Wondering where to go for luxury travel in Europe? Here you find recommendations where to stay & dine in style with value for money. In addition, there are tips what to do (often involving walking). For Switzerland, go to the separate category!

Hotel Vestige Son Vell Menorca, Balearic Islands/Spain - best luxury hotel Menorca
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Where to go for a luxury hotel in Menorca/Spain, Mallorca’s little sister

Staying and dining in style at Hotel Vestige Son Vell Menorca/Balearic Islands: Menorca has been on my travel bucket list for some time. And especially so after visiting its (heavily overtouristed) big sister Mallorca. I had the idea that it…
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.…
Restaurants San Hô/Salazar Tenerife/Spain - best fine-dining restaurants Tenerife
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8 of the best fine-dining restaurants in south & northwest Tenerife, Canary Islands/Spain

Which restaurants to choose as fine-dining lover around Costa Adeje & Buenavista del Norte on the largest Canary Island: My aim here is to go into the best fine-dining restaurants you can find in Tenerife, and this in its south and northwest.…
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…
Teide Volcano/Los Cristianos Tenerife/Canary Islands/Spain - overtouristed Tenerife
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A trip to overtouristed Tenerife, Canary Islands/Spain, with mixed feelings

How it was to travel to the largest Canary Island, where overtourism is everywhere: I have to admit straightaway that I did not feel completely comfortable with the decision to travel to Tenerife. It was the first time that my husband and I…
best fine-dining restaurants Madeira
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Where to go in Madeira for best (Michelin) fine dining

The top restaurants in Madeira that no fine-dining lover should miss: After visiting Madeira regularly in recent years, is is high time for me as fine-dining lover to give an update on the island's impressive gourmet restaurant scene. While…
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…