Be it harvesting, pressing, or sipping the first-pressed juice at a grape-pickers’ luncheon, being part of the grape harvest is an unforgettable adventure. Here are Europe’s 10 best destinations for joining harvest toils and traditions or exploring European wines throughout the year.
A thousand moons and a hundred flights and 4x4 drives ago, a man put a camera in my hand and said go. He was my first editor. He armed me with other tools, too but the camera changed everything.
A land of deep forests, medieval castles, superlative wines and cities teeming with creativity - Germany is a country of idyllic landscapes, from the beaches of the North Sea to the peaks of Bavaria.
Explore the city of Cