National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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don’t miss

Hiking on Madeira • A legendary walking trail reopens on the Portuguese Atlantic island, inspiring spring exploration

Kruger celebrates centenary

Los Angeles rolls out the red carpet for Marilyn

Wales’s first floating sauna • A handcrafted Lithuanian hothouse has been installed on a small marina in South Wales — and it’s already making waves

GERMAN CINEMA COMES IN FROM THE COLD

Canada lodge shows off regeneration successes • In westernmost Canada, a wilderness lodge is inviting walkers to step into a landscape undergoing a grand transformation

London • A raft of new openings from hotels to museums means there’s no shortage of excuses to visit the capital this month. Here’s where to head for relaxation, food and culture

Party in the… convent

A secret garden for Gaudí

Nature books

Sisterhood on global tour

BRUGES UNVEILS A NEW ART MUSEUM

Set your sights on Seoul

Nature in Tavira • This historic city in the eastern Algarve is a gateway to one of Portugal’s most biodiverse protected habitats, the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Time of plenty • At these hotels, kitchen gardens take pride of place. As seasonal produce starts to peak in late spring, the pick of the crop ends up on diners’ plates

Florence, Italy • Florentine chef Simone Caponnetto on the Tuscan capital’s best sandwiches and where to go for a meal with a view

Carmarthenshire • New trails and openings are setting up this wild Welsh county as an adventure enthusiast’s dream, whether you want to explore its landscapes on foot, by bike or in a kayak

Wendat culture in Quebec City • Minutes from the heart of the historic district of Quebec City, a First Nation puts art and history at the centre of a stay

A glamping stay in Somerset • Courtesy of Lantern & Larks, one lucky reader and their guests will spend five nights in a safari tent in the Blackdown Hills

Prague, Czech Republic • Join the city’s locals for riverside strolls along the Vltava, sunset picnics in the park, Czech beer and modern Vietnamese food

Irish seaweed bathing • Across the country, the ancient art of seaweed bathing is making a comeback, offered everywhere from luxury hotels to a spa beside the Cliffs of Moher

The firestarters • A Shugendo ceremony on the outskirts of Tokyo shows Daniel Stables a wilder, more visceral side to the Japanese temple experience

IN FOCUS

CLASSIC norway • Teetering on the northwestern edge of Europe, Norway is at once familiar and mysterious. Its mountains and forests invite you to both wander and wonder: hike beneath summer’s midnight sun and it’s easy to imagine trolls flitting through the spruce and pine; cruise down the fjords and you’ll picture elves peering at you from the shore. The country’s cultural side is thriving, too. New Nordic restaurants harness local produce in innovative ways and Oslo is home to cutting-edge craft and design scenes — passion projects of Norwegians inspired, as you will be, by the extraordinary landscapes on the doorstep

the edge of a continent • Less visited than nearby Lofoten but just as preternaturally beautiful, the archipelago of Vesterålen is a balmy natural playground deep in the Arctic Circle.

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