SHE MAY be playing an evil queen in her latest movie but Charlize Theron looked her usual angelic self in Madrid last week.

FOR a chill-fest full of charm and sophistication, go up the road from the Algarve to a hotspot packed with posh nosh and swanky hotels., writes BRIAN SMITH

THERE are places that have become synonymous with the stag do: Amsterdam, Prague, Blackpool, writes MATT TILLER

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

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.

OK! follows in the footsteps of the Beckhams to the cultural melting pot of the Spanish capital…

DITCH thr muddy wellies and pricey booze that come with Britain’s festival scene and get a free tan with your tunes. ELLA BUCHAN picks the top five festivals where the sun shines and the beer is cheap