The Cannes International Film Festival is upon us again – a time when Hollywood’s A-list actors, movie moguls and pop singers decamp to the beautiful French Riviera coastal town.

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

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

A SUNNY Sunday in Naples. At breakfast fellow cruisers collect cameras and water bottles, excited at the prospect of a day in sun-drenched Pompeii.

WHEN it comes to Olympic titles - and who isn't talking about London 2012 now? - there was only going to be one winner: Me!

Considered one of the most amazing holiday destinations in Europe, Spain has a wide assortment of villas to rent.

HE is short, no more than 5ft 7in in his Cuban-heeled boots and his grey hair is thick, curly and tousled, writes IRVINE HUNTER

Renowned for its architecture , Catalan capital Barcelona is also the spot for shops, bars and stars says NICK BOULOS

Get stout and about in Dublin as the Irish capital celebrates the birth of the world's favourite tipple writes JIM McHUGH

Forget the stuffy ideas of old and embrace the vibrant celeb-studded island of Malta says ANDREW FRASER