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.

The Eternal Stillness of Drudas
Travel Staycation Jean Berthelot Publié le 07/09/2020

The Eternal Stillness
of Drudas

Peacefully ensconced a few miles north of Toulouse is the Château de Drudas, an historic monument offering an oasis of peace and quiet.

Ski the world's most|legendary slopes
Concierge Our Top 10 Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 10/01/2020

Ski the world's most
legendary slopes

The very mention of their names gets all skiers dreaming, and some of the most coveted slopes are within easy reach of Relais & Châteaux hotels. Discover them before you speed down them...

Burg-Schwarzenstein: |Honoring both Past and Present
Travel Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 20/11/2019

Burg-Schwarzenstein:
Honoring both Past and Present

A bridge between past and present – this is no doubt the first impression visitors have of the Burg-Schwarzenstein Hotel, some sixty kilometers (thirty-seven miles) from Frankfurt, Germany.

A journey |that starts with a pouch
Commitments Seeds of change Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 24/10/2019

A journey
that starts with a pouch

Relais & Châteaux gift boxes now come in pouches made in South Africa from... plastic bottles! The Joinery, a local South African lifestyle brand, has perfected this astounding technology.

Sweet Autumn Days | at Domaine d'Auriac
Travel Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 14/10/2019

Sweet Autumn Days
at Domaine d'Auriac

A few miles across the Aude River from Carcassonne is the Domaine d’Auriac – a majestic, historic property where time stands still and the hostess receives her guests like family, with warmth and kindness.

Les Hortensias: Lady of the Lake
Travel Jean Berthelot de La Glétais Publié le 27/09/2019

Les Hortensias:
Lady of the Lake

Les Hortensias du Lac – an emblematic hotel in Hossegor in France’s coastal Landes département, has been completely renovated and just reopened, now exuding even more human, down-to-earth warmth and wonder.

Vevey, | a once-in-a-generation festival
Travel Jean Berthelot de la Glétais Publié le 15/07/2019

Vevey,
a once-in-a-generation festival

This summer, the little Swiss town of Vevey in the Canton of Vaud is getting ready to hold its 12th Fête des Vignerons. It’s an event you can’t afford to miss, because it only comes around five times every century! Relais & Châteaux is a partner to this year’s event.

A stationary journey in the 1920s
Travel Jean Berthelot de la Glétais Publié le 19/06/2019

A stationary journey
in the 1920s

The Hôtel Parc Victoria is an Art-Deco masterpiece in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwest of France. An inimitable institution that whisks guests back in time a hundred years...

Andreas Krolik: | simple pleasures
Cuisine Be my guest Jean Berthelot de la Glétais Publié le 27/05/2019

Andreas Krolik:
simple pleasures

As he crafts his cuisine, the head chef at Frankfurt’s two-Michelin-star Restaurant Lafleur draws upon childhood memories and natural flavors.

Off-Season at the Cala Rossa
Travel Jean Berthelot de la Glétais Publié le 17/04/2019

Off-Season at the Cala Rossa

The Grand Hôtel de Cala Rossa, a warm-weather paradise near Porto-Vecchio, offers a more secluded – but just as enchanting – experience before and after the summer season.