The ruff guide to Europe: 15 dog-friendly holidays
From Baltic beach holidays to Spanish city breaks and cruising on French canals, here’s our pick of the best getaways for dogs – and their owners
Should you take your dog on holiday? We went on a European road trip with our border terrier to find out
Dogs have a sense of adventure, don’t they? We thought Missy would enjoy exploring France and Spain. She had other ideas
‘The hotel had a dog spa’: readers’ favourite dog-friendly holidays
Dog lovers share their tips on the best accommodation and beaches to set tails wagging across the UK and Ireland• Tell us about a midsummer trip – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher
A brush with Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence, France: a blockbuster retrospective comes to town
The city once neglected its most famous son. But this summer visitors can immerse themselves in a major new exhibition and see the artist’s restored studio, home and the landscapes that inspired him
‘The walk is shot through with melancholy and romance’: a new trail to the north face of the Eiger
The hike offers dramatic views of the Swiss Alps’ ‘murder wall’ – and poignant insights into the climbers who first braved it. For the son of one of those pioneers, it had a special resonance
Share a tip on a great midsummer trip
Tell us about your favourite midsummer adventure in the UK or Europe – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break
It’s showtime in Andalucía! How I found my voice on a musical theatre retreat
With tuition from West End pros, this week-long singing break in southern Spain hits all the right notes
From DJing and folk to songwriting and salsa: 10 of the best music and singing holidays
Combine beautiful locations with musical creativity on these perfectly pitched learning breaks from Somerset to Marrakech
‘The soul of Irish traditional music’: a musical journey through County Clare
Ireland’s west coast is home to a flourishing live music scene, with the pubs and music festivals attracting world-class players
‘This is not a wellness retreat’: four days on an Australian wilderness survival course
With help from Gordon Dedman, a consultant on Alone Australia, Rafqa Touma learns how to survive in the wild
‘Beautiful locations to learn in’: readers’ favourite creative breaks
Photography, writing, painting and music learning holidays have all ignited our readers’ creative spark, at retreats from Snowdonia to Sicily
Look east: an exhilarating weekend in London’s new cultural quarter
The opening of the V&A Storehouse and Sadler’s Wells East mark the transformation of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park into an exciting new creative hub for the capital
Stand up too early when your plane lands? That’ll be £50, please
Turkey is trying to deter people from queue-jumping when disembarking an aeroplane. But is it a worse crime than reclining your seat?
‘Five-star Exmoor views for £15 a night’: a bothy-to-bothy walk along the North Devon coast
The South West Coast Path and the Coleridge Way link National Trust bothies, pubs and sea cliffs on an exhilarating three-day walk
Lead on, Macduff: how the tide turned for Aberdeenshire’s art deco lido
The pavilion at Tarlair lido, on the coast outside Macduff, has reopened after a decade-long restoration campaign. Now swimmers await the whistle to hit the pools again