Long known for its wine and annual culinary fair, this ancient city -- the provincial capital of Burgundy -- can now lay claim to a vibrant contemporary art culture.
Dijon, France —
Long known for its wine and annual culinary fair, this ancient city -- the provincial capital of Burgundy -- can now lay claim to a vibrant contemporary art culture.
Courtesy Vertigo Hotel
Well-heeled Dutch urbanites have long enjoyed the anonymity of this coastal village less than an hour outside Amsterdam. Now the Vesper Hotel is catching the eye of the international design crowd.
Noordwijk, The Netherlands —
Well-heeled Dutch urbanites have long enjoyed the anonymity of this coastal village less than an hour outside Amsterdam. Now the Vesper Hotel is catching the eye of the international design crowd.
photo by Marcel Verheggen Fotografie
The Cliff House Hotel is the perfect base from which to explore Ardmore's craft brewers, artisanal distillers and cheese makers.
Ardmore, Ireland —
The Cliff House Hotel is the perfect base from which to explore Ardmore's craft brewers, artisanal distillers and cheese makers.
photo by Martin Morrell
At Bibbona's 16-room Relais Sant'Elena,<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenutagardini.it%2Fsantelena%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank"> </a>days start with oven-fresh bread and honey from local Tuscan beehives.
Bibbona, Italy —
At Bibbona's 16-room Relais Sant'Elena, days start with oven-fresh bread and honey from local Tuscan beehives.
photo by Roberto Nencini / Omni Photo
On the fringes of the Périgord-Limousin national forest, the 12th-century château Domaine des Etangs has 23 rooms and six cottages decked out in natural stone and antique timber, as well as a library and a Gallo-Roman spa.
Poitou-Charentes, France —
On the fringes of the Périgord-Limousin national forest, the 12th-century château Domaine des Etangs has 23 rooms and six cottages decked out in natural stone and antique timber, as well as a library and a Gallo-Roman spa.
Courtesy Domaine des Etangs
Perhaps its nickname -- the Accursed Mountains -- keeps this range development-free. But in-the-know hikers have long come here to see lynx, bears and Alpine wildflowers.
Albanian Alps —
Perhaps its nickname -- the Accursed Mountains -- keeps this range development-free. But in-the-know hikers have long come here to see lynx, bears and Alpine wildflowers.
photo by Robert Steele
Set on an 18th-century farm, the contemporary art space Hauser & Wirth has six art-strewn guest rooms in the farmhouse.
Somerset, England —
Set on an 18th-century farm, the contemporary art space Hauser & Wirth has six art-strewn guest rooms in the farmhouse.
photo by Aaron Schuman
With its pretty fishing villages rimming Cardigan Bay, cute shops and deserted beaches, this picturesque region looks like the setting of a Masterpiece Classic series.
Western Wales —
With its pretty fishing villages rimming Cardigan Bay, cute shops and deserted beaches, this picturesque region looks like the setting of a Masterpiece Classic series.
photo by Janet Baxter
Few travel guides mention this speck in the Aegean Sea, and its rawness is the reason to go.
Astipalaia, Greece —
Few travel guides mention this speck in the Aegean Sea, and its rawness is the reason to go.
Courtesy Tholaria Hotel
More than a decade of big openings -- Museo Picasso, the Carmen Thyssen collection, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo -- has cast Andalusia's second city in a new light.
Malaga, Spain —
More than a decade of big openings -- Museo Picasso, the Carmen Thyssen collection, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo -- has cast Andalusia's second city in a new light.
photo by Jose Aznar