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Procida island in the Bay of Naples, Italy 10 quick trips: the back to school runaway
  • Sandra O'Connell
  • August 30, 2013, 13:35

Take advantage of term time with 10 quick trips for parents

The view from Villa Santo Sospir in the south of France The villa of sighs: Cocteau and Picasso's home from home

Francine Weisweiller’s home on the French coast, the Villa Santo Sospir, entertained bon viveurs including Jean Cocteau, Picasso, Prince Aly Khan and many others

The Going Coastal series

Strangford Lough covers an area of 150sq km, yet it is seldom more than 10m deep. Photograph: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Going Coastal: The big water, big sky of Strangford Lough

The series concludes with a boat trip around the Co Down sea inlet, often drawn but little-visited

Michael Harding on the beach at Carrickfinn, where he had chased girls around the sand dunes as a boy Going Coastal: youthful dreams in Donegal

Our series continues with a walk back in time along the windswept shores of the Atlantic in west Donegal

Al Mennie and Fionola Meredith on a boat tour of the Co Antrim coast. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Pacemaker Around Antrim, it’s bleak and beautiful, lonely and lovely

Our Going Coastal series continues with a boat trip around the Antrim coast, which takes in starkly beautiful views, sea caves and a medieval castle at the centre of local legends

Long Haul

Frank rowing the Arctic Joule Northwest Passage Diary: A counter for preparing food and two wooden beds equals luxury

 

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Freixo Palace, Porto, Portugal Take three chic hotels for less
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  • Emma Cullinan
  • August 31, 2013, 01:00

Laura Ashley The Manor Take three fashion label hotels
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  • Emma Cullinan
  • August 23, 2013, 14:28

European Breaks

Sunny autumn days in Kerala on the Malabar Coast. Photograph: Getty Images Autumn breaks worth booking

Got those end-of-summer blues? The best way to banish them is with the perfect autumn break. Here are 10 trips guaranteed to keep you in the holiday mood

Cycling to the end of Europe

Intimations of mortality led Michael Guilfoyle to take the trip of a lifetime, at the age of 66

Walks

Step back in time in Carlingford

A route close to the town and lough reveals a medieval gem

Walking the Ballyvaughan Wood Loop

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The Best of Dublin Where to eat, drink, walk and party the night away
 

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