L'Albereta: | a secret way of life
Travel David Coggins

L'Albereta:
a secret way of life

When you arrive at L’Albereta in Franciacorta, in the Lake District of Lombardy, east of Milan, the peaceful setting feels almost like a secret. Passing through vineyards, you arrive at a refined, stately country villa, covered in vines, overlooking Lake Iseo in the valley below.

24 hours in Cordeillan-Bages|in the eye of David Coggins
Travel David Coggins

24 hours in Cordeillan-Bages
in the eye of David Coggins

A haven of peace at the gateway to Bordeaux, between the estuary and the Atlantic beaches, in the heart of the Pauillac vineyards, Château Cordeillan-Bages is a wine tourism destination that renews itself between tradition and modernity around its core business: wine.

My love story|with Le Grand Véfour
Cuisine David Coggins

My love story
with Le Grand Véfour

Every year, the journalist visits Guy Martin, head of the Grand Véfour in Paris, with his family. He tells us about this delicious pilgrimage in one of the most beautiful restaurants in the world.

Fly fishing at|The Lodge at Glendorn
Travel Obsession by David Coggins

Fly fishing at
The Lodge at Glendorn

To love Paris is to stay at |The Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Travel Point of view David Coggins

To love Paris is to stay at
The Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honoré

The Marquis Faubourg Saint-Honoré is the favorite of those enchanted by Paris. The most beautiful city in the world is at your doorstep; explore its refined art of living and remarkable cultural treasures.

A Perfect Sense of Place: Relais San Maurizio
Travel Point of view David Coggins

A Perfect Sense of Place: Relais San Maurizio

The best country hotels have a strong sense of place. As soon as you arrive you understand why they are where they are, and you quickly become addicted to that special location. At the Relais San Maurizio the reason is perfectly clear.

The art of arrival
Travel David Coggins

The art of arrival

​At special hotels there’s a fine art to the arrival. At the Charlotte Inn each part of the journey becomes more and more intimate.

Borgo San Felice : elementary pleasures
Travel Point of view David Coggins

Borgo San Felice : elementary pleasures

We return to Italy for enlightenment, of course. For churches and squares, frescoes and portraits, Titian and Giotto. But we also return for reassurance, for straightforward pleasures refined over time that somehow feel a little bit better in Italy.

Experience the cowboy real life
Travel Point of view David Coggins

Experience the cowboy real life

When you think of the ideal place to visit in the American West you think of a lodge or a ranch in a vast, dramatic setting. You want to be in an open space that makes where everything feels big and enchanting.