Turn UK Covid winter into a new experience. Now that you can, why not work from home abroad? 

Weekend in these special country hotels and return to your palazzo flat in Florence.

If beautiful coastal and country walks are your idea of staycation heaven, you are spoilt for choice

The top city centre location, beautiful classical design and attentive staff make Portrait Firenze a Florentine delight, says Cathy Hawker

The scramble is on for holiday homes in the UK. Award-winning St Mawes has both picture-perfect cottages and some of Britain's finest sailing waters.

Adventurous post-lockdown Brits are taking on UK holiday home projects from Cornwall to the Cairngorms.

Take a front row waterfront location in a much-loved Cornish seaside village, add lashings of elegant style and a deep attention to detail and you end up with The Idle Rocks

The best bolt holes for wetsuit warriors near lovely lakes, rivers and beaches.

Holiday home buyers wanting to stay in the UK are drawn to staycation flats with the Lake District National Park as its backdrop.

This summer, more than ever, we want to spend time in the great outdoors. So what could be better than a posh picnic, says Cathy Hawker

A favourite holiday destination, and popular with second-home buyers too, France covers all the bases. Here's the must-read book to help bring France to you until your next visit. 

Has Covid-19 lockdown inspired you to start house-hunting abroad? Here's what you need to know about buying in France this year.