One of the many pleasures of working at Inntravel is catching the lilt of foreign languages and unfamiliar accents around the office. As well as numerous fluent French and Spanish speakers, we have Maria, a native Italian who hails from Puglia (the ‘heel’ of Italy), and frequently welcome our overseas consultants, who each bring their own little corner of Europe to North Yorkshire. Read the full post

Sixty years ago, on 28 November 1952, the North York Moors National Park was created. This, the 6th National Park in Britain, encompasses vast stretches of heather moorland, areas of mixed woods, lush green dales interspersed with traditional market towns and picturesque stone villages, and a wonderful coastline of cliffs, beaches and small harbours. Read the full post

The first episode of The Very Hungry Frenchman appeared on our TV screens a few days ago, and is also now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. In it, Britain’s most famous French chef – Raymond Blanc – began his mini-odyssey around some of France’s most famous culinary destinations by making a return to the land of his childhood, Franche-Comté. Read the full post

It’s one of the art world’s most iconic paintings, an image we’re all probably familiar with – even if we can’t always remember who painted it. It’s brilliant and colourful, strikingly beautiful and called simply The Kiss.

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What a wonderful winter’s day here in the UK – cold and frosty, yet blue skies and sunshine (conditions may vary according to where you are reading this from!). But if you think it’s nice here, you ought to see what it’s like in the Alps at the moment – simply breathtaking. Read the full post