Tag Archive for: City Break

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…
Basel, river Rhine & chef/restaurant manager Cheval Blanc - best fine-dining restaurants Basel
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3 Michelin starred fine dining restaurants in the Basel area, first visited in 2023/2024

3 of the best gourmet dining spots in Switzerland's city known for its border triangle: Basel is known - amongst other things - for its proximity to the two neighboring countries of Germany and France. And just as Switzerland's biggest city…
best fine-dining restaurants Zurich
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7 (casual) fine-dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland, first visited in 2023/2024

7 of the best gourmet dining spots in Switzerland's biggest city: Eating out at Zurich's (casual) fine-dining restaurants is not a new thing for me, quite the opposite. I have been doing this on a regular basis for years - see my posts about…
Bangkok & Hua Hin, Thailand - pre & post Bhutan stay
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Where to go for a pre- or post-Bhutan stay

A pre-Bhutan trip to Bangkok & a post-Bhutan one to Hua Hin/Thailand: Is Bhutan on your bucket list for your next vacations? Then I have not only lots of travel information about the Land of the Thunder Dragon for you (see next section),…
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…
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…
fine dining restaurants Zurich, Switzerland
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FINE dining (Michelin) restaurants in Zurich/Switzerland

Fancy & sophisticated places for dining in the country's most cosmopolitan city: It has been a while since I last wrote about Zurich's culinary scene. That does not mean that I have not dined here any more. Quite the opposite, I have headed…
4 Michelin starred restaurants Paris 2022
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Where to go in Paris for great Michelin starred restaurants in 2022

4 excellent Michelin one-star restaurants in/near the Marais neighborhood Now it is up to where to go for dining in style in Paris. More precisely, it is about Michelin starred restaurants here. This after giving details to a fabulous luxury…
Hotel Cour des Vosges/Place des Vosges (view from hotel room) Paris
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Checking in to Hotel Cour des Vosges, a luxury boutique hotel in Paris

Where to go for staying in style - with best views - in the French capital in 2022: Paris is my favorite city in the world, and it certainly is the one I have visited most so far. My husband and I even used to live here for a longer period…