Will Hawkes spends 48 hours in the city of Mozart's birth and finds there's more to it than music and marzipan.

The threat of volcanic eruption has done wonders for tourism in Iceland.

St Petersburg is full of treasure amassed by royalty, finds Susan Buckland.

This 'barn' getaway is design-fabulous and about as un-rustic as a cottage in mid-Wales can be. Light floods into the colossal living room upstairs through substantial glass panels cut into the sides and the gable end - but instead of delivering a Manhattan-style skyline, the panorama serves as an ever present reminder of rural bliss.

For further information see redkitebarn.co.uk.

Can accommodation be all things to all people? Samuel Muston checks in to find out.

Flip Byrnes mixes a guided tour of Italy's highlights with free-range sightseeing.

Hotel chains in the rowdy Mallorcan resort town are aiming to attract a more upmarket clientele as Spain's financial crisis bites.

A week in Denmark reveals best of island landscapes, writes Petra Reinken.

News reports of the wreck of Costa Concordia revealed a tale of fatal misadventure but also showed the quiet loveliness of the island of Giglio, writes Simon Calder.

A tiny piece of Britain at the tip of Spain has been the source of much intrigue, writes Bob Pearce.

Europe and Japan gain, but US makers take a hit as buyers turn away from the thirsty monsters that have ruled the market.

Harriet O'Brien samples the culinary delights of Liège in southern Belgium's Walloon region.

Olympic games visitors to get an early taste of the machine that BMW reckons will help it rule the electric scooter market in the next few years.

Graham Reid has his breath taken away by a discreet museum in the Netherlands.

Roje Adaimy visits a grand location that has played host to royalty and rock stars.

Amsterdam's Museum of Bags and Purses offers an eclectic collection of the beautiful, the historic, and the just plain crazy.

For further information see tassenmuseum.nl.

Yes, it can be wet, but sweeping views, soothing massages and awesome birds of prey are just some of the delights to distract you at Wales' luxury Red Kite Barn, writes Sankha Guha.

Olympic security staff are in the gun again - this time for losing a set of keys to London's tennis venue.

Adrian Mourby is moved by a visit to the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres.

New Zealand won’t win eight golds in London, but it doesn’t stop anybody dreaming of stepping on top of the dais.