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‘I was not ready for this jaw-dropping place’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries of 2024 | Europe holidays

‘I was not ready for this jaw-dropping place’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries of 2024 | Europe holidays

Perfect pastry in Europe’s surfing capital, Portugal

Sweet, soft, crispy, satisfyingly dense yet fluffy – we have found the perfect pastry. It’s all we think about when we wake up in delightful Ericeira, 30 miles north of Lisbon. We are here for the surf – Ericeira is in a world surfing reserve – but really the ouriço, a pastry unique to this town, is reason enough to visit. It translates as “hedgehog” but also “sea urchin” (Ouriço-do-mar) and sea urchin statues adorn the town. We enjoy the confusion – even our Portuguese friend seems unsure of the pastries’ origin. We get them at Casa da Fernanda. We say we’ll take them to the beach, it’s just a few steps down the road, but in fact we can’t wait and eat them right outside the cafe. We’ll be back for more.
Fran

Mosque and munchies, Prizren, Kosovo

The 17th-century Sinan Pasha Mosque. Photograph: Hugh Mitton/Alamy

Since visiting Prizren in Kosovo, I’ve been thinking about when I’ll go back. From the hill fortress overlooking the city to the winding streets, Prizren is a gem of the Balkans. At Burek Sarajeva, I paid €1.50 for a winding portion of cheesy pastry; at Çigköfte Evi, I ate one of the best vegan dishes I’ve ever tried with its bulgur wraps; and at Saray Sweets, I found some of Prizren’s legendary baklava. All this just a few minutes’ walk from the enchanting Sinan Pasha Mosque and main square.
Danny Baker

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I’m finding the London Loop a capital adventure

The Loop walk takes in the Heathrow perimeter. Photograph: Peter Lane/Alamy

The 150-mile, self-guided London Loop route I’m walking with friends is split into 24 sections (all with map and instructions) combining gorgeous historic buildings and beautiful open spaces – on most days we forget we are still in London. The highlight to date was finding a boardwalk surrounded by colourful flora and fauna, alongside the Heathrow perimeter fence. The juxtaposition of the serene natural world against roaring aeroplanes a few metres overhead as they came in to land was absolutely amazing. We bring a packed lunch from home so for the price of a travel card, each…

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