The old resort town of Sopot in Poland.

Forget the Med:Europe’s new,surprising,summer holiday hotspot

It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.

  • bySarah Marshall
August is hot in Taipei.

Late winter escapes:The world’s best places for an August holiday

Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer,winter or welcoming dry season.

  • byBrian Johnston
Barcelona is out - try Valencia. Explore the museums of the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences.

The new bucket list:The places to add (and the ones to remove)

Barcelona is out,Valencia is in. Overtourism,climate change and even war are forcing a rewriting of travel wishlists.

  • byChris Leadbeater
Kadriorg Palace

Tallinn,Estonia:How to escape its tourist-choked heart

"For us,there has not been much liberation,"says our guide,with characteristic Baltic understatement.

  • byRob McFarland
Alexander Nevsky cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral at sunset in Tallinn,Estonia.

The Baltic states of Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania:Just like Western Europe,40 years ago

Lovely old Europe,once vibrant,feels dog-tired,swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.

  • byAlison Stewart
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 Kaunas city,Lithuania.

Lithuania,Latvia and Estonia:Countries that are easy to cycle in Europe

Flat terrain,ancient castles and picturesque lakes and forests:Few cycling routes offer as much as the Baltics.

  • byAndrew Bain
Julia Zemiro on a bike riding around Copenhagen.

Guide to Eurovision:Julia Zemiro's 10 favourite destinations

Julia Zemiro,queen of the world’s quirkiest song fest,counts down her hit parade of Europe’s best places.

  • byAndrea Black
Tourist spots:Tallinn town hall and old town square.

Things to do in Tallinn,Estonia:One day three ways

The Estonian capital is much better value for money than the more familiar historic centres of Western Europe.

  • byStephen Phelan
Baltic states. Pioneers (Soviet Scouts) sing a song at the Soviet Sculpture Garden,dubbed"Stalin World,"in the Lithuanian city of Grutas

New beat in the Baltic

With a song in his heart,Adrian Bridge revisits Latvia,Lithuania and Estonia 20 years after independence.

The tower of Kuressaare Castle in Estonia.

Ten top towns in Europe you've never heard of

Done Venice,Paris and London? Ticked off Prague,Budapest,Berlin and Dubrovnik? It may be time to delve a little deeper on your next European adventure.