A turquoise coastline, opening a film of blue-water coast, seaside dining and water-activity holiday ideas.
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Luxury in simplicity

Somewhere wonderful
starts here.

The sea before breakfast. A city that surprises you. Discover places worth leaving your everyday behind for.

Places become holidays through the days you choose

What will you make time for?

Art before lunch. An old-town evening. A neighbourhood worth staying in. Explore our Paris and Barcelona edits.

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A different kind of day could be waiting.

A cove with the afternoon ahead of you. A city seen through its stories. A winter evening among market lights. Start with the feeling you want, then discover the places and small details that could make it yours.

Each guide brings you reasons to go, a discovery beyond the familiar sights and useful advice on areas, journeys and timing. These are ideas to explore, not holidays offered for sale.

Limestone cliffs and turquoise water on the Algarve coast at Lagoa, Portugal.
Algarve, Portugal · Mo Eid / Pexels

Portugal

Algarve

Coves, saltwater and long lunches

Golden coves, Tavira’s island beaches and long lunches. Find your own rhythm on the Portuguese coast.

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The Eiffel Tower’s summit, arch and riverside setting in daylight, Paris
Eiffel Tower & Seine, Paris · daytime landscape · missbossy from Singapore, Singapore · CC BY 2.0 · Photo credit

France

Paris

A Paris weekend with a story of its own

A Marais wander, stories at Carnavalet and a café afternoon. Meet the city behind the skyline.

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Warm festive lights in the trees framing Vienna’s historic Rathaus.
Vienna · Sandin Redzo / Pexels

Austria

Vienna

Art by day, market lights by evening

Museum mornings and coffeehouse pauses. In the festive season, add an evening among Spittelberg’s craft stalls.

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