Christmas has become the dominant festival in the Western cultural calendar, but echoes of the pre-Christian past can still be found across the continent.
You can’t book them and you don't know who else will be there, but they're an excellent way to explore Britain's most remote corners – for free.
For a small country, the United Kingdom packs a hefty punch when it comes to the diversity and beauty of its landscapes.
The annual celebration to honour the patron Saint of Wales includes cawl, an easy and succulent lamb stew with potatoes and vegetables.
For more than 100 years, clergy, scholars and ordinary people have spent their days studying and their nights sleeping in this unique institution.
From walks through history to adventures in lost worlds, a new book – with spectacular imagery – showcases more than 50 of the world's best hiking routes. Here are five favourites.
Once a down-on-its-luck coal-mining town, the unassuming Welsh city is experiencing a tourism boom – and locals say there's more to love than just its football team.
Increasing numbers of people around the world are taking to woodlands and wildernesses to learn ancient survival skills and rekindle a lost connection with the natural world.
In Wales' rural Gwaun Valley, everything seems slightly out of sync, from pubs stuck in the Victorian era to New Year's Day being celebrated 13 days late.
