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Rome‘s neo-trattoria movement is transforming the city’s dining scene. Across rioni and quartieri such as Testaccio, Ostiense, San Lorenzo and Appio-Latino a new generation of chefs is reinventing the traditional Roman trattoria — the kind of unglamorous neighbourhood spots Bourdain went looking for on Rome’s outer edg
Every summer, there comes a point when Copenhagen quietly empties. The pace softens, offices are deserted a little earlier on Fridays and conversations turn to one question: ‘When are you heading north?’ For generations, Copenhageners have escaped to North Zealand’s coast, where pine forests meet wide sandy beaches and
Seville is a city of micro-barrios, each extending from Casco Antiguo, the Andalusian capital’s old town. Some of these neighbourhoods are scrappier, livelier and less well-trodden than others. First-timers usually stay in Santa Cruz, the postcard-worthy former Jewish quarter, home to the city’s main iconic sights. Ret
Those living in Lisbon know how to drink well; so much so, the city feels calibrated for easily sipping your way from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. Its best wine bars feel intimate, offer delicious, paired snacks and small plates, have walls lined with bottles, and often tables and chairs spilling out onto cobbled pa
It’s easy to miss Villa Dahlia. The hotel occupies a prime corner overlooking the Tegnérlunden park in Stockholm’s well-heeled Vasastan district. But the eyes slide from its slimline 1960s Brutalist exterior to the grand, neighbouring turn-of-the-century buildings. It’s a different story inside. The lobby is as sumptuo
Much of Europe is devoted to indulgent experiences. Life for gourmands in France, Italy, Spain et al can be as luxuriously sustained as an acorn-fattened sow, giddy as a just-opened bottle of champagne, and generously sprinkled with truffle. But if queues, scanners and general travel chaos quash your appetite to partak
More sparkling talents have passed through Paris than there are bubbles in a champagne flute, from novelists and cabaret stars to painters and instrumentalists. Part of the fun of staying in the city is hoping you’ll get a little possessed by their creative spirit and looking for clues to their inspiration. So, we’ve r
We close the gate behind us and head up the hill, where a trail of strategically laid stones marks our path to the lighthouse. Not everyone gets to see this special part of Henningsvaer up close — the ‘private property’ sign generally keeps the tourists at bay — but somehow, within a few hours of…
A few weeks ago, taking inspiration from the late, great celebrity cook Keith Floyd and his seminal series Floyd on France, I decided to follow his example and set off on a road trip from Calais to Brittany, via various gourmet hotspots. The plan: to explore regions I had never properly visited in search of…
We’re big fans of burying ourselves in blankets and big sweaters, nuzzling up to a crackling fire and watching trees turn equally warming hues, but these aren’t the only ways of ‘being an autumn’. You could spend the cooler seasons on a great American ski adventure, watching whales in Mexico, brushing up on the arts…
Picture this: a food and wine lovers‘ paradise with a spa that borders on the sacred, and grounds that sprawl in every direction. A place where parents and childfree travellers alike can unwind and leave feeling not just replenished, but downright spoilt. And where everyone — no matter their age — can run free in…
We’re taking a cue from the animals this month and squirrelling ourselves away in various locales across the world, from harvest-ready Tuscany to the USA’s sultry south to a private island in Indonesia. October might bring the spooks and scares of Halloween, but these stays fall very much into the ‘treat’ camp. Terreno
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