City breaks with kids: Berlin
In our new series of ‘mini’ breaks, local parents tip the attractions kids will love - and the ones to avoid - plus where to refuel and where to call it a night
Nights at the museum: tales of being trapped in galleries, a cathedral … and a ‘hotel’
Inspired by the story of a gallery-goer getting trapped inside a German museum, we look at other occasions when visitors have outstayed their welcome … and the opening hours
Tokyo’s coolest neighbourhood: Kōenji
Stay in an art hotel, see live music, shop for vintage clothes … the leftfield community of Kōenji in the Tokyo suburbs is home to an expanding creative scene
10 top tips from our Melbourne correspondent
From blue algae lattes and the best bar on AC/DC Lane to Aboriginal culture, our Guardian Australia reporter has the inside track on the ‘world’s most liveable city’
Hit and myth: a legendary tour of Pembrokeshire
Following two newly devised trails in north Pembrokeshire, Kevin Rushby finds an area thick with antiquity – from neolithic to Napoleonic eras – and more soul than Stonehenge can muster
Path to paradise in the Appenines foothills
Dante isn’t the only one to have found inspiration in this part of Italy. Our writer explores the Emilia-Romagna region taking in its bell towers, truffles, wine – and also its musical side
‘It’s soulful … and the friendliest city in India’: Fiona Caulfield’s Kolkata
‘Strangers will invite you for a chai just to talk and exchange ideas.’ The guidebook writer says the West Bengal capital is very different from its City of Joy image
Hull: city guide to the 2017 UK Capital of Culture
Hull is seizing the chance to show off its cultural hotspots – and appetite for a party. Our writer rejoices at her home town’s newfound cool, and lists the best places to eat, drink, stay and shop
Top 10 new museum openings in 2017
History, art and design will be celebrated in their many forms, and disciplines, at new institutions from Paris to Los Angeles and London to Cape Town
In Bruges, unwind amid the calm of an almshouse garden
Many of Bruges’s 44 almshouses have hidden gardens, which are ideal spaces for contemplating its historic atmosphere. This is one of the best
The alternative city guide to Newcastle
A stubborn desire to make things happen in this great northern city has led to vibrant arts, food and drink scenes. Whether you’re drinking, dancing or dining, the experience will come with genuine Geordie camaraderie
Tamil Nadu: hundreds of temples but barely a Brit in sight
Tamil Nadu has sweeping beaches, the world’s greatest collection of ancient temples, pretty tea plantations… and remarkably few British tourists
Top 10 winter city breaks in Europe
Winter is the time for exploring snowy European cities full of cosy cafes – especially when they’re served by budget airlines with low-season fares
10 of the best Christmas light festivals in the UK
From dancing lasers to magical gardens, imaginative light shows are being switched on throughout the land. We preview 10 Christmas spectaculars
Don’t do that, do this: dodging the crowds in Sri Lanka
Kandy, Sigiriya and Yala may be stunning but you’ll have to share them with thousands of other tourists. We pick equally alluring but less-visited alternatives to the main honeypot sites