Today is Friday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2025. There are 145 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 8, 2023, a series of wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui, ...

Killer whales have been attacking vessels in "Orca Alley" since 2020. But a new attack outside the region has sailors on high ...

Thrilling finishes, surprise comebacks, and national pride highlight the final day of the 2025 iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships.

A little restraint, please!” wrote the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, who is leading an effort to stop visitors from wandering ...

Fancy an autumn break in the Caribbean or maybe the charms of France, Portugal and Northern Spain are calling?

EL PAÍS takes a tour from Hendaye to Normandy with stops at the remains of the bunkers that formed part of this defensive ...

Mavi Garcia has become the oldest rider to win a stage at the women’s Tour de France. The 41-year-old Spaniard clinched the second stage on Sunday with a solo breakaway. She looked back twice ...

Visiting Europe in the heat can mean sweating it out with no air-conditioning, but sea breezes beckon in these refreshing spots from Croatia to Norway.

France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said.

A recent study sought to find the most complained-about beach destinations in the world—and one popular beach came out on top.

With waterfront views from every room, Les Bassans gives travelers a new reason to explore this northern slice of Brittany's windswept cliffs and dramatic tides. And given that this is one of only a ...

This week’s must-reads outline the law of the beach in France, everything you need to know about €1 property sales, French real-estate jargon, the whole truth about the ‘diagonale du vide ...