48 m. ago ‘£20 a night for one of the most peaceful locations in the world’: readers’ favourite remote stays

From the Scottish Highlands to a Greek island, our tipsters have been awed by silence, beauty and wildlife in out-of-the-way corners of Europe• Tell us about a great country pub – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherI’d recommend visiting the Outer Hebrides island of Berneray for an experience of true remoteness. Here you can walk across the rare grassland called the machair to the white, three-mile long West Beach, which looks out into the North Atlantic, and marvel at the immense space and colour of the sea. We stayed at a Gatliff Hebridean hostel, which consists of two converted crofts where for about £20 a night for a bunk you will be staying in probably one of the most peaceful locations in the world. Berneray is between North Uist and Harris.Nik Fernee Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Greek island that's 24C in October but without the Santorini crowds

For those looking to escape the gloomy autumnal weather, travel experts have shared one laid back hidden gem in Greece - where the warm weather continues through October

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44 h. ago The Spin | Cricket in Corfu causes confusion but also unexpected delight for a few

Seeing a match on the Greek island may be unusual but it gave one American boy a touching link to his dead father The boy had been loitering for about 15 minutes, edging steadily closer to the waiting batters seated around the nonexistent boundary edge, when he eventually plucked up the courage to ask who was winning.It was the type of uninformed query that ordinarily prompts eye-rolls in cricket’s complex spheres. But the match situation – 60 for one, chasing a victory target of only 86 – made the response quite simple on this occasion. Besides, he was just a kid; an American one, at that. How was he to know that cricket’s ebbs and flows rarely render it condensable into such binary terms? Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Family's agony as they wait for answers over death of 'very fit' marathon runner, 24, who died days after coming back from holiday

A young City executive, Georgia Taylor, 24, who died just days after returning from a Greek island holiday was 'here one minute and gone the next', her heartbroken mother has said.

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69 h. ago Gorgeous island with direct UK flights is 'perfect for older travellers' and it's 24C in October

The Greek island is a popular destination for older Brits looking to relax in the sun - and it's easy to see why.

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3 d. ago Gorgeous Greek island with 24C weather in October but no tourist crowds

Milos has more than 70 beaches, each with a distinct look. Among them is Sarakiniko beach, with its white volcanic rock and bright blue sea, resembles a lunar landscape

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4 d. ago Woman, 24, dies days after twice being sent home by doctors when she returned from holiday in Greece

Georgia Taylor, from Gwaelod-g-Garth in Wales, passed away in the early hours of August 21 following a week-long trip to the Greek Island Zante.

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9 d. ago Holidaymakers stranded on Greek island as flash floods cancel UK flights

Zakynthos Airport in Greece was packed with travellers whose plans had been disrupted by the severe weather conditions, with large crowds of people seen gathered in the airport

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9 d. ago Brits stranded on Greek island as flash floods spark major travel disruption

Hundreds of holidaymakers have been hit with diversions and cancellations as they try to get back to the UK from Greece. Passengers have shared their experience at Zakynthos Airport

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1 week ago Brit, 25, is accused of raping a Norwegian tourist, 24, in abandoned building after meeting her on night out on Greek holiday island

The 25-year-old Brit, who has not yet been named, is alleged to have lured the 24-year-old Norwegian woman from a crowd before sexually assaulting her.

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1 week ago Brit tourist, 55, found dead after vanishing on Greek island hike as he was last seen asking stranger for directions

A BRITISH holidaymaker who vanished while hiking alone in Greece has been found dead months after he was last seen asking a stranger for directions. Hunters made the grim discovery on Saturday morning when they stumbled upon the man’s body in the remote Epionia area of Kilios, northern Karpathos. The 55-year-old Brit was visiting the...

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1 week ago Brits can apply to live on Greek island for free but there's very unusual catch

Applications are now open to volunteer for roles on the Greek island of Syros, and with the job comes free accommodation, breakfast and utility bill costs included

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2 w. ago The best hotels in Mykonos 2025: Where to stay for beach views and private pools

Whether you’re keen to see, be seen, go wild or wind down, you’ll find hotels for all on this chic and sophisticated Greek party island of Mykonos

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3 w. ago This Greek island retreat taught me how to holiday in style as a single parent

Kid’s club holidays conjure up water slides, blue bubble-gum ice cream on tap, and screaming, but not at The Peligoni Club on the Greek Island of Zakynthos, where, says Charlotte Cripps, the vibe is a cross between ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Motherland’

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3 w. ago The OnlyFans pimps exposed: These male 'managers' flaunt lavish lives. Now SARAH RAINEY reveals their toxic tactics, the sites where women are sold like cattle

Posing at the wheel of his Porsche, flying a helicopter over a Greek island, lounging on a private yacht... to many young men, it looks like 'Tony' is living the dream.

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3 w. ago Dr Michael Mosley's Just One Thing replacements are revealed as the series is set to return following his tragic death age 67

Tragically, only two episodes of the series were completed before his untimely and shocking death aged 67 while walking on a Greek island in the summer.

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3 w. ago Moment tourists push boat with migrants away after attempting to land on beach

Beach-goers on a Greek paradise island took matters into their own hands when they pushed a boat full of asylum seekers away after it attempted to land on a beach

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3 w. ago Moment tourists push boat packed with migrants away from shore after it attempted to land on beach on Greek paradise island

Furious tourists were seen in dramatic footage trying to push a migrant-packed boat away from shore as they descended on a Greek beach. 

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3 w. ago The Greek island with 1,000 chapels – more than one per 10 residents

There are the many chapels built by sailors’ families as vows for their safe passage

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3 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: On Greece's Tinos island, families own and lovingly care for 1,000 chapels

A glance in any direction on the Greek island of Tinos reveals at least a dozen chapels, recognizable as tiny houses of worship by their miniature belltowers and simple crosses.

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