Edinburgh, Scotland's compact, hilly capital, is fondly known as "Auld Reekie", which means "Old Smokey" in Scots. It has a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland's crown jewels and the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish r...

Cyprus has a tradition of wine-making, dating back nearly 6,000 years to the Ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian periods. Cyprus is also home to the world's oldest named wine still in production: 'Commandaria', which Richard the Lionheart described as the "wine of the kings and the king of the wines." The island has seven different wine routes, each ...

The Mediterranean island of Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the four SpanishBalearic Islands, which also take in Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Its capital, Palma, is a vibrant city of cultural abundance and contrast. Palma's old town has seen a genuine renaissance in recent years with by the opening of new boutique hotels helping with the ...

Visitors to Iceland can explore ice caves on Langjokull glacier and rarely seen landscapes of the interior highlands on a new day-tour, Through the Rugged Highlands by Into the Glacier. Into the Glacier is the world's largest manmade ice tunnel carved deep inside Langjokull, itself one of the world's largest glaciers. Since opening in 2015 Into the...

The Greek municipality of Monemvasia sits at the seouth easern tip of the country's Peloponnese region. The Kastro (Castle Town) of Monemvasia, which is the 'must see' of the area, has been carved over the centuries from the cliff side of a rocky island located some 400 metres off shore. This remarkable walled town is a maze of Byzantine, Ottoman, ...

The Open Air Theatre is rightly heralded for pampering audiences with the range and depth of its musical offerings. In the last five years alone we have been treated to Porgy and Bess (2014); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (2015) and a the frantic delight that was Little Shop of Horrors (2018). Jesus Christ Superstar, by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Ti...