Places

Start the year in La Serenissima and you'll be spoilt with fewer crowds and (hopefully) some wowing winter light

To launch a new series highlighting our favourite places' less celebrated seasons, we recommend staving off SAD in Mallorca's capital

…or why being a hotel lover is more important now than ever

There’s more to Marrakchi souks and the Medina’s melee – discover the city’s fringe fantasias with these, the best places to visit near Marrakech.

The most stirring settings around the world for ‘putting a ring on it’ in style

During a uniquely dismal time, blue sky thinking is keeping us going. Here's where our thought clouds keep drifting off to…

Moments of optimism were a bit like the Northern Lights this year: rare but wonderful if sighted. In a bid to end the year on a positive, here are some upward trends and eye-catching new additions that have shone amongst the gloom…

It might be wholly inaccessible right now, but Bhutan – the world's most sustainable country, which proudly charts Gross National Happiness – might be the perfect tonic after *gestures broadly* all this

Looking for a warm hidey-hole to see you through winter? These are the best places to stay in the New Forest for a cosseting country break.