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DARK SECRETS: 9 - The Real Truth

‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency

Deutsche Bahn’s once-admired service has descended into chaos. Whether decades of poor investment or the company’s unusual structure is to blame, it’s a huge headache for a coalition trying to meet climate goals

The Guardian - UK

How I stuck my oar in – and saw a Venice I’ve never seen before

Venetians are reviving a centuries-old rowing tradition to promote a sustainable way of getting around, and to show visitors the city at its most authentic

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s high-speed trains aren’t just efficient, they have transformed people’s lives

A fiasco like HS2 could never happen here – our fast train network is so popular that no Spanish government would dare give up on it, says journalist María Ramírez

The Guardian - UK

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Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Forza Wine: a knockout performance at the National Theatre

Funky cocktails, natural wines and snacky Italian food: Forza’s threquel deserves a round of applause

Evening Standard

The bicibús: how Barcelona got kids cycling safely to school – and loving it!

In the city’s fast-moving traffic, the bicibús (bike bus) provides sanctuary for cycling children – and turns the school run into a party

The Guardian - UK

Ten years after tragedy, tiny Lampedusa at centre of migration crisis again

More than 11,000 people have landed on the island in recent days – a decade on from when hundreds were killed in a shipwreck

The Guardian - UK

The major holiday hotspots cracking down on overtourism

From tourist taxes to caps, here are the holiday hotspots taking measures to bring down escalating visitor numbers

The Independent UK

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Venice set to finally introduce tourist entry fees after years of wrangling

Decision due just weeks after Unesco warned of irreversible damage to popular Italian city

The Independent UK

Venice awaits Unesco heritage ruling as beds for tourists outnumber residents for first time

‘We feel like foreigners in our own home’ says activist as city’s population dwarfed by visitors

The Guardian - UK

My bittersweet holiday offered no break from Brexit woes

A trip to Portugal, Britain’s oldest ally, was a painful reminder of the benefits of EU membership

The Guardian - UK

Four long-distance, good-value rail trips from the UK to Europe

Our rail travel expert picks the best routes for exploring mainland Europe by train and ferry

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s tourist numbers bounce back after Covid – for better or worse

Tourist numbers in Europe this summer have returned to almost pre-Covid levels, with especially high demand from North American travellers. But the summer season has been far from smooth, with holidaymakers encountering heatwaves, wildfires and the return of overcrowding at some of Europe’s most popular sights. Some of the troubles…

France 24

Without my phone, my vacation took on a new life – without distraction

So this was how people travelled before the internet: they just wandered around aimlessly, looking at things

The Guardian - AU

Forget skiing – Andorra is an unexpected summer holiday hit

Relatively few Brits visit this tiny Pyrenean principality outside of the winter sports season. But Julia Hammond travels there by the scenic route to find that there’s plenty more to recommend it than ski slopes

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‘Fed up with airports’: Long-distance trains take on air travel in Europe

New long-distance train connections are providing an alternative to air travel between European countries, and demand for this environmentally friendly mode of transport is soaring. But there is still plenty of room for improvement on the tracks.

The Independent UK

Traveller queuing time to double at French border thanks to Brexit

Waiting times could even triple with the UK’s ‘third-country nationals’ no longer in the EU

The Guardian - UK

Pizzica: the centuries-old Italian folk music still whipping up a frenzy

Pizzica has transcended its Dionysian roots to find its place in the centre of the biggest festival in Italy, and is now performed worldwide – but as with all ancient arts, adapting to modernity hasn’t been easy

The Independent UK

Anger as Barcelona restaurants turn away solo diners in favour of tourist groups

‘The last time I got very upset and told them that if it was a matter of money, I was willing to play their game,’ says local resident

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Evening Standard

Train to Bavaria — a lovely way to travel, if you can live with the delays

From London to Altotting, via Augsnurg — Melanie McDonagh finds German trains are no better than our own

The Week

A weekend in Venice: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Venice, the “floating city” in northeast Italy, has an intangible magic. The canals coursing between the 118 islands on which it is built, and under the almost 400 bridges connecting them, are alive with boats and gondolas, which remain the lifeblood of Veneto’s regional capital. Its architecture defies gravity, and…

The Independent UK

Italian locals outraged after tourists put a stop to bell that helps them sleep

‘We are not the only ones to do this,’ says mayor of decision to silence the bells

Evening Standard

London tourist attractions saw big boost in 2022: Which are the top five most visited?

London’s tourism scene is healing from the damage of Covid-19 restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Dover queues begin to shorten after morning of long waits for travellers

Port says waiting time down to 45 minutes after ferry passengers faced two-and-a-half hour delays on Saturday morning

The Conversation

Aperol spritz: the sparkling connotations of one of the world’s most beloved cocktails

Its orange, sparkling and bitter hues remind some of an Italian sunset in a glass. Aperol spritz, the cocktail that dots terraces with the passing of the summer, hails from the Veneto region of northern Italy, where it has been drunk since the first half of the 19th century. Born…

Evening Standard

How Florence’s ‘other side’ is helping the city shed its fusty touristy reputation

There is so much to enjoy in Florence beyond the tourist traps, says Prudence Ivey

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