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 Traube Tonbach & 3-starred Michelin Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube Black Forrest, Germany
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5-star Hotel Traube Tonbach in the northern Black Forest, Germany

Excellently managed luxury hotel with Germany's best restaurant, the 3-star Michelin Schwarzwaldstube: This is for sure one of Germany's top hotels, the 5-star Hotel Traube Tonbach in the rural surroundings of the Black Forest, in the country's…
Aussenansicht Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen
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Restaurant Brücke in Niedergösgen im neuen Kleid mit “Aare-nahem” Gästeraum

You find a summary of this post in English at the end! Wiedereröffnung "neue" Brücke mit einzigartigem Ergänzungsbau: Ab Mittwoch, 28.06.2023, ist das Restaurant Brücke Niedergösgen wieder offen, mit einem komplett neuen Gastraum…
Basel Switzerland - fine dining restaurants Basel
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(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in the Basel area/Switzerland

5 of the best foodie spots in Basel, the city where Germany, France & Switzerland meet: Basel, Switzerland's third largest city, is a good place for dining out in style. While its culinary scene has not been as dynamic as the one in Zurich…
head chef Kevin Romes at 2-star Michelin Skin's - the Restaurant Lenzburg Switzerland
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Dining at the 2-star Michelin Skin’s – the Restaurant in Lenzburg/Switzerland

Kevin Romes' Skin's - the Restaurant has proved to be a resounding success - 2 Michelin stars 4 months after opening: When Skin's - the Restaurant was opened end of May 2022, there was hope for a Michelin star in the near future. Four months…
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2 top winter walks in Sils Maria near Saint Moritz in the Swiss Alps

Where to go for great winter walking in the Upper Engadine, one of Switzerland's most beautiful Alpine areas: The Engadine is without doubt one of the country's most desirable vacation destination in the Alps. You find here - especially in…
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5-star Hotel Waldhaus Sils Maria, a unique grand hotel in the Engadine, Switzerland

A family affair since 1908, this unpretentious luxury hotel with a soul: Hotel Waldhaus in Sils Maria, in the beautiful Engadine in the Swiss Alps, is a truly unique place. There is no other property in Switzerland of this kind. It has been…
b_smart restaurant Schönenwerd
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Der “Storchen” in Schönenwerd im neuen Kleid, jetzt als b_smart hotel & restaurant

You find a summary of this post in English at the end! Wiederöffnung b_smart restaurant mit ausgebautem Speiseangebot & Bar: Seit Montag, 13.03.2023, ist der "Storchen" in Schönenwerd wieder offen, neu unter dem Namen b_smart hotel…
Lake Zurich/Restaurant Sihlhalde Gattikon, Switzerland - fine dining restaurants Zurich area
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(Casual) fine dining (Michelin) restaurants OUTSIDE OF Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining in the Zurich area, mostly on the left bank of Lake Zurich: My previous two posts were dedicated to some of the best restaurants in Zurich city (fine dining and casual fine dining). Now it is up to the same in the Zurich area. Please…
Zurich from ETH University/pisco sour at Restaurant Barranco, Switzerland - casual fine dining restaurants Zurich
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CASUAL fine dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fine dining yet in a relaxed, informal setting in Zurich city: After outpointing some of the best fancy Michelin restaurants in Zurich, now the same for casual fine dining. And note well that the most prominent thing that distinguishes the…