Twenty-seven kilometres up and over the Pyrenees is one of the bigger days on the 775km trail.

This tiny Portuguese island was once home to Christopher Columbus, writes Sarah Baxter.

Colchester proudly proclaims itself to be 'Britain's oldest recorded town', having been mentioned by Roman writer Pliny the Elder in 77. It has certainly been a key town for many centuries: William the Conqueror built one of the first castles of his realm here and the Romans constructed a vast temple to the Emperor Claudius - long since destroyed. It's also believed to be the place where three popular nursery rhymes - Old King Cole, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Humpty Dumpty first came into being.

Jim Eagles gets to the truth about some well-loved nursery rhymes.

Communists could not dim the glow of Southern Bohemia, writes David Hill.

Not many people know that Denmark and Sweden are joined by the longest road-and-rail bridge in Europe.

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.

The commemoration of the Titanic tragedy acquires a bizarre dimension.

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.