European Destinations

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Munich’s moment

The city is hoping a year-long programme of public art installations will help to win tourists back from Berlin

Destination inspiration

Where to?

Explore the world with noted adventurers and award-winning writers such as Bear Grylls, Jan Morris and Lionel Shriver

When to go?

Dates and details of global events and spectacles, such as Sydney’s Crave Food Fair (above), to build an adventure, a holiday or a trip around

Destination: South Africa

A look at what the country can offer to urbanites and adventurers alike

A century on Gstaad gets more glitz

Tradition is taken seriously in the Swiss resort, so a new five-star hotel is causing a stir

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New frontiers for 2013

From the islands of Chile to safaris in Uganda, travel industry leaders reveal their tips for this year’s hot destinations

The Dutch touch

The outlandish decor of Andaz, designer Marcel Wanders’ new Amsterdam hotel, has a determinedly local flavour

Postcard from ... Turkey

Dionysos is not the only olive producer to see that an oil harvest might appeal to tourists

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Utopia in the Alps

Once mocked for resembling urban estates, two French resorts make ideal destinations for design-conscious skiers

Postcard from ... San Sebastián

The Hotel Maria Cristina, which first opened in 1912, basks in its restored glory after embarking on a €20m revamp

Postcard from ... Klosters

The chocolate-box pretty Swiss village is one of those celebrated resorts that comes trailing a glamorous history

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A road trip in Georgia

Churches and clifftop drives are the backdrop to a memorable and mountainous experience, writes Mark McCrum

Lyon’s light fantastic

The French city is gearing up for its annual eye-popping celebration of Catholic faith

Time for a change of skiing habits

With new chalets and lifts, the more modest and uncrowded La Tzoumaz is stepping out of Verbier’s shadow

Lionel Barber’s Pyrenees challenge

The FT editor joins a group of ‘mamils’ (middle-aged men in Lycra) for a gruelling weekend ride through mountainous Tour de France territory

Top of the hops: a tasting tour of Bohemia

Munich’s Oktoberfest reaches its climax this weekend but real beer aficionados should head to the Czech Republic and the home of lager

Postcard from ... Alba

The medieval Italian city attracts gourmet visitors with the aroma and taste of its white truffles

Greece resorts to luxury

A lavish, €900-a-night hotel launches in the crisis-hit country: a crass mistake or a vote of confidence? Claire Wrathall investigates

Take the slow lane in Slovenia

Walkers can enjoy the delights of an underexplored country while staying at a 16th-century manor house

Sensational Santorini

The volcanic island is home to one of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of our times, writes William Dalrymple

High art and hiking boots

A walking trail in the mountains of southern France explores the work of Andy Goldsworthy

Where to stay in St Petersburg: hotels with history

As the Four Seasons is set to open, the competition is raising its game

St Petersburg’s cultural revolution

Roman Abramovich is transforming a disused naval base into an island of culture

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