Travel guides
Country travel guides
Practical, UK-focused travel guides to the countries we feature: when to go, what to do, the essentials to know, and live holiday deals for each destination.
Belgium
Medieval canal cities, grand squares and the world’s best chocolate and beer — compact Belgium delivers outsized charm within easy reach of the UK.
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A jagged Adriatic coast studded with walled cities and pine-clad islands — Croatia is one of the Mediterranean’s most photogenic cruising grounds.
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Harbour-side capitals, fairy-tale castles and easy island-hopping — Denmark pairs design-led Copenhagen with a gentle Baltic coastline that cruises love.
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A perfectly preserved medieval capital, dense forests and a digital-age outlook — Estonia is the most northerly of the Baltic states and a highlight of Baltic cruises.
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From the lavender hills of Provence to the Atlantic ports of Brittany, France pairs world-class food, wine and art with a coastline made for cruising.
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Storybook castles, great rivers and characterful cities — Germany spans Baltic ports, Rhine cruises and Alpine south, with something for every kind of traveller.
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Whitewashed islands, ancient ruins and impossibly blue seas — Greece is the quintessential Mediterranean cruise destination, where every port has a story.
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Volcanoes, glaciers, geysers and the Northern Lights — Iceland is a land of raw, elemental scenery and one of the North Atlantic’s most striking cruise destinations.
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Wild Atlantic cliffs, green hills and a warm welcome in every harbour — Ireland is a soulful, easy-to-reach stop on round-Britain and Celtic cruises.
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From the canals of Venice to the Amalfi Coast, Italy pairs world-class art, food and coastline — a favourite for Mediterranean cruises and tours.
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Riga’s art nouveau grandeur, a long sandy coast and deep forests — Latvia sits at the heart of the Baltics and rewards a day ashore with elegant, walkable charm.
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A baroque capital, a windblown sand-dune coast and a proud, layered history — Lithuania is the largest of the Baltic states and a characterful Baltic cruise call.
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A sun-baked archipelago of golden stone, Knights’ fortresses and turquoise coves — Malta packs millennia of history into a compact, English-friendly Mediterranean stop.
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A fjord-like bay, walled medieval towns and mountains plunging into the Adriatic — tiny Montenegro punches far above its weight on Mediterranean cruises.
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Labyrinthine medinas, Atlas peaks and Saharan dunes — Morocco brings a vivid taste of North Africa within easy reach of Europe’s Atlantic and Mediterranean routes.
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Mirror-still fjords, midnight sun and the Northern Lights — Norway is one of the world’s great cruising destinations, dramatic in every season.
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Rebuilt royal cities, a moving 20th-century history and a lively Baltic coast — Poland offers depth, value and a warm welcome on Baltic cruises and city tours.
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Tiled cities, Atlantic surf, port-wine valleys and the flower-filled island of Madeira — Portugal is a warm, walkable favourite for cruises and gentle tours.
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Sun-warmed cities, green northern coasts and a string of island and mainland ports — Spain is a Mediterranean and Atlantic favourite for cruises and city-rich tours.
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A capital built on fourteen islands, deep forests and a thousand miles of Baltic coast — Sweden blends cool, walkable cities with vast, calming nature.
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Where Europe meets Asia — Istanbul’s minarets, ancient Ephesus and the turquoise coast make Turkey a richly rewarding cruise and tour destination.
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Round-Britain cruises, Highland tours and city breaks — the UK packs dramatic coastlines, ancient cities and island escapes into one compact, easy-to-reach destination.
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