Top picks in London - a guide to some of the best cafés and restaurants the capital has to offer.

Ferragudo is a traditional Portuguese fishing village with buckets of charm & located in an area of spectacular natural beauty

After about three hours in Toulouse we were ready to pack in the day jobs and sell all our worldly goods to make this our new home. It's an absolute cracker of a city and has everything going for it: beautiful buildings, majestic squares, oodles of vibey bars & restaurants, picturesque river walks, friendly people & bags of atmosphere. In short, it’s deadly and feels livable rather than a museum set. Known as La Ville Rose, or the Pink City, Toulouse is divided in two by the

It's not hard to see why artists like Matisse, Derain and Dufy were drawn to the picturesque towns on the Côte Vermeille

Beat the crowds and enjoy a more authentic experience on your city break in Carcassonne, France's second most visited city after Paris

It's the small things that make me come back again and again to Paris like the picture-perfect jazz vinyl store on the corner, the friendly, knowledgeable staff in the natural wine store or the perfect espresso standing at the bar in a crowded café.