15 Best Things to Do in Figueira da Foz (Portugal)
On the coast not far from Coimbra, Figueira da Foz is a resort city with a casino, bars restaurants and an enormous urban beach. It’s a destination for doing as …
15 Best Places to Visit in Malaysia
Malaysia is the crowning jewel that lies at the very end of Southeast Asia, jutting out with the Malaccan Straits to meet the islands of Indonesia and the Java Sea. …
15 Best Places to Visit in Mongolia
There was a time when Mongolia could have ruled the world. Up here, high on the plateaus that sweep out from the glacial Altai Mountains, the mighty Mongolian Steppe has …
15 Best Things to Do in Saint-Cloud (France)
Affluent, green and residential, Saint-Cloud is a western suburb of Paris but isn’t very city-like at all. There’s boundless parkland and golf courses, and the centre of Saint-Cloud is so …
15 Best Things to Do in Rochefort (France)
Developed in one go in the 17th century by Louis XIV’s right-hand man Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Rochefort is a genteel former naval town overflowing with history. Next to the broad Charente …
15 Best Things to Do in Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
West of Nice, Cagnes-sur-Mer is a seaside resort that seduces tourists with its 3.5-kilometre beach and chic new shopping mall, the Polygone Riviera. But there’s also a venerable side to …
15 Best Things to Do in La Ciotat (France)
The Provençal harbour town of La Ciotat is bordered by the mighty seascapes of the Calanques National Park. The scenery is out of this world, whether you see it by …
15 Best Things to Do in Auxerre (France)
In Burgundy on the navigable River Yonne, Auxerre is an inland port with a lovable old town and solemn churches that power above the skyline. Those old religious buildings are …
15 Best Things to Do in Viana do Castelo (Portugal)
Where the Limia River arrives at the Atlantic Ocean, Viana do Castelo is a lovely historic city. In the old town, especially at Praça da República, there’s 16th-century Manueline and …
15 Best Things to Do in Agen (France)
In Aquitaine’s Lot-et-Garonne Department, Agen is a conventional town that doesn’t concern itself much with tourism. But that isn’t to say there’s nothing to see or do. The Fine Arts …