Hannover is the capital of the Lower Saxony region of Germany The Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen along with the recently rebuilt Herrenhausen Palace form Hanover's most popular attraction and one of the most important Baroque gardens in Europe. The 17th century garden displays an array of fountains, exotic plants and sculptures. There is also t...

Located in the UNESCO designated Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park, and under an hours drive from the capital Reykjavík, the Silfra Fissure is where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet to form part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The park itself is known for the Alþing (Althing), the site of Iceland's parliament from the 10th to 18...

Lübeck and Travemünde Lübeck was one of the great mercantile medieval cities. The entire Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old spirit of the Hanseatic League can still be sensed in the Old Town with its marvellous 5 Gothic churches and the more than 80 hidden alleyways. In the newly built European Hansemuseum the history of the Hanse wi...

La Gomera, the second-smallest of the main islands in Spain's Canary Island chain, is marked by craggy volcanic mountains crisscrossed with hiking trails. In higher altitudes, dense forests of ferns and moss-covered trees grow in the mists of Garajonay National Park. Toward the coast, the Valle Gran Rey canyon leads past the whitewashed cliffside v...

Simply Sweden the Scandinavian travel specialist, offers self-catering holidays in the Swedish mountains. Kall Jämtland offers an invigorating week of hiking, fishing, kayaking, climbing, paragliding, horse-riding and more in the shadow of Mount Åreskutan, the highest peak in the region. Nearby attractions also include Tännforsen, Sweden's largest ...

​Nothing about Montreuil-sur-Mer is what you expect... ... To begin with, it's not quite 'sur mer', but is built on a silted-up river estuary, about 20 miles away from the actual sea. First-time visitors tend to be swept off their feet by the unexpected charm and beauty of that seemingly unremarkable small town in the north of France, a mere 45-min...