For more than two centuries, visitors from around the world have been drawn to the Montreux Riviera for its mesmerizing landscape of mountains, vineyards, fields, and forests.
Cool and Delicious Copenhagen
With more than 4,000 miles of coastline, Denmark has access to extraordinary maritime bounty—one reason for Copenhagen’s celebrated restaurants, which now boast 20 Michelin stars (including the city’s first three-Michelin star restaurant), making the city the most Michelin-starred Nordic capital.
The Maine Thing is More than Lobster
The more you talk to Mainers, the more you learn that Maine is more than lobster, L.L. Bean, and Stephen King. With over 5,000 miles of coastline, the northernmost state in the U.S. is one of the country’s least densely populated, which perhaps partially explains why the state is such a favorite for tourists—and, increasingly,…
Make Your Own Mustard at Maille’s Manhattan Boutiques
Addictions comes in all flavors: from chocolate to French fries, lemon tarts and pizza—and mustard. If you’re an aficionado of good mustard and all its culinary allure, then what could be more tempting than an opportunity to create your own mustard under the guidance of a mustard sommelier? Guided by Pierette Huttner, the first mustard…
Bergen the Beautiful
One of the most beautiful cities in Northern Europe, Bergen is situated in the heart of the fjords and ringed by seven mountains.
Music, Luxury, and Legends at the Montreux Palace
As they say in Casablanca (1942), “Everybody comes to Rick’s”—and so might the same be said of the Fairmont le Montreux Palace, the Belle Époque gem along the waterfront of Lake Geneva, which has attracted luminaries throughout its history. Freddie Mercury, for one, for whom the hotel has designated a suite in his honor, which…
The Fjords of Norway in a Nutshell
Formed at the end of the Ice Age, the deeply grooved fjords are marked by waterfalls and perpetual snow, as well as brilliantly green grasses along the fjords’ edges, which are dotted with seaside hamlets and bucolic fishing communities.
Zipping Through Zurich – and Rheinfall
Should you arrive in Zurich via boat on the lake, the first sight you’ll notice upon disembarking at Bürkiplatz would be the statue of Ganymede, the handsome mortal youth abducted to become Zeus’ lover on Mount Olympus.