Sardinia's Costa Smeralda -- Luxury in the Sun - Luxury ...
Italy's little-known Mediterranean island has it all - beautiful golden sand beaches, glamorous resorts, wild unspoiled landscapes, chic shopping and celebrities to spot. The glitterati has long known Sardinia's Emerald Coast - the name comes ... [... more]
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Anassa - Luxury on the Island of Cyprus - Luxury Travel
Cyprus rises elegantly from the Mediterranean Sea, a mountainous island framed in dramatic sea-carved cliffs and sandy beaches. Its premier luxury resort, the 177-room Anassa, overlooks the blue sea from a rocky perch on the Akamas Peninsula, ... [... more]
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Grinda Wardshus
When you arrive in Stockholm, forget everything you thought you knew about Scandinavian cooking. From the local ingredients of choice -- a steady supply of cold-water fish and shellfish from the surrounding Baltic Sea, fresh berries and ... [... more]
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Luxury Villas in Northern Italy - Luxury Travel
Owning a villa alongside an Italian lake may not be an option, but that doesn't mean you can't live in somebody else's. Many of the loveliest lakeside villas have become small inns, usually run by the family whose ancestors have lived there for ... [... more]
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Portugal's Casa de Mogofores - Far More than a Hotel - ...
Guests at Solares de Portugal are greeted by the owners, who will often invite them to share a glass of wine and share insider tips about local events or attractions. The wine is often grown right on the estate, but the glasses our host, Carlos ... [... more]
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Luxury Lodging on a Wine Estate - Luxury Travel
In addition to the state-run pousadas, Portugal offers a lodging system that is often even more luxurious, and a more interesting experience for travelers who enjoy a look inside local life. Solares de Portugal members welcome guests in privately ... [... more]
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Little Luxuries in Portugal's Alentejo - Luxury Travel
Luxury can mean access to things that a casual tourist might not get, or even know existed: hotel rooms inside a castellated village, a well-connected local guide or a table in a little restaurant that only locals know. So it is with tiny hilltop ... [... more]
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Living in a Portuguese Manor House - Luxury Travel
At the foot of the Serra do Estrela mountains in Portugal, the little village of Aldeia Nova do Cabo stretches along a hillside with views of the mountains and the setting sun. Both of these are visible as I look out my window from the ... [... more]
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Murnau - Expressionist Art and the Art of Hospitality in ...
Between snow-capped Zugspitz, in the Bavarian Alps, and Europe's largest protected moorland, the town of Murnau has an unusually luminous atmosphere. In the early 20th century this combination of light reflected from the mountains and the open ... [... more]
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Fuerteventura - Surfer's Luxury is a Perfect Wave - ...
Luxury in travel is all about being in the very best place to do what you like best, whether it's fishing, skiing, surfing, dining or being pampered in a spa. If you're a surfer, pure luxury is the perfect wave -- wave after wave, rolling in to ... [... more]
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Czech into Luxury at Prague's Mandarin Oriental Hotel - ...
A showcase of cutting-edge contemporary design set inside the remains of a Medieval and Renaissance monastery, Prague's luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel symbolizes the city itself. Smart and stylish, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel still reflects the ... [... more]
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Vila del Quar - Luxury in Verona's Vineyards - Luxury Travel
In the heart of Valpolicella vineyards, just north of Verona in Italy's Veneto region, stands Vila del Quar, a Renaissance villa and wine estate whose owners welcome guests to beautiful rooms and Michelin-starred dining. The noble estate of Vila ... [... more]
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