Culture holidays

From opulent palaces in Europe to “the wickedest city on Earth”, here are five new additions to the UNESCO list worth taking a trip to.

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Overshadowed by its more glamorous neighbours Monte Carlo and Cannes, Nice has been quietly reinventing itself.

Sometimes, the best way to enjoy Christmas is to escape everything that leads up to it, so I left summer behind for the Canadian Rockies.

Too dangerous, too expensive, too dull or too difficult. Some destinations have undeserved or outdated reputations and may be worth another look.

The extraordinary cave network of Ajanta in India houses a trove of masterpieces dating back thousands of years.

Ubud is overrun by tourists, but you can still connect with authentic Balinese life if you look in the right places.

These traditional boats accommodate just 10 to 20 passengers.

There’s not much shogun-era history left in Japan but Matsumoto, north-west of Tokyo, is a great place to relive samurai rule and shogunate warfare.

Europe’s museums are struggling to cope with visitors who flock to their galleries to make social media content, rather than enjoy art.

These writers reveal their personal pet peeves about some of the world’s best-loved travel hotspots.