Guardian travel writers share their discoveries of the year, taking in food, art, history and wildlife
by accident. Almost three miles of sand stretches in a slender spit between a river delta and the sea, ringed by high mountains.
Go to Marseille for a hymn to the miracle of cities. Nowhere with such manic diversity should work. But just enough love is just enough to make it sing. Here is a world of people who want to live, and share this one life.which has been serving seafood and cold Polish beer for 25 years. You can order fried Baltic flounder or herring tartare but what most people turn up for, even in the height of summer, is the fisherman’s soup with halibut, salmon and herbs.
Freiburg im Breisgau, which has oodles of history and a large student population that keeps it vibrant all year round, is a charming base. In summer, head to the striking, which showcase local cuisine, family-run vineyards and some great scenery. They can be enjoyed on foot or by bike, and Basel, should you fancy a day trip, is just a 40-minute train ride away.in Andalucía in spring, expecting olive groves and sleepy villages, but the blooms brought a childlike joy.
Despite being on a regular tarmacked road, the journey turned into a safari. As we turned a corner we were confronted by an angry porcupine, its spikes puffed up, in the middle of the road. The brakes were slammed on amid cries of disbelief. We drove on but as we turned the next corner we were confronted by not one but four porcupines, all displaying their quills in fury. Again they scuttled off into the bushes.
A 13th-century star-shaped fortress encircles the entire town, hiding within a labyrinth of cobbled streets, stone houses, tiled walls and tiny shops selling the linen the region is famed for. The cafes were akin to stepping into someone’s front room, and for very little cash we were treated to, all overlooking exquisite views of the Tui hills and the river that divides them.
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