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      10 Hot Spots in Lisbon
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 05/08/2020

      10 Hot Spots in Lisbon

      Ah, Lisbon – a land of shining sun and stormy melancholy, an ocean carved in stone, poetry traced onto hearts by Fernando Pessoa. Visitors who are game to quit the beaten path can explore the fascinating Portuguese capital through these ten places that Lisboners love.

      Valverde: Lisbon’s |Luxurious Secret
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 28/10/2019

      Valverde: Lisbon’s
      Luxurious Secret

      Behind its carved, 19th-century façade, the Valverde Hotel, located on the celebrated Avenida da Liberdade, is home to a vast, verdant patio. Here, from dawn to dusk, the property thrums with life, from breakfast buffets to fado performances, considered some of the city’s best.

      For the love of a Dutch island
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 22/05/2019

      For the love of a Dutch island

      Texel is one of the Dutch North Sea Islands. More than one thousand hectares of dunes, tall grasses and wild orchids, but only seven villages. It’s in one of those that Nadine and husband Jef have restored the historic vicarage that is now home to a sleek hotel and its Michelin-starred restaurant.

      The Last Guardians of Raw-Milk Edam
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 08/04/2019

      The Last Guardians of Raw-Milk Edam

      Deep in the countryside some thirty miles north of Amsterdam, the Koopman family has been raising cows for three generations and turning their milk into the only raw-milk Edam still produced in Holland. A trip back in time.

      10 Hot Spots in Glasgow
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 05/04/2019

      10 Hot Spots in Glasgow

      Edinburgh vs. Glasgow: Scotland’s two major cities are constantly competing. But the first is as genteel as the second is surreal. And here’s a brief itinerary of ten sites to prove it: bars, museums, gardens, shops, and more.

      Exploring Scotland|from an enchanted castle
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 04/02/2019

      Exploring Scotland
      from an enchanted castle

      Glenapp Castle rises up grandly from the tall trees encircling, a vision of slate roofs, crenellated towers, and daunting walls of rosy stone, all straight out of a Walter Scott novel. Today, this fortress built on Scotland’s southern coast, is an entrancing hotel bursting with surprises.

      Sipping two centuries from a glass
      Cuisine Ask the sommelier Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 05/01/2019

      Sipping two centuries from a glass

      Bladnoch is Scotland’s oldest private distillery. After operating for the past 200 years in the Lowlands in the south, it nearly disappeared – until a young Australian entrepreneur, David Prior, fell in love with it and decided to give it new life.

      Victoria & Albert museum|shaking up Scotland
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 07/11/2018

      Victoria & Albert museum
      shaking up Scotland

      Since it opened this September, having drawn 100,000 visitors in less than three weeks, the Victoria & Albert Museum has electrified the small coastal town of Dundee. As beautiful on the outside as it is on the inside, it has become the key attraction in a region that more than merits being explored

      10 Hot Spots in Vienna
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 08/10/2018

      10 Hot Spots in Vienna

      The Austrian capital can’t simply be summed up in a waltz, a chocolate tart and an empress. Beneath its civilized exterior, Vienna has never lost its rebellious side. This short itinerary of just 10 bars, museums, hotels and stores to visit will give you all the proof you need...

      The delicious quest | to find the oldest sweet wines in Europe
      Cuisine Ask the sommelier Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 17/09/2018

      The delicious quest
      to find the oldest sweet wines in Europe

      Trockenbeerenauslese or Ruster Ausbruch, their names may be unpronounceable but their taste is unforgettable. These sweet wines, from vineyards in eastern Austria, are mentioned in historic texts dating back to 1525. Half a century before the Tokaji wines of neighboring Hungary.

      10 Hot Spots in Athens
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 10/08/2018

      10 Hot Spots in Athens

      Once just a stopover on the way to the Cyclades, Athens is changing fast, with new and irresistible enticements springing up everywhere. Take advantage of the quiet post-season city and its milder temperatures to (re)discover the Greek capital through these ten highly recommendable addresses.

