The historic city, dominated by its cathedral, is ideal for a weekend of exploration, says JANE MEMMLER

SARAH WESTCOTT shakes off the stress of city living with a traditional family break to an island of old-fashioned seaside resorts, chocolate-box villages and miles of unspoilt countryside.

Next month Holland welcomes the start of Floriade, a once in a decade chance to see one of the world's leading garden festivals. DEBORAH STONE picks the best tours to the show

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Whether you ski or whether you ski or not here's a good reason to visit the immaculately groomed slopes of the French resort of Courchevel, writes LISA GRAINGER

MOTHER'S Day is the perfect excuse to spend some quality time with your mum and each year I often find myself wondering how and where to spend it, writes JESSICA PICKIN

French trip full of fun, writes JOHN McJANNET

Writer and television presenter Angela Rippon is 67 and lives in London, writes NICK McGRATH

LOUISE RODDON books on to a creative-writing course in Tuscany, the perfect scene for a fine romance