Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Escape to Castelbrac, Brittany

10/07/2023 by .
Castelbrac

Cían Byrne finds a deep sense of relaxation at Castelbrac, a hidden escape on the Brittany coast.

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Bath’s Glorious Bailbrook House Hotel

10/07/2023 by .
Bailbrook House Hotel

Solange Berchemin channels her inner Bridgerton as she stays at Bath’s Bailbrook House Hotel

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Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere

10/07/2023 by .
Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere

Michael Edwards discovers how a 17th-century military hero inspires Andaz Vienna Am Belvedere, a 21st-century hotel.

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Biarritz Hotel Jersey, Channel Islands

27/06/2023 by .

Hotel Riomar, Ibiza

26/06/2023 by .
Hotel Riomar Credit Filipe Wiens

Helen Warwick stays at the family-friendly Hotel Riomar in Santa Eularia des Riu, a less hedonistic side of Ibiza.

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The Balcony Studio, St. Ives

24/06/2023 by .
The Balcony Studio,

Shiver me timbers! Michael Edwards visits The Balcony Studio, a classy St. Ives waterfront escape.

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Elegant 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel, London

24/06/2023 by .

Burn How Garden House Hotel

23/06/2023 by .
Burn How Garden House Hotel

Anthea Gerrie Discovers A Secret Garden By A Famous Lake District Designer At Burn How Garden House Hotel

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Tranquil Bullocks Farm Fieldbarns, Essex

18/06/2023 by .
Bullocks Farm Fieldbarns,

James Ruddy Finds A Remarkable Country Barn Haven at Bullocks Farm Fieldbarns, Amid The Ancient Fields, Towns And Villages That Inspired Landscape Painter John Constable.

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Penmarlam Lodge Retreat, Cornwall

15/06/2023 by .
Penmarlam Lodge Retreat.

Michael Edwards gets to grips with Cornish language and life as he stays at Penmarlam Lodge Retreat.

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