Matt Cheok recommends a mix of experiences in South Korea, including flower fields, libraries and 50 phallic statues in Gangwon Province ⚠️ Warning: includes image of phallic statue

Travelling Iceland in the summer feels like a pastel-hued dream - a combination of the country's staggering scenery and the fact that it never gets completely dark. Even at 2am, the sun is dipped just below the horizon.

Exploring here feels like stepping into a vibrant painting, writes Gemma Clarke. Exploring Slovenia in the summer feels like stepping into a vibrant painting. This country is green, from its alpine forests and bountiful vineyards to Llubljana.

PORTO RAFTI, Greece (AP) – Bus coupon in hand, Diamantoula Vassiliou headed for the sea, determined to make the most of her brief beach excursion. The Athens resident was among thousands who took a four-hour tour this month to Avlaki Beach, one hour north of Greece’s capital, many hauling plastic coolers and homemade lunches – the accoutrements of summer holidays in leaner times.

Dodge the crowds and treat yourself to one of the Mediterranean’s best-kept secrets! Bordered by the Adriatic and Ionian seas, Albania is the Balkan country once massively overlooked by travellers traipsing through Europe.

ROME (AP) – Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder to get the Instagrammable selfie in front of one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks.

Stay off the beaten track with these interesting destinations in Europe that will delight kids and parents alike. There's Euro-trips - and then there's Euro-trips with kids that doesn't mean you have to stick to the same ol' string of amusement parks.

KALSOY ISLAND, Faroe Islands (AP) – While once the Faroe Islands might have slipped under the radar, more tourists than ever are arriving on the remote archipelago in the north Atlantic.