      10 Hot Spots in Leeuwarden,|European Capital of Culture
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 02/07/2018

      10 Hot Spots in Leeuwarden,
      European Capital of Culture

      In the Friesland province in the northern Netherlands, this small city of just 100 000 people was once little known. But it is now the european capital of culture for 2018, the perfect time to introduce you to its charming canals, 600 monuments, must-see sights, and trendiest places.

      Lakeside Magic in Austria
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 28/05/2018

      Lakeside Magic in Austria

      Just an hour’s drive from Vienna, and a few minutes’ walk from immense Lake Neusiedl is a small collection of country houses dubbed the Taubenkobel. This unique hotel mixes traditional country charm with modern art, and features one of the country’s best restaurants.

      Paradise regained in Mykonos
      Travel Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 03/05/2018

      Paradise regained in Mykonos

      Far from the island's main town of Chora, where people move from restaurants to nightclubs, there is still a Mykonos where luxury is synonymous with peace , and sensual delights with design. Founded by the Daktylides family, the Myconian Ambassador hotel is emblematic of that delectable balance.

      Fatéma Hal, an Ethnographic Cook
      Cuisine Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 16/10/2017

      Fatéma Hal, an Ethnographic Cook

      Last March, Fatéma Hal, a Moroccan chef who has lived in Paris for more than 30 years, received the François Rabelais award from the Institut de France for her work in promoting the cultural heritage of food.

      The Rarest of Greek Tomatoes
      Cuisine Savour Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 04/09/2017

      The Rarest of Greek Tomatoes

      Cultivated since 1875, the Santorini tomato is a warrior. Inundated by sunlight and cruelly lacking water (with only the morning dew to quench its thirst), this intensely sweet tomato variety is a source of local pride.

      White Diamond on Black Sand
      Travel Point of view Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 17/07/2017

      White Diamond on Black Sand

      What is the name of this island? The Greeks called it Thera, and yet it was the Venetians who baptized it Santorini (in homage to Sainte Irene) — the name still used the world over.

      Hidden Paradise|in the Irish Countryside
      Travel Point of view Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 24/04/2017

      Hidden Paradise
      in the Irish Countryside

      Four cows for every inhabitant. Located an hour's drive west of Dublin, County Laois is prime Irish farming country.

      5 Tips from |Michel Rochedy |at Chabichou| in Courchevel
      Travel Travel journal Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 16/01/2017

      5 Tips from Michel Rochedy at Chabichou in Courchevel

      Pioneer amongst high-altitude Michelin-starred chefs, Michel Rochedy is a young man who just celebrated his 80th birthday. He runs Chabichou, a unique Relais et Châteaux establishment at the ski resort of 3 Vallées. Here are his 5 best tips.

      10 Hot Spots in Barcelona
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 17/10/2016

      10 Hot Spots in Barcelona

      Do you have a few days or only a few hours to spend in the capital of Catalonia? We are lifting the veil on ten highly recommended sites that match our tastes: gardens, bars, museums, hotels, boutiques... here is a little black book for truly enjoying the city.

      A nature suite in Catalonia
      Travel Point of view Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 26/09/2016

      A nature suite in Catalonia

      Cove beaches, cliffside forests, 220 kilometers of coasts plunging into the Mediterranean, so many are the attractive features of Costa Brava.

      The temptation of an island
      Travel Point of view Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 15/08/2016

      The temptation of an island

      Head to the north of Majorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands. Forty-five minutes along the road to the capital Palma, within a lush green setting, you will find the hotel Son Brull.

      Sea salt from the Mediterranean
      Cuisine Savour Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 30/05/2016

      Sea salt from the Mediterranean

      There is a well-guarded gourmet secret in the salt flats along the southern coast of Majorca, in less than fifteen years Flor de Sal d'Es Trenc has become known for producing extraordinary sea salt.

      Like summer in a bowl
      Cuisine Savour Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 18/01/2016

      Like summer in a bowl

      To keep a summer taste in your plates, try this gazpacho, a gazpacho not like the others. The recipe is from Rafael Perello, the young chef of the hotel Son Brull on the island of Mallorca. He was kind enough to entrust us with its secrets.

      10 Hot Spots in Dublin
      Concierge Our Top 10 Guillaume Crouzet Publié le 06/11/2015

      10 Hot Spots in Dublin

      An insider's guide to 10 places that come highly recommended.

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