Where to go on holiday in March 2023 - Condé Nast Traveller

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Temperature: 19°C high; 13°C low Season: spring Travel time from UK: 2 hours 35 minutes Time difference: GMT +1 Nothing brings a spring to the step quite like the sight of Italy's glorious Amalfi coast. Particularly in March, when its vertiginous twists are bathed in a daily average eight hours of sun. Cliffs plunge into the Tyrrhenian Sea, topped with grand palazzos and smart hotels. Narrow, Roman lanes are stuffed with limoncello stalls flogging the boozy spoils of Sorrento's famous fruit. Its snoozy air and pastel-coloured houses are pure Italian cinema: you might even swear you've seen a young Sophia Loren looking impossibly saucy by the quay. Do as the Italians do and spend the lazy, romantic days enjoying a long aperitivo . Don't miss fresh fritto misto at Marina Grande, the town's old fishing harbour, or Michelin-starred Il Buco in the cellars of an old monastery, where chef Peppe Aversa serves seasonal ingredients under a stone-hewn, vaulted ceiling. Th...
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Zoopla's top 11 fixer-upper properties for sale - HouseBeautiful.com

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Zoopla has revealed the UK's top project properties for sale in need of some TLC. From a quirky Victorian home to a seaside property, these fixer-uppers certainly could do with a little love.

'Now that the Stamp Duty holiday has been extended, buyers have more time to assess what type of property they'd like to purchase, including renovation projects, which may have been ruled out over concerns on price and timing,' says Tom Parker, Consumer Expert at Zoopla, says. 'We've selected a number of homes for buyers to view and see the investment potential in these doer uppers.'

Take a look around the homes for sale...

1 Three-bedroom house, Nottinghamshire, £120,000

2 Two-bedroom house, Birmingham, £145,000

3 3-bedroom terraced house, Edmonton, £450,000

4 Four-bedroom house, Bristol, £300,000

5 Three-bedroom terraced house, Glasgow, £80,000

6 Two-bedroom terraced house, Cornwall, £157,500

7 Two-bedroom bungalow, Manchester, £149,950

8 Three-bedroom terraced house, Reading, £300,000

9 Five-bedroom house, Morecambe, £137,950

10 Four-bedroom property, Norwich, £290,000

11 Three-bedroom terraced house, Chester, £200,000

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