The Balearic Islands, which takes in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera has unveiled the future tourism strategy for the archipelago. The islands, off eastern Spain, in the Mediterranean, will combine tourism, culture and sport in highlighting the archipelago's traveller offering beyond 'sun, sea and sand'. This will enhance the attraction of ...

The city of Bath, one of the UK's most popular short-break destinations, has been luring travellers since Roman Times. Bath was founded as a thermal spa settlement in the first century AD by the Romans and named for the resplendent baths built here. Into the Middle Ages and Bath had become an important centre for the wool industry and with its maje...

It will be a bumper year for Malta and Gozo in 2024 for contemporary arts housed in historical heritage and cultural localities The Maltese Islands being so small, the history of heritage and culture in areas and events tend to intermingle – the bad with the good. Let me for example cite Strait Street (Strada Stretta in Maltese) in Valletta. For ce...

Located just south-west of Athens along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf, Piraeus serves as the gateway for countless travellers looking to explore the capital's treasures. Most visitors I know wouldn't consider staying in Piraeus, they simply pass through it on the way to the capital. But for me Piraeus is a place to linger and a reminder of my ...

19 to 21 February 2024 Basel goes wild for exactly 72 hours at the end of February. The Carnival in Basel, which is on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, starts 4.00am sharp on Monday19 February 2024 and ends 72 hours later. Fasnacht is the name for the pre-Lent carnivals in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria. Whil...

The Kilmartin Museum, which has reopened following a redevelopment work, acts as a custodian of the artefacts that come from Kilmartin Glen, one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes. The Museum houses a collection of some 11,000 prehistoric artefacts that offers a fascinating insight into the lives those inhabiting the area over the last 12...