The best restaurants on the Costa Brava

For a small corner of northern Catalonia, the Costa Brava shines astonishingly brightly on the international food scene. Home to Girona’s famous Celler de Can Roca (twice voted the best restaurant in the world), this area was also the setting for Ferran AdriĆ ’s legendary El Bulli. There’s everything here, from innovative fine dining and Michelin-starred … Read more

how to escape the two sides of Cumbria

As a visitor to the Lake District you would be forgiven for imagining that the main attractions are daffodils, Grasmere gingerbread, Herdy (the bleating autumn silk variety) And the brand), mountain watercolors and lake steamers. These associations with the region have become so close that it is now a victim of its own commercial image. … Read more