This golf and spa resort near the Italian fishing village of Savelletri is the brainchild of Aldo Melpignano, a former investment banker who owns it with his family. It looks as if it has been there for centuries, but it opened fully only in 2011, offering accommodation within a village environment in either townhouses or luxurious private villas.

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Life was harsh down a 200-year-old Cornish tin mine, finds Jim Eagles.

The man accused of Emily Longley's murder told friends he had killed her in the days before her death.

Caroline Phillips visits Puglia's newest village resort and marvels at the region's food.

Off the coast of Cornwall, Jim Eagles finds a little piece of ground that is steeped in 9000 years of British history.

While most of us can only dream of getting a chance to drive a Ferrari, those with incredibly deep pockets will be heading to Monaco to pick from the crème de la crème of Ferrari's history.

Kiwis are among the many to have made a stand at Thermopylae, writes Jim Eagles.

Kristina Rapley tastes the good life in Tuscany.

Although a survey has found France to be the rudest country in the world, Jim Eagles says attitudes in Paris have changed.

In a global recession, the opportunity to relive one of the world's deadliest peacetime disasters might seem a tough sell. Yet tickets have been sold out for months.

Romania's fascinating capital city is a contradictory cityscape with ancient churches next to crumbling Communist-era flats; deserted shopfronts with broken windows next to vibrant cafes; sophisticated hipsters texting on iPhones and sharing the footpath with packs of feral dogs.

This tour of the of the actual 150,000sq foot Warner Bros. studio where many scenes from the eight Harry Potter movies were shot, is chock-a-block with sets, costumes and props. Behind-the-scenes footage is narrated by the movies' stars while touch screens and animatronic models help bring J.K. Rowling's stories to life.