Tag Archive for: Relais & Châteaux

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…
Champagne House Epernay / Honfleur Normandy/France - best hotels Champagne & Honfleur
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19 days on the road in North & Central France in style – outline & PART I way to Brittany from Switzerland

An itinerary (with best hotels & restaurants) through Champagne, Normandy, Brittany, Cognac, Dordogne & Cantal - overview & Champagne/Honfleur: A long held plan came true in late summer 2024, when my husband and I set off on an…
Hotel Awasi Atacama/Chile - luxury hotel Atacama
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Staying in style at Hotel Awasi in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile

Super-luxe wilderness lodge Awasi Atacama in the heart of San Pedro de Atacama: Chile is full of natural wonders, and the Atacama Desert, the driest on Earth, is one of them. In contrast to the country's most popular natural highlight, South…
Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Santiago, Buenos Aires - luxury trip Chile
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Chile & Buenos Aires in style, a non-rushed 20-day itinerary

A luxury trip to Patagonia, Atacama Desert, Santiago, Valparaiso & Argentina's capital: As a significant stage in the life of my husband and mine is about to come to an end - more info to follow later this year - , we  treated us to a…
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…
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 Son Brull Pollença Mallorca/Spain/staying & dining in style in Mallorca's north
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Staying & dining in style in the NORTH of Mallorca/Spain

1 luxury hotel & 3 fine dining (Michelin) restaurants around Pollença: Now it is up to where to go for staying and dining in style in Mallorca's north in the Pollença area. This is the second of four posts in total about luxury hotels…
Patrick Henriroux La Pyramide
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Gourmet break at the legendary La Pyramide in Vienne/France

Dining & staying in style at chef Patrick Henriroux's 2-star Michelin restaurant south of Lyon: Without knowing it, my husband and I dined at one of France's iconic culinary institutions! Restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne, south of Lyon,…
Villa della Pergola Alassio, Italy
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Staying & dining in style at Villa della Pergola in Alassio/Italian Riviera

Luxury boutique hotel with Michelin star restaurant in a Ligurian seaside resort west of Genoa: Update: new chef Giorgio Pignagnoli at Restaurant Nove as from spring 2022 Nowadays, foreign travelers head to the Ligurian hotspots as the Cinque…