Looking for luxury hotels in Europe? Here you find reports/reviews on high-end accommodations visited when traveling the world. For Switzerland, go to the separate category!

Hotel La Barchessa di Villa Pisani Vicenza countryside, Veneto/Italy - best luxury hotel Viczena
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Hotel La Barchessa di Villa Pisani, an upscale hotel near Vicenza/Veneto, Italy

How it is staying in style at one of the best luxury hotels in the Veneto countryside, northern Italy: When it comes to cities in the Veneto in northern Italy, you certainly know Venice. But here it is about another one, the nearby Vicenza.…
Royal Palace Madrid/Hotel Cool Rooms Palacio de Atocha Madrid/Restaurant CEBO Madrid - best hotel & restaurants Madrid
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A short stay in Madrid/Spain in style – start point of a Menorca trip

Where to go in Spain's capital for a conveniently located luxury hotel & nearby Michelin (starred) restaurants: When it came to planning a Menorca trip (hotel/restaurants), my husband and I decided to start it with a short stay in Madrid.…
Hotel Hacienda del Conde Melia Collection Golf & Spa/Hotel Royal Hideaway Corales Beach Adults Only Tenerife/Spain - best luxury hotels Tenerife
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2 of the best luxury hotels in Tenerife, Canary Islands/Spain

Which hotels to stay in style in Tenerife, one in the north, the other in the south: Tenerife is an ideal destination for those seeking warmer climes, and this year-round. So, when my husband and I had such a need end of March, we gave this…
Acropolis/Hotel Xenodocheio Milos/Restaurant CTC Urban Gastronomy, all in Athens/Greece - best hotel & restaurants Athens
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A short stay in Athens/Greece in style – PART IV, end point of a Peloponnese trip

Where to go in Greece's capital for a conveniently located luxury hotel & nearby Michelin (starred) restaurants: When traveling the Peloponnese and using Athens' airport, you cannot help but visiting Greece's capital too. At least if you…
Hotel The Westin Resort Costa Navarino/Hotel Manna Arcadia, Peloponnes/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Arcadia
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART III “West Finger & Palm”

A Peloponnese itinerary with its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Ring Finger", Olympia & Arcadia: This is part three of a voyage on the "Peloponnese Hand". Let your left…
Hotel Kinsterna Monemvasia/Hotel Aria Estate Mani, Peloponnese/Greece - best hotels Peloponnese Fingers
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART II “East & Mani Fingers”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its “Fingers”, “Palm” & 3 days in Greece’s capital with best hotels & restaurants – "Index & Middle Finger": Now it is about two more "Fingers of the Peloponnese Hand"! In this context…
Naflipo/Epidaurus, Peloponnese/Greece - Peloponnese itinerary
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14 days on the road in the Peloponnese/Greece and a short stay in Athens in style – PART I outline & “Thumb”

A Peloponnese itinerary including its "Fingers", "Palm" & 3 days in Greece's capital with best hotels & restaurants - overview & Nafplio/Argolis: Seeking sun and warmth in Europe late October, my husband and I headed to the Peloponnese.…
Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal/France - best hotels Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal
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19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – PART III way from Brittany to Switzerland

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal - Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal:  Finally we come to the last part of a North and Central France trip done in late summer…
Brittany near Trégastel / Restaurant Pourquoi Pas at Hotel Castelbrac Dinard Brittany/France - best hotels Brittany
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19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – PART II Brittany (main destination)

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne and Cantal - main focus Brittany: Now it is about the Brittany, the main focus of a road trip in North and Central France that my husband…