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!

Grand Hotel Fasano Gardone Riviera Lake Garda/Italy
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5-star Grand Hotel Fasano in Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda in north Italy

THE place to stay in style on Lake Garda's shore: Lake Garda in the Italian Lakes region in north Italy has been on my bucket list for a long time. And as it makes a good combination with the South Tyrol, where my husband and I had planned…
view of the Dolomites & open kitchen at Hotel Terra The Magic Place Sarentino valley South Tyrol, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Hotel Terra The Magic Place in the Sarentino valley in South Tyrol, Italy

Premium hotel above South Tyrol's capital of Bolzano with Michelin 2-star restaurant: Yet again my husband and I made a find on our never-ending journey of chasing down Michelin stars. And this in a place we would have never dreamed of being…
Hotel Castel Tirolo South Tyrol, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Hotel Castel in Tirolo in South Tyrol/Italy

Luxury hotel above the town of Merano with Michelin 2-star restaurant: If you are heading to the Merano area in South Tyrol and looking for high-end lodging and dining, do not look further. Hotel Castel Tirolo South Tyrol with its two-star…
Merano, Sarentino valley, Restaurant Lido 84 Lake Garda, Restaurant Décotterd Lake Geneva - north Italy & west Switzerland
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North Italy & west Switzerland in style, a 14-day road trip itinerary

Luxury hotels & Michelin (starred) dining along the route: Yet another road trip in north Italy and west Switzerland was on my husband's and my agenda this late summer. And this after already doing one to Italy's north (and France's south)…
Hotel The Omnia Zermatt, Switzerland
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5-star Hotel The Omnia in Zermatt, Switzerland

Exceptionally overseen luxury hotel in the famous Swiss mountain resort - with an eventful past: Hotel The Omnia Zermatt has a noteworthy backstory, but first of all it is a stunning luxury hotel offering a hospitality that is second to none.…
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…