Holiday booking guides

Our guides to finding and booking holidays include comprehensive information on prices, where to stay and how to get there, plus Google maps and picture galleries. Featured destinations include France, Spain, Italy and Greece.

We will be adding new destinations to this directory regularly.

Italy
Siena for the Palio, Sardinia for the beach, Tuscany for the peace: wherever and however you want to spend your holiday, start planning it now with the help of Gill Charlton.

Accommodation guide

Activities and special interest tours

In pictures: Where to go

In pictures: Italy's perfect piazzas

Rome travel guide

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Spain
Pilgrims, foodies, clubbers, art-lovers, beach-bums and, of course, children: Spain has something for them all. Fred Mawer brings you the best of everything.

Accommodation guide

Activities and special interest tours

In pictures: Where to go

The best of Spain for 2008

Madrid travel guide

Barcelona travel guide

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France
Whether for its beaches, beautiful countryside, great cooking or art-filled cities, our nearest neighbour is still one of our favourite holiday destinations.

Accommodation guide

Activites and special interest tours

In pictures: Vive La France!

The best of France for 2008

Paris travel guide

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The best of Greece for 2008
Biggest, smallest, sunniest, sexiest - Robin Gauldie eliminates the negative, accentuates the positive, and selects the Greek superlatives for 2008.

Athens travel guide

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2007 guides

France 2007
Greece and Croatia 2007
USA 2007
Italy 2007
UK 2007

Activities and special interest tours

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