National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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Editor’s letter • ISSUE 132, MAY 202 5

SMART TRAVELLER • ON THE RADAR • WHAT’S NEW • FOOD • EXPERIENCE • INSIDE GUIDE • FAMILY • UK BREAK • BOOKS • KIT LIST

BIG PICTURE

CULTURAL KICKS • Early summer brings a wave of new museum openings, from a Dutch gallery dedicated to migration stories to the southern French studio of a celebrated painter

Coastal set-jetting • A NEW FILM TURNS THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE SOUTH WEST COAST PATH

A TASTE OF BAHRAIN • This Middle Eastern nation’s favourite dishes are rustic, comforting and packed with herbs and spices

Japanese crafts in Inami • IN A TOWN HEWN FROM WOOD, IMMERSE YOURSELF IN TRADITIONAL ARTS AND GET HANDS-ON IN A CRAFT STUDIO

MAHÓN • The capital of the quiet Balearic island of Menorca offers an atmospheric old town, thriving food scene and tranquil beaches

Tuscany’s southern soul • MEDIEVAL HILLTOP TOWNS, AN UNSPOILT COASTLINE AND STEAMY HOT SPRINGS MAKE THE MAREMMA REGION IDEAL FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOLIDAYS

HASTINGS • TRADITION AND INNOVATION COMBINE IN THIS HISTORIC PORT TOWN ON THE EAST SUSSEX COAST IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND

Robert Macfarlane on rivers • HAVE WE BROKEN THE NATURAL CONTRACT BETWEEN HUMANS AND RIVERS? THE WRITER REVEALS HOW WATER INSPIRED HIS NEW BOOK

ROAD CYCLING • Make your bike rides a breeze whatever the weather and conditions, with a range of practical gear designed to keep you and your bicycle safe, dry and visible

Caroline Eden • A SEMINAL TRIP TO CENTRAL ASIA KICK-STARTS AN OBSESSION WITH THE REGION, AND A WRITING CAREER

A THREE-NIGHT SWISS GETAWAY FOR TWO • Courtesy of Davos Klosters and Travel Switzerland, a reader and guest will receive passes to explore a new Alpine attraction in the country’s south east

Sigurlaug Sverrisdóttir • THE HOTELIER HAS HELPED REDEFINE ICELAND’S HOSPITALITY SCENE WITH PROPERTIES THAT CELEBRATE THE COUNTRY’S LANDSCAPES AND RESOURCES

THE BEST HISTORIC SPA TOWNS TO VISIT IN THE UK • England’s history of spa towns stretches further back than vacationing Victorians. Here’s how to experience the restorative waters yourself. Words: Tamara Hinson

TOP STORIES • Here’s what you’ve been enjoying on the website this month

HOW SINGAPORE IS EMBRACING EDIBLE INSECTS • THE COUNTRY HAS LONG HELD A REPUTATION FOR ITS DIVERSE AND EXPERIMENTAL FOOD SCENE. WORDS: CAROLYN BEASLEY

RIVER SHANNON • Take it slow on a boat trip down Ireland’s most storied waterway, which courses through the country’s green heart via millennium-old ruins, village pubs and scattered islets.

PORTLAND • This small US city in Maine packs a seriously big culinary punch, with seasoned farm-to-table restaurants sitting alongside daring newcomers, all inspired by the fertile East Coast backcountry and the Atlantic’s rich waters

LISBON • Portugal’s capital has taken its growing popularity with city-breakers in its stride — antique trams rattle on, fado folk musicians still sing mournfully in low-lit bars and bakers continue to turn out flaky pasteis de nata. But the influx of visitors has quickened the city’s pulse; Portuguese chefs are pushing boundaries and artisans are opening new gallery spaces. Meanwhile, hoteliers are flexing their creativity too, putting lesser-known neighbourhoods like Lapa, Amoreiras and Príncipe Real on the map. The past five years have seen a proliferation of bold hotel openings, from...