Andronis Hotels, a family-owned collection of five-star hotels and villas in Athens and Santorini, is expanding into Paros with the acquisition of Minois Hotel Paros. The 44-suite property will reopen in May as the Andronis Minois as a member of Small Luxury…
Como Hotels & Resorts is poised to open a luxury year-round resort, the Como Alpina Dolomites on Dec. 7. The 60-room, ski-in/ski-out property is located in Val Gardena on the Alpe di Siusi, one of Europe’s largest high-altitude plateaus in Northern Italy’s South…
The Fincadelica Collection will launch Fincadelica Xarraca, a coastal estate overlooking Cala Xarraca Bay on the northwest side of Ibiza. The property, set to open in early 2024, will feature direct access to the beach via a private gate leading to a…
If your idea of Viennese cuisine is limited to wiener schnitzel and apple strudel, it’s time to give the culinary side of Austria’s capital another look. “The strength of Vienna’s cuisine has always been the fact that Vienna draws inspiration and influences…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is poised to open the 178-room Dolce by Wyndham Versailles — Domaine du Montcel in December. Located minutes from the Palace of Versailles in France, the property was once owned by the Oberkampf-Mallet family and has been fully…
Grand Hotel Kronenhof Pontresina, located in the Swiss mountain village of Pontresina, unveiled newly renovated guestrooms and suites, including its largest suite, the Kronenhof Suite. The project, which was overseen by Parisian interior design firm Pierre-Yves Rochon, represents the latest chapter of…
A “second city” is generally considered to be the second-largest or runner-up among culturally significant capitals in a region. In this second story in a series, contributor Brittany Chrusciel invites readers to reconsider these standalone European cities as desirable, first-rate destinations. Read…
Two recently renovated, historic villas, Villa Beauchamp and Villa Clair-Soleil, opened at Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel, in June. Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on France’s Cote d’Azur, both villas are located on the hotel’s grounds. Interiors were created by Parisian…
One of the first things that struck me as I set out to explore Porto — besides, of course, the historic city center’s colorful townhomes with their terra cotta roofs and the famed port wine houses that line the postcard-perfect Douro riverfront…
There’s something about an unmarked entrance that draws us to a door. All the better should that privacy be situated in a central location, hidden in plain sight a few short blocks from Norway’s Royal Palace and the Nobel Institute. In which…