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Day trips from Edinburgh: Stirling, St Andrews, the Borders and Loch Lomond
How to reach Stirling, St Andrews, the Scottish Borders, Loch Lomond and the coast from Edinburgh, what to see in each and how long to allow.
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The best day trips from major cities, and how to do them.
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Day trips from Munich: Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, the Zugspitze and lakes
How to reach Neuschwanstein, Salzburg, the Zugspitze, the Bavarian lakes and the Dachau memorial from Munich, what to see in each and how long to allow.
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Day trips from Tokyo: Kamakura, Nikko, Hakone, Mount Fuji and more
How to reach Kamakura, Nikko, Hakone, the Fuji Five Lakes, Yokohama, Kawagoe and Mount Takao from Tokyo, what to see in each and how long to allow.
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Day trips from Barcelona: Montserrat, Girona, Sitges and more
The best day trips from Barcelona, compared by travel time and who they suit: Montserrat's monastery, medieval Girona, Dalí's Figueres, Sitges and Roman Tarragona.
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Day trips from Rome by train and bus: Tivoli, Ostia, Orvieto and more
The best day trips from Rome compared by travel time: Tivoli's villas, Ostia Antica, hilltop Orvieto, the Castelli Romani, Etruscan tombs and Pompeii.
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Day trips from Amsterdam: Haarlem, Zaanse Schans, Utrecht and more
The Netherlands is small and its trains are fast. How to reach Haarlem, Zaanse Schans, Utrecht, Keukenhof, Delft, Rotterdam and the old fishing towns, and what to see.
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Day trips from Kyoto: Nara, Osaka, Himeji, Uji and more compared
Kyoto sits at the heart of the Kansai rail network. How to reach Nara, Osaka, Himeji Castle, Uji, Kobe and Lake Biwa for a day, what to see and how long to allow.
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Day trips from Lisbon: Sintra, Cascais, Évora and more compared
The best day trips from Lisbon, compared by travel time and who they suit: Sintra's palaces, the Cascais coast, Roman Évora, walled Óbidos and Arrábida.
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Day trips from London: Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Windsor and Brighton
How to reach England's best day-trip destinations from London by train, what to see in each, how long to allow, and how to keep rail fares under control.
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Day trips from Paris: Versailles, Giverny, Reims and more compared
The best day trips from Paris compared by travel time and interest: Versailles, Monet's Giverny, Fontainebleau, Champagne in Reims, Chantilly and Chartres.