A musical marvel: How to do Salzburg’s six-week classical festival

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The Salzburg Festival is to opera and theatre what Wimbledon is to tennis. So it’s fitting that tickets are allocated in a similar method: by lottery, with members enjoying priority before the public. Get your application in by January 7 (salzburgfestival.at) and you could be on your way to Austria. Winners will be notified by the … Read more

Incredible images that show the beauty and majesty of the Alps

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Skiing aside, there are myriad reasons to visit the Alps – not least that it is arguably one of the most picturesque environments on Earth.  As this stunning portfolio of pictures shows.  Our collection will transport you across the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe. One that stretches approximately … Read more

Sensory experiences travellers associate with cities from bread in Paris to a pub fire in London

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The smell of bread in Paris, the warmth of a pub fire in London and the scent of roasting chestnuts in New York: Sensory experiences travellers associate with cities around the world Other experiences include hearing the sound of water lapping a boat in Dubai  In Sydney, travellers like the cool breeze on the Manly to … Read more

This Christmas, we have a golden opportunity to re-invent our political culture and our economy

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This Christmas, we have a golden opportunity to re-invent our political culture and our economy The One Nation Tory that Boris Johnson has cast himself as has to deliver Finance must serve those nearer the bottom of the pile to address inequality Some rapacious models of capitalism that we’ve suffered under really won’t do By … Read more

North Korean capital’s ‘strangely beautiful’ architecture revealed in new book Model City Pyongyang

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North Korea may be a nightmarishly oppressive state, but for architects there’s a sliver of dreamland within – the capital, Pyongyang. As architects Cristiano Bianchi and Kristina Drapic explain in their new book, Model City Pyongyang. They say: ‘We realised that the city does have its own strange kind of beauty. Pyongyang embodies the dream … Read more

Jerez for under £100 a night! How to see this city with old-school Spanish charm on a budget

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Jerez de la Frontera is a classically Andalusian city with lashings of old-school Spanish charm.  Crumbling medieval walls hide tapas restaurants and classic tabancos (little working-class bars), which peddle crisp sherry from £1 a glass.  Wander the streets and you’ll hear cheery locals using the word ‘ole’ as a day-to-day expression (it’s typically only shouted … Read more

An Inspector Calls… A review of Beechfield House in Wiltshire

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An Inspector Calls… at Beechfield House in Wiltshire, which has a swimming pool and rooms with grand four-poster beds – but the dining room was ‘bleak’ with an ‘odd smell’ Beechfield House in Wiltshire features 19th-century Italianate architecture  The Inspector was impressed with the ‘tasty’ food and honesty of his waiter But the dining room lost … Read more