As the adage goes, some of the best treasures come in the smallest packages – and as the smallest of France’s 27 mainland regions, Alsace offers numerous masterpieces, including Strasbourg Cathedral and the Unterlinden Museum’s Isenheim altarpiece. This December, the … Read More
It cannot be easy to be exiled from a country one has grown to love, but were that to happen, as it did to Charlie Chaplin, there are few places more restorative to resettle than Vevey in the Montreux Riviera … Read More
It’s hard to argue with Einstein and Goethe. Einstein spent 7 years in Bern, which is where he began writing his Theory of Relativity—and Goethe called the Swiss capital “the most beautiful we have seen.” … Read More
In an age of extraordinary dining experiences where global gourmands dine in complete darkness or under the sea or deep within a cave or surrounded by snow or suspended in a Ferris wheel, one of the world’s most remarkable gastronomic … Read More
Between the years 1871 and 1919, the population of Berlin quadrupled as people from around the world found themselves drawn to the glittering, burgeoning metropolis in the heart of Europe. The political center of Germany, Berlin was also considered the … Read More
As you stroll past the various Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury properties that dot Yountville’s main street, it might be hard to imagine that this culinary capital of Napa Valley with its tagline “Taste life here” was once better known for its brothels. … Read More
Paris is grand and Nice is nice—and Marseille is marvelous—but sometimes you want to wander deeper into “la belle France.” Next time you need a taste of “l’art de vivre,” consider these three locales in the Aquitaine region in the … Read More
For many of us, the perfect vacation starts on an island — and each of Stockholm’s fourteen isles has its own Swedish charms, especially in summer. … Read More
