WITH its two Bank Holidays, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee week starting on June 2 is the hottest week for holidays this year.

Heading to Euro 2012 next month or fancy a city off the usual tourist trail? Well this week's location is Poles apart writes PAUL BROWN

OK! visits Italy's Lake Maggiore for a blissful week of tranquility and famous neighbours...

JILL STARLEY-GRAINGER explores Andalucia's spectacular white villages from horseback while, below, LIZ BIRD savours a tapas break to Seville

Out of all the Canary Islands, Tenerife is perhaps the most well known.

NICK McGRATH interviews broadcaster John Suchet, 68, about his favourite holiday destinations.

ANNABEL CROFT first fell head over heels for tennis on a foreign court while on holiday with her parents and went on to win the Wimbledon and Australian Open junior titles and become the British No 1. However she became so disillusioned that, at the age of just 21, she retired.

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Seventy years after the Mediterranean country became the first collective recipient of the George Cross for its heroic resistance during the Second World War, TINA EDISS visits the island as it gears up for a season of celebration

Italy's Gardone Riviera has long been known for its famous clientele. REBECCA FORD visits to sample the food and wine and the area's history