Olive oil fit for an Emperor

Travel Damir Fabijanić Publié le 02/11/2022

Olive oil fit for an Emperor

Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery is located in Istria, a peninsula on the Adriatic in Croatia regarded as the world’s best olive-growing region and famed for having produced oil for Roman Emperors. As well as making wine, the hotel grows olives: every October marks the start of the annual harvest.

The Elements of Champagne

Travel Stéphane Méjanès Publié le 18/09/2022

The Elements of Champagne

France’s famed Champagne region is beloved worldwide for its wine, bubbles, and incomparably talented craftspeople. Visiting the area’s four Relais & Châteaux properties is a delicious way to experience the elements of this effervescent land.

Personal Hideaway,|Hospitality Included

Travel Jancee Dunn Publié le 06/09/2022

Personal Hideaway,
Hospitality Included

As well as its 580 hotels and restaurants worldwide, Relais & Châteaux offers a meticulously-curated collection of 600 villas. Each blends the privacy and seclusion of a private home with access to all the services guests can expect from a hotel.

Variations on the theme of paradise

Travel SofijaSilvia Jonathan Bousfield Publié le 19/07/2022

Variations on the theme of paradise

The clear, warm waters of the Adriatic coast; an epic variety of natural landscapes; a rich cultural history that dates back to the cradle of civilization; and a wonderfully unhurried lifestyle: Croatia has it all. Best of all, this beautiful and unspoiled country still feels relatively undiscovered

A Breton Family Manor

Travel Family story Bérénice Debras Anne-Emmanuelle Thion Publié le 20/06/2022

A Breton Family Manor

Overlooking the sea, rising high above the Sentier des Douaniers, Brittany’s beloved coastal footpath, the Manoir de Lan-Kerellec exudes a joie de vivre born of love and longevity.

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The Yellow Fairy of the Fall

Cuisine Eileen Hofer Olivia de Quatrebarbes Publié le 18/11/2022

The Yellow Fairy of the Fall

An autumnal encounter of two masters – the first of gastronomy, the second of Swiss timepieces – celebrates the great yellow gentian. This seasonal plant can be used in cuisine, liqueurs, even watchmaking.

The Art of Cooking | Over an Open fire

Cuisine Stéphane Méjanès Publié le 02/08/2022

The Art of Cooking
Over an Open fire

Cooking over an open fire is as old as humanity’s mastery of fire itself, dating back some 400,000 years. Each region of the world – and indeed nearly every country – has its own tradition and its own distinctive name for it. Time to travel from braai to churrasco and from bulgogi to binchotan.

The Sustainable Approach |of a Modern Master

Cuisine Eugenio Mailler Olivier Metzger Publié le 17/05/2022

The Sustainable Approach
of a Modern Master

Glenn Viel lives life intensely. This intensity is expressed in streamlined, minimalist dishes with powerful, persistent tastes. His life is a race against the clock, and on that race he is accompanied by a Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch from the prestigious master watchmaker Blancpain.

Exploring Lisbon | With Chef Carla Sousa

Cuisine Sabine Bouvet Publié le 10/05/2022

Exploring Lisbon With Chef Carla Sousa

When Carla Sousa leaves the kitchens of the Valverde Hotel in her adopted city of Lisbon, it is to take the road less traveled, far from the city’s typical picture postcard image. This unconventional chef, from Cape Verde, leads us on a colorful gastronomic stroll.

Christopher Coutanceau, |Cooking at the Speed of Life

Cuisine François Simon Publié le 22/11/2021

Christopher Coutanceau,
Cooking at the Speed of Life

Christopher Coutanceau, the chef-fisherman from La Rochelle and new friend of fine watchmaker Blancpain, takes a moment to talk about his relationship with time. From the lunchtime rush to the future of the oceans, he lives a life of dedication and urgency.

The grape harvest: |10 exclusive offers in France| for wine lovers

Cuisine Wine stories Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 20/09/2021

The grape harvest:
10 exclusive offers in France
for wine lovers

Each year in September and October, grape harvest time marks the beginning of a season of festivities, discoveries and renewal for all vineyard lovers. Here is a selection of 10 properties for a celebration of castles and their harvests.

Spa treatments meet terroir

Concierge Our Top 10 Qin Xie Publié le 24/10/2022

Spa treatments meet terroir

Hotels and spas are increasingly incorporating ingredients sourced from their surrounding area – and even their own gardens – into relaxing spa treatments, allowing guests to enjoy a more immersive well-being experience. Here are 10 properties offering pampering products that are also hyper-local.

The Gulf of Naples|through Fields and Foods

Commitments Food for Change 2022 Eugenio Mailler Mario Spada Publié le 17/10/2022

The Gulf of Naples
through Fields and Foods

The view of the Gulf of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius silhouetted against the sky, is instantly recognizable. Despite the very touristic peri-urban area of the Naples metropolis, agriculture is thriving, still producing famed edible wonders, the gustative hallmarks of Neapolitan cuisine.

The Regenerative Restaurant

Commitments Food for Change 2022 Charles Michel Roselena Ramistella Publié le 03/10/2022

The Regenerative Restaurant

The Santini family, owner of one of the world’s best restaurants, have decided to turn toward regenerative agriculture, in harmony with nature. A dramatic shift and an essential evolution which brings to life Relais & Châteaux’s 2022 RegenerAction campaign with Slow Food.

Deep-Sea Adventures in Polynesia

Commitments Saving the oceans Publié le 16/08/2022

Deep-Sea Adventures in Polynesia

Committed to protecting marine resources since 2009, Relais & Châteaux takes you to the world’s far-flung atolls to meet extraordinary underwater fauna, along with its partner, Blancpain, a staunch defender of the great hammerhead shark.

Into the Big Blue

Concierge Our Top 10 Jane Knight Publié le 05/07/2022

Into the Big Blue

Whether you want to take on the wind and waves harnessed to your kite, slide down a tube on your surfboard, or witness the breathtaking spectacle of the ocean floor, here are some of the most beautiful places on the planet to practice your favorite watersport.

10 Palatial Villas |for a Group Getaway

Concierge Our Top 10 Anne-Marie Cattelain Publié le 14/06/2022

10 Palatial Villas for a Group Getaway

Whether you choose the countryside, seaside or mountains, the large villas from Relais & Châteaux can be shared by your family and friends to fully enjoy the best moments of life: escapes, vacations, long weekends and celebrations.