York
York City in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near York: Booking.com York is a walled city in northeast England that was founded by the ancient Romans. Its huge 13th-century Gothic cathedral, York Minster, has medieval stained glass and 2 functioning bell towers. The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the […]
Dublin
Dublin City in Ireland Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Dublin: Booking.com Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. City parks include landscaped […]
Belfast
Belfast City in Northern Ireland Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Belfast: Booking.com Belfast is Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic, which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912. This legacy is recalled in the renovated dockyards’ Titanic Quarter, which includes the Titanic Belfast, an aluminium-clad museum reminiscent […]
Glasgow
Glasgow City in Scotland Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland’s western Lowlands. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Glasgow: Booking.com It is famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city’s 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade, especially in tobacco, and shipbuilding. Today it’s a […]
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Capital of Scotland Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Edinburgh: Booking.com Edinburgh is Scotland’s compact capital. It has a medieval Old Town which includes the Royal Mile perched on a crag overlooking the elegant Georgian New Town with its gardens and neoclassical buildings. Looming over all the city is Edinburgh Castle, home to Scotland’s […]
Brighton
Brighton Town in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Brighton: Booking.com Brighton is an English seaside resort town. About an hour south of London by train, it’s a popular day-trip destination. Its broad shingle beach is backed by amusement arcades and Regency-era buildings. Brighton Pier, in the central waterfront section, opened in 1899 […]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne City in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Booking.com Newcastle upon Tyne is a university city on the River Tyne in northeast England. With its twin city, Gateshead, it was a major shipbuilding and manufacturing hub during the Industrial Revolution and is now a centre of business, arts and sciences. Spanning […]
Cambridge
Cambridge City in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Cambridge: Booking.com Cambridge is a city on the River Cam in eastern England, home to the prestigious University of Cambridge, dating to 1209. University colleges include King’s, famed for its choir and towering Gothic chapel, as well as Trinity, founded by Henry VIII, and […]
Manchester
Liverpool City in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Manchester: Booking.com Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castlefield conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science […]
Liverpool
Liverpool City in England Liverpool is a maritime city in northwest England, where the River Mersey meets the Irish Sea. A key trade and migration port from the 18th to the early 20th centuries, it is also, famously, the hometown of The Beatles. Ferries cruise the waterfront, where the iconic mercantile buildings known as the […]
London: Overview
An Overview of London United Kingdom City London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is one of the great international cities of the 21st-century city with history stretching back to the Romans who founded it in 43 AD. At its centre stands the imposing Houses of Parliament with the iconic ‘Big Ben’ […]
Bristol
Bristol City in England Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Bristol: Booking.com Bristol is a city straddling the River Avon in the southwest of England with a prosperous maritime history. Its former city-centre port is now a cultural hub, the Harbourside, where the M Shed museum explores local social and industrial heritage. The harbour’s […]
Bath
Bath Town in England Bath is a town set in the rolling countryside of southwest England, known for its natural hot springs and 18th-century Georgian architecture. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Bath: Booking.com Honey-coloured Bath stone has been used extensively in the town’s architecture, including at Bath Abbey, noted for its fan-vaulting, tower […]
Wales: Cardiff
Cardiff Capital of Wales Cardiff Castle Cardiff Castle dates from the end of the 11th century and is still standing in a habitable state today on the edge of the city centre. This is largely due to the Marquis of Bute who, at the height of Cardiff’s prosperity in the 1860s, was not only responsible […]
Falkland Islands: Accommodation
Places to Stay in the Falkland Islands The Renowned Falkland Islands Hospitality The Waterfront Hotel in Stanley Wherever you choose to stay in the Falkland Islands you can be sure of a very warm welcome. There is a spontaneous friendliness with Falkland Islanders and your hosts (whether a cottage in the countryside or a hotel […]
Falkland Islands: Overview
The Falkland Islands have a rich history embracing maritime trade, sealing, whaling, cattle and sheep farming. Early visitors to the islands were mainly sealers, whalers and penguin hunters from different corners of the World. Many of them brought domestic animals – cattle and sheep – with then and left them on the islands at various […]
Italy: Lake Como
Lake Como Lake in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Lake Como: Booking.com Lake Como, in Northern Italy’s Lombardy region, is an upscale resort area known for its dramatic scenery, set against the foothills of the Alps. The lake is shaped like an upside-down Y, with three slender branches that meet at the […]
Italy: Genoa
Genoa City in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Genoa: Booking.com Genoa (Genova) is a port city and capital of the Liguria region in northwest Italy. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. In the old town stands the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo, with its black-and-white-striped facade […]
Italy: Elba
Elba Island in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in Elba: Booking.com Elba is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, 10 kilometres from the coastal town of Piombino, the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. Return to Italy Holiday & Travel Page
Italy: Capri
Capri Island in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in Capri: Booking.com Capri, an island in Italy’s Bay of Naples, is famed for its rugged landscape, upscale hotels and shopping, from designer fashions to limoncello and handmade leather sandals. One of its best-known natural sites is the Blue Grotto, a dark cavern where the sea glows […]
Italy: Bologna
Bologna City in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Bologna: Booking.com Bologna is the lively, historic capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy. Its Piazza Maggiore is a sprawling plaza lined with arched colonnades, cafes and medieval and Renaissance structures such as City Hall, the Fountain of Neptune and the Basilica di […]
Italy: Bari
Bari City in Italy Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and is the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Bari: Booking.com Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage […]
Italy: Amalfi
Amalfi Coast Tourist destination in Italy Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Amalfi: Booking.com The Amalfi Coast is a 30-mile stretch of coastline along the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region between Sorrento and Salerno. It’s a popular holiday destination, with sheer cliffs and a rugged shoreline dotted with small beaches […]
Belgium: Spa
Spa Town in Belgium Find Somewhere to Stay in or near Spa: Booking.com Spa is a Belgian town, located in the Province of Liège, and it is the town which has given its name to every spa in the world. The term is derived from the name of the town, “Spa”, a name that has […]