A Century Travel guide to chasing warmth

Winter can be painfully repetitive: the same jackets, the same early dark evenings, the same ‘let’s just stay in’ compromise. A sunshine break doesn’t just change the temperature; it changes the rhythm of your day. You wake up with the light, you eat outside without thinking about it, and suddenly the week feels wider again.

The most useful way to choose a winter-sun trip is to match the place to the kind of relief you want: stillness, variety, texture or just ease. Here are the warm options that deliver those feelings...