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Fly from Edinburgh Airport to Palma, Majorca, and swap one incredible capital city for another. This place has bagged the best of the country’s museums, shops and nightlife – and teams them with a stellar beach scene to match. Follow the coast south and you’ll find Playa de Palma, where the sand unravels all the way to the popular town of El Arenal. Or, go east to seek out quieter spots – Cala Estellencs is the place to be at sunset.

Set off from Scotland to Corfu – one of the best-loved Greek islands. Known as the Emerald Isle, it’s covered in cypress trees, olive groves and wildflowers, and circled by sandy and pebbly beaches. In the north, Gouvia teams an upmarket marina with a clutch of traditional restaurants, and it’s only a 15-minute drive from the island’s capital, Corfu Town. Kavos, meanwhile, is Corfu’s party playground, while Aghios Ioannis is home to a massive waterpark – Aqualand.

Fly to Dalaman or Antalya and get a taste of the Turkish Riviera. Known as the Turquoise Coast, the Dalaman area’s shoreline ticks off coves, bays and long stretches of sand. Icmeler and Olu Deniz are the big-name beach resorts here. In Antalya, meanwhile, upmarket resorts like Side serve up a yacht-filled marina and avenues of designer boutiques, alongside historical sites like Roman baths and the Temple of Apollo. And Lara Beach lines up a long list of luxury hotels with an eight-kilometre-long stretch of beach to match.

TUI holidays from Edinburgh Airport don’t stop at the beach. In winter, for example, you can fly to Chambery or Innsbruck to test your skills on the slopes with Crystal Ski Holidays. And if a cruise is on the cards, you can set sail from Palma or Corfu with Marella Cruises and discover a whole list of Adriatic and Mediterranean stop-offs. Choose a TUI River Cruise, meanwhile, to explore the waterways of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.