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• Balearic Islands go green

  A new set of guidelines tackles key environmental issues from waste and pollution to marine species protection

• Villages Nature Paris

  Holly Rooke visits French resort Villages Nature Paris, a large collection of holiday cottages just 20 miles from the French capital, to see large scale sustainable tourism in action.

• The Catalan Pyrenees from the summits to the sea

  Our blog and video about our 12-day trip from the sandy beaches and coastal towns of Costa Brava to the snowy forests and towering peaks of Val d’Aran in the Catalan Pyrenees

• Best of green travel in 2017

  Our favourite experiences from 2017 including a community-run pub in the Cotswolds, dog-sledding in the Catalan Pyrenees and an award-winning biodiversity conservation project in Indonesia

• A child's first ski trip in the French Pyrenees

  Richard Hammond and family travel to the pretty spa town of Cauterets in the Hautes-Pyrénées for their children's first ski trip.

• Learn to swim at Watergate Bay Hotel

  Richard Hammond reviews a dedicated swim clinic at the Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall.

• Review of The Old Coach House, Cornwall

  Jini Reddy stays in The Old Coach House, a Victorian house on the southeast coast of Cornwall. The perfect retreat for the soul with the only company of nature and the sea view.

• Exploring the landscapes and wildlife of the Norfolk Coast

  Mark Rowe explores the Norfolk coast, discovering How Hill's landscapes and wildlife and visiting the coastal towns of Cromer and Sheringham.

• Guide to the UK's independent hostels, bunkhouses and camping barns

  Rhiannon Batten looks at the UK’s eclectic range of independent hostels, bunkhouses and camping barns, many of which can be found via the Independent Hostels UK network.

• Montsec mountain by path and paddle

  As part of our Greentraveller's Guide to Catalonia, Paul Bloomfield explores the Montsec mountains on foot and by kayak.

• Switzerland's great outdoors

  Seven trains, two funiculars, trams, buses and a steamboat… Gemma Wirz travelled through Switzerland on the Swiss Travel System, taking her to the heart of Swiss nature, culture and history.

• Greentraveller's Guide to La Rochelle

  Ginny Light spends a few days enjoying the sights of La Rochelle on the west coast of France

• New hostels, holidays and partnerships for YHA

  As the YHA's grand project, The Sill, opens for bookings, Rhiannon Batten looks ahead to the most exciting developments at the organisation this summer

• Greentraveller's Guide to Ile de Ré, France

  Ginny Light's guide to the idyllic island of Ile de Ré on the west coast of France, with tips where to stay, eat and visit based on her visit there this summer.

• Secret beaches of Portugal

  Edwina Pitcher chooses her favourite secret beaches from surfing hangouts north of Lisbon to hidden coves in the Sintra-Cascais and sandy beaches of the West Algarve

• Bird watching and wine tasting in the Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia

  As we launch our Greentraveller's Guide to Catalonia, Paul Bloomfield has a bird-watching bonanza while kayaking in Terres de l’Ebre in Catalonia and discovers a remarkable Cathedral of Wine

• Greentraveller's Guide to Catalonia

  Greentraveller has published an online guide to Catalonia with tips on where to stay, local food and drink, visitor attractions and activities, including wine tasting, cycling and kayaking

• From Gibraltor Point to Spurn Head, exploring Lincolnshire

  Mark Rowe tramps through Lincolnshire, discovering beaches and seaside towns: revisiting Grimsby via the city of culture, Hull, before ending up at the magnificent Spurn Point, Holderness.

• Review of Eurocamp at La Pointe St-Gilles in Brittany, France

  Richard Hammond and family try out Eurocamp’s pre-assembled camping experience at La Pointe St-Gilles in Brittany

• Introducing the Coastal Pass

  New booking tool combines cutting edge interactive video technology with an innovative online application that enables visitors to build their own itineraries for the East Coast of England

• Choosing an electric bike for young families

  Long-tail or Christiana? Trailors or tag-alongs? What about conversion kits & accessories? Rhiannon Batten sifts through the options to find a practical bike to cycle with her two young boys

• Eurostar launches new Interrail fares

  Eurostar has joined rail pass organisation Eurail Group and launched a new, lower and simpler fare for Interrail travellers from £23 single

• Best of green travel in 2016

  Our favourite experiences from 2016, from skyrunning in the Dolomites and bodyboating in North Wales to cycling in southern England and staying in a lighthouse in Northern Ireland

• Walking the new extension of the Coleridge Way, Exmoor

  Mark Rowe treks along the new 15-mile extension of the Coleridge Way from Porlock, and comes across a herd of Exmoor red deer, England's smallest parish church and some pretty challenging as

• 20% off London Youth Hostels

  The Youth Hostel Association is offering a 20% discount for stays at selected London hostels so you can get away to the capital this winter without feeling broke before you get there.

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