‘I strolled among lovely Lent lilies, wild garlic and beautiful bluebells’: readers’ favourite spring walks in the UK
Where people who love good food come to holiday: Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal
In May it is bliss, silent except for whistling bee-eaters: Tinos, the Cyclades, Greece
Horses on the beach, fried fish and sherry: Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía, Spain
Miami Beach v spring break: revelers and residents mourn city’s restrictions
It was the rock lobster: the lure of Centuri, Corsica
Florida to deploy state troopers during spring break to deter ‘lawlessness’
April 2023
Bring me sunshine: four great spring breaks in Europe
Our seasonal getaway ideas include a garden idyll in northern France, a cherry blossom trail in western Spain and the beauty of rural Turkey
March 2022
Readers' travel tips
‘An abundance of blooms’: readers’ best spring flowers in the UK and Europe
Spring turns Florence into a vision in purple, a French garden into an impressionist revival, and churchyards into poets’ corners
April 2020
Flocking to ewe tube: farm webcams live stream animals in action
Spring is here and it’s time to spy on fluffy newborn lambs, sleepy kids and even sunbathing piglets! It’s cuteness overload on these farm cams
March 2020
10 of the UK’s best spring walks
Pubs and restaurants may be closed and dark, but all over the UK wildlife is bursting into the light of longer days and it’s never been more important to get some fresh air. Nature writers select their favourite seasonal destinations
February 2019
Observer spring breaks
Scilly season: why spring is the best time to visit
Spring arrives early on Scilly and the charm of tiny, sleepy St Martin’s is that there is little-else to do but enjoy its flower-filled moors and coves
