The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels

Next summer, head west to Pembrokeshire

Uno beero por favor!

The Hampstead Heath ponds offer a recipe for the perfect summer afternoon

After being marooned in Portugal for so long, thank goodness they are

Lisa Hilton enjoys a seaside hike, a bracing swim and lashings of warming tea in West Sussex