Vienna city guide: what to do, plus the best cafes, restaurants and hotels
It’s home to great art and music, but the city of spies and Sigmund Freud also has an edgy vibe – and a new buzz, discovers Kevin Rushby
Splitboarding in Chamonix: fresh terrain for grown-up snowboarders
Splitboarding is on the rise as snowboard veterans move on from quick thrills for the more aesthetic rewards of backcountry lines – but there can still be an element of danger
European football breaks: why it pays to see games in Berlin and Brussels
With Premier League ticket prices in another division, Nige Tassell takes his football-mad son to continental Europe, where the fans are good-natured and the cheap admission means plenty of money left over for fun
Cassandra Rhodin on Stockholm
The founder of children’s fashion label Mini Rodini is inspired by the city’s islands, parks, design stores and food
The foodie traveller: tripe sandwiches in Florence
For centuries Florentines have filled their bellies with cheap, nutritious lampredotto (tripe) rolls – blissfully unaware that one day it would become a hipster snack
Madrid city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
The Spanish capital teems with fun places to eat and drink, chic hotels and vivid historical sights. Here are our local’s tips for getting the max out of Madrid
Travel tips: savour Cognac, hike the Dales and escape to Berlin’s Hotel Zoo
Sample the charms of Cognac, stroll across Derbyshire Dales, and delve into Berlin decadence. By Joanne O’Connor
Milan travel: Love me Tinder
Finding romance online is never easy. So Morwenna Ferrier takes to Italian Tinder on a trip to Milan and checks out the local talent
Five of the best British youth hostels
The YHA’s finest, from a 19th-century shooting lodge to a Norman castle and a solar-powered mountain hut
Anna Peuckert on Kampin kappeli, Helsinki
The co-founder of 12hrs Travel Guides finds tranquility at the stunning, modern Chapel of Silence in Helsinki
Great little ski resorts: Morillon, France
Away from the hubbub of Chamonix, the French Alps has another piste-perfect resort in Morillon, a pretty family-friendly village close to charming shops – and bags of snow-related fun
Chef and writer Enrica Rocca on Venice
For the founder of the renowned L’Express cooking school, Venice still has amazing local food and peace and quiet; you just have to know where to look
The foodie traveller … in Stockholm: the new take on coffee and cake
In Stockholm, traditional fika coffee shops are taking a sophisticated turn as Michelin-starred chefs open a new wave of bakeries
Sand, sea, … snow? The best UK seaside holidays in winter
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to avoid the British seaside. Here’s where to head for blustery coastal walks, quirky museums and cosy hotels
Paris’s hottest new micro-quartier near Gare du Nord
Steps away from where passengers disembark the Eurostar trains from London and Brussels lies one of the city’s hippest neighbourhoods, full of exciting new restaurants, bars and shops