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Share a tip on a great summer family day out in the UK

Tell us about your favourite family day trip – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

Guardian community team29 Jun

Trekking through a living mountain culture: Spain’s Picos de Europa

A landscape of forbidding peaks west of Bilbao plays host to an improbable world full of wild flowers, animals and resilient cheesemakers

Kevin Rushby29 Jun

‘Hearty fare, red gingham tablecloths and chalkboard menus’: my search for the perfect bouchon in Lyon

These traditional restaurants are the culinary backbone of this gastronomic capital, but finding the real deal means tackling offal – and red wine – for breakfast

Anna Richards28 Jun

Tony Barnett obituary

Other lives: A teacher and inveterate traveller who began his adventures on the hippy trail in the 60s

Paul Ernest26 Jun

Incredible panoramas, wildflower meadows and the odd wild horse: readers’ favourite walks in Europe

From cliffside views of Lake Garda to post-hike saunas in Sweden, you share your most memorable walking trips

Guardian readers26 Jun

Art trails, swimming spots and punt safaris, all easily accessible from Cambridge’s new train station

With Cambridge South about to welcome its first passengers, it’s an ideal time to explore some of the university city’s lesser-known treasures on foot or by public transport

Phoebe Taplin25 Jun

The ultimate beach hike: Portugal’s Fishermen’s Trail reveals the Algarve’s wild side

This long-distance coastal trek takes in towering rock faces, isolated beaches and tasty pitstops

Adam Turner24 Jun

Share a tip on a cooler coastal break in Europe

Tell us about your favourite summer trip to a more temperate shoreline in Europe – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

Guardian community team22 Jun

‘Year-round sunshine practically guaranteed’: Le Mourillon is Toulon’s cool, beachy quarter

Come for the sun; stay for the seafood, jazz festival, galleries and coastal walking in this laid-back village within a city

Rachel Hosie22 Jun

Chic and cheerful: 15 hotels for affordable European glamour

From a waterfront palace in Greece to a nonna’s house in Italy, these stylish boutique hotels offer character and comfort at a budget-friendly price

Fiona Kerr21 Jun

Salerno: the charming and affordable gateway to Italy’s Amalfi coast

The vibrant port city offers a more relaxed and budget-friendly base for exploring this beautiful coastline by train and ferry

Jessica Furseth20 Jun

‘I half expected James Bond to appear with a martini’: readers’ favourite seaside hotels in Europe

From faded grandeur in Greece to designer cabins in the Norwegian dunes, these are your most glamorous coastal discoveries

Guardian readers19 Jun

Pink flamingos and shimmering lemon groves: exploring Sicily’s Vendicari nature reserve

This wetland south of Syracuse was saved from developers and preserved as an unspoilt haven for migratory birds

Alexander Masters18 Jun

Whale watching and skinny dipping: three leisurely days on the Tomaree coastal walk

The 27km trail on the NSW mid-north coast reveals wildlife of the land and sea, plus the option to go clothes-free

Janine Israel17 Jun

Cycling in the tracks of Britain’s camping pioneers from Oxford to Surrey

Britain’s Camping and Caravanning Club started as a cycle camping club 125 years ago. I cycle from its birthplace to one of its oldest campsites to see if its free-wheeling spirit survives

Phoebe Smith17 Jun

From cool Marseille to a photo-feast in Arles – an art trail through Provence

The French cities of Marseille, Aix, Avignon and Arles boast a wealth of museums and festivals showing work by contemporary artists. Here’s how to make the most of a dazzling cultural summer

Jarred McGinnis16 Jun

Micro-staycations: why are people holidaying an hour away from home?

Mindful of steep airfares and global uncertainty, more and more UK holiday-makers are staying close – very close – to home. Does this mean Milton Keynes is the new Malaga?

15 Jun

Send us a tip about a memorable Greek holiday experience

Tell us about your favourite trip to Greece – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

Guardian community team15 Jun

On the road with the kids: a family driving holiday in Spain and France

Can a long road trip work with children? I set out to relive a classic journey from Bilbao to Saint-Malo I did in my freewheeling 20s

Alexandra Topping15 Jun

From Sussex to Scotland, my road trip through four centuries of British holidays

A 1,600-mile journey to the wild peaks of Scotland, via Llandudno’s Victorian promenade and the bright lights of Blackpool proved an eye-opener in more ways than one

Annabelle Thorpe14 Jun

Journey into the midnight sun: my solo road trip to the top of Norway

I found cinematic landscapes, wild freedom and thousands of miles of perfect solitude on my campervan adventure through the Nordic countries

Caroline Mills13 Jun