From the eastern Côte d’Azur comes a leisurely and truly surprising holiday – full of art, elegance, and beauty. On easy, often paved paths, explore the coast’s quiet, pine-scented capes and its rich cultural heritage of villas, museums and exotic gardens. Think Cocteau, Modernism, and the Belle Epoque.

Despite its proximity to the heart of the Alps, Lake Constance is the ultimate flexible walking destination. Its excellent transport network makes travelling around the lake a breeze, giving you plenty of time to discover the area’s natural and cultural treasures, including the famous ‘flower island’ of Mainau and medieval Konstanz.

It is the colour palette of Lanzarote that lingers in the memory long after other images have faded. Enjoy a choice of walks through volcanic and coastal landscapes, where the only sound is the waves, before returning to your hotel for wonderful hospitality and great cuisine.

Staying in one of Europe’s prettiest harbour towns, explore dramatic cliff paths and quiet lanes that link crowd-free beaches, gardens, and the remnants of its long history. This gentle short break on the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Herm and Sark, reveals islands with a distinct Gallic feel.

In the upper Dordogne, early morning mists dissipate to reveal a rich tapestry of wooded slopes, rolling farmland, and thick orchards, heavy with ripening fruit. It’s a place of idyllic villages, and natural abundance – celebrated at each hotel with flavoursome dinners, featuring duck, truffles, and wild mushrooms.

On Lake Garda’s quiet, western shores rests the charming little town of Gargnano. It is one of the lake’s most authentic destinations, and a perfect base for exploring all it has to offer: from leisurely walking trails that lead into atmospheric valleys, to sophisticated towns, luxuriant isles, and picture-book castles.

Experience panoramic walks along lakeside paths near Lucerne and amidst the Bernese Oberland’s high mountains on this two-centre self-guided holiday. Enjoy easy access to breathtaking scenery via historic cog railways and mountain cableways or take a nostalgic ride on a paddle steamer. This relaxed holiday showcases the beauty of Switzerland’s majestic high-mountain scenery without strenuous hikes.

From the moment you arrive in Austria’s Stubai Valley, you know you have found somewhere special. The walking here is gentle yet spectacular: routes weave through wildflower meadows, descend alongside waterfalls, and promise the kind of views you might normally only hope to enjoy on a strenuous mountain hike.

The western Loire – a gentle landscape of languorous rivers, historic villages, and romantic châteaux. This holiday offers leisurely days of exploration along wooded and watery trails, with plenty of time to visit wine cellars, cave dwellings and of course those famous châteaux, with their histories of royalty and intrigue.

Discover a region rich in history as you follow leisurely routes along Northumberland’s unspoiled coast with time to explore the castles you pass by. You can also visit Lindisfarne and take a boat trip to spot seals and puffins on the Farne Islands.

If all that this holiday revealed was an unspoiled slice of rural England, with a coastline that combines gold-sand beaches with pristine nature reserves, it would make for a wonderful break. But our routes also explore magnificent churches, vast landed estates, pretty harbours, and an ever-evolving food scene.

Walk the acclaimed Fife Coastal Path and discover the region’s exquisite eastern corner on this very leisurely holiday. The many delights that line the way to your final destination – the ancient university town of St Andrews – include a constantly shifting seascape, wealth of marine life, and postcard-pretty fishing villages.