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These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Porto’s stunning historic centre, with its picturesque riverbank restaurants, its bodacious bodegas, and its sublime sunsets over the River Douro, makes it one of Europe’s hottest romantic

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Few better ways exist to while away a day than wandering along the cobbled streets and narrow passageways of Porto’s labyrinthine Old Town. In this city, every

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. With its bustling port and busy port emporia, Porto’s reputation as a hard-working, hard-living city is etched into the very fabric of the city. Yet, even the

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Despite being named Europe’s Best Destination three times in the last decade, Porto has kept its feet squarely on the ground. Its determination not to chase the

Overseas holidays can resume from May 17 with quarantine-free breaks possible to some of the 12 green-listed countries and territories. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed this week that the UK Government’s foreign holiday ban will lift on Monday. It be replaced with a ‘traffic light’ system, with countries rated ‘green’, ‘amber’ or ‘red’ Most European countries will be initially

Holidaymakers to Portugal face chaos The Big Green List Holiday Guide: Everything you need to know In full: the confirmed green list countries ​ What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Greece has reopened to vaccinated tourists today, as the popular holiday destination attempts to gain

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. If you’re after a long-haul beach holiday with an excellent spa at your hotel, an Indian Ocean or Asian destination may first spring to mind. But the

The Big Green List Holiday Guide: Everything you need to know In full: the confirmed green list countries ​What holiday vaccine passports mean for your summer holiday Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter British holidaymakers have taken to double-booking in order to secure both a UK and an overseas trip, according to new data,

The NHS app will be ready to be used as a digital vaccine passport in time for passengers to go on their summer holidays from May 17, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed on May 7. NHSX, the digital arm of the service, is racing to enable the app to be used by holidaymakers to prove that they are fully vaccinated

The ban on foreign holidays will be lifted on May 17 and replaced with a ‘traffic light system’ to kickstart overseas trips in 2021, Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, confirmed on May 7.  “Today marks the first step in our cautious return to international travel, with measures designed above all else to protect public health and ensure

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. The Caribbean can be ideal for a romantic break – think memorable sunsets enjoyed à deux over a rum punch or two, and arm-in-arm strolls along dreamy, palm-shaded beaches. Importantly, you’re

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Perfectly-sized for a short break, Brighton promises everything except dullness. Check out its eccentric pubs and quirky live music venues, dawdle around North Laine’s indie shops and

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Our writers visited these hotels pre-pandemic. Beaches are what Portugal does best, closely followed by whitewashed medieval villages and the country’s wine. Fine golden sands run all along the Algarve coastline, in long

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Queen of tarts, trams and tiles Lisbon is having a moment. It is the place on everyone’s lips and its breezy sea views, glossy tiled facades and

More insider guides for planning a trip to Porto 48 Hours Attractions Restaurants Nightlife Hotels Shopping These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. The citizens of Porto like their food, so if you have

Holidaymakers could need paper Covid vaccine certificates The destinations likely to be on the travel ’green list’ this summer The destinations most likely to be on the ‘amber list’ Sign up to the Telegraph Travel newsletter Australia will remain closed to the majority of international arrivals until at least the start of 2022, the Government has said. “We

Europe to welcome British tourists for summer holidays ‘My Greece holiday has been cancelled – so where is my £12,000 refund?’ Comment: The absurd cost of testing for holidaymakers is another insult to our freedom  The destinations likely to feature on the holiday ‘green list’ this summer Why Portugal should be the first country on the