flight away from the UK.

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3 w. ago 'I visited 17 European cities but I would never return to three of them'

A travel influencer, who visited 17 European cities last year, has named and shamed three that they wouldn't have chosen to visit - and it's fair to say people were divided

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3 w. ago Police to use facial recognition cameras at Notting Hill Carnival in new crackdown on violence

Visitors to Europe's biggest street party will be scanned for wanted knife offenders, rapists, robbers and those suspected of serious violent crimes.

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