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A Land Rover adventure in Kenya

The only camp in the Lolldaiga Conservancy in northern Kenya, the Safari Series offers an array of unusual experiences, from tracking lions on foot to bivouacking beneath the stars. But for some, the most alluring may be the chance to drive a vintage Land Rover through the bush, says Nick Hammond in The Daily Telegraph. You’ll never feel more “hot-bloodedly, heart-thumpingly alive” than when careering across the wilderness in one of these old workhorses; the camp owns eight of them, including a rare 107 Series I from the 1950s. Set on the Laikipia Plateau, the conservancy spans a “breathtaking” variety of habitats, with big game aplenty, and the chances are that you won’t spot anyone else on your drives – a solitude that much enhances the sense of “boy’s own fun”. Rates start at £398 per day for adults and £198 for children, including conservation fees (safari-series.com).

Naples’ stunning necropolis

The Naples neighbourhood of Sanita is known for its early Christian catacombs. But in 1889, a much older necropolis was discovered there, says Teresa Levonian Cole in The Sunday Times – and last month its four tombs, built in the fourth century BC by the city’s original Greek settlers, opened to the public for the first time. Covered by mud flows during the Middle Ages, the Ipogeo dei Cristallini now lie deep underground. Carvings of gods and monsters adorn their walls, and the sculpted pillows on their sarcophagi are “plump and inviting”. But most striking are their vivid frescoes, depicting garlands, griffins, pomegranates (symbols of resurrection) and more. Little painting survives from that era – and experts say that the subtle blend of pigments used here is rarer still. See ipogeodeicristallini.org for more information.

A lonely coast in Galicia

Known as the Costa da Morte, the wild northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain is notorious for its shipwrecks, and it can be forbidding in winter, with its “cold granite churches, mist and furious waves”. But in summer, it changes entirely, says Paul Richardson in Condé Nast Traveller. Granted, the Atlantic here is never less than nippy, but its waters turn a “forget-me-not” blue at dune-backed beaches such as Rostro or Carnota, with its “majestic” sweep of “caster-sugar” sand. There are windswept walks to enjoy on lonely headlands (Touriñán, Vilán), and charming harbour towns such as Muros and Muxía, where you can wash down “peerless” shellfish with “apple-crisp” Albariño wines. Muxía has a glamorous new place to stay – the grassroofed Parador Costa da Morte. Doubles cost about £105 (parador.es).