A new generation of travel entrepreneurs is putting Albania on the map, offering opportunities to dine with shepherds, dip into hot springs and raft in Europe’s first wild river national park

Weave between late-19th-century monuments on urban walking tours to learn about this defining era — and why it’s gilded with such intense nostalgia

The capital is blooming with revitalised neighbourhoods and new attractions, from the culinary to the cultural — and there’s no better time to visit than spring

The ‘Garden of Ireland’ is a fabled landscape of rivers, forest walkways and smugglers’ coves where visitors can forage, wild swim and follow woodland paths to monastic ruins

Ericeira has established itself as the ultimate playground for European surf culture. But tear yourself away from the beaches and adventures beckon inland, too, all less than an hour’s drive from Lisbon

Journey across southern Costa Rica and discover one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Home to extraordinary wildlife species and some groundbreaking eco-lodges, it is a place ripe for adventure

A new expedition is offering aspiring explorers a taste of Antarctica, all from the wilds of western Norway. Training amid the same topography that shaped the likes of Ernest Shackleton, learn to camp and cross-country ski with legendary polar guides

Caribbean beach towns cradled by an almighty barrier reef and showstopping Maya citadels half-buried in rainforest are among Belize’s crown jewels

Newly returned to the UK after four weeks’ detention, he reflects on his passion for uncharted places

Roll up your sleeves and lace up your hiking boots: this is no ordinary resort island. From beach clean-ups to bat patrols and giant tortoise sightings, every guest has a role to play in protecting Silhouette’s embattled, Edenic ecosystem