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Spain & Portugal

Canary Islands – Gran Canaria

With its mild climate Gran Canaria is a great winter holiday destination. Visitors to Las Palmas should consider taking one of the new city walking routes such as that round Vegueta/Triana, the oldest part of Las Palmas, with its gastronomic option of a tapas lunch in Bienmesabe, a family run taberna, which offers tasty tapas […]

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France

A Postcard From… Roscoff

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Culture UK

Scotland – Haggis

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Germany

Germany – Bavaria – Advent calendar competition

Win a prize a day for 24 days with Bavaria’s online Advent calendar competition 1 – 24 December. Behind each door is not only the chance to win a great prize but also there will be lots of useful information about German and Bavarian Christmas traditions and glimpses into some of Bavaria’s most beautiful villages, […]

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Germany

Germany – Christmas market app

Here’s the ultimate App for anyone who loves Germany’s traditional Christmas markets: get into the Christmas mood with the help of The German National Tourist Board, which has launched a new App listing 22 Christmas markets from Berlin to Bayern, which also includes travel discounts courtesy of Deutsche Bahn. There are smaller markets, just oozing […]

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France

France – Cité Europe

From 24 November Cité Europe is transformed into a magical “Fairy tale” land with animated scenes and displays including Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio and Puss in Boots. Father Christmas will be on-hand in his Grotto, every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday from 1 December. Other Christmas festivities will be taking […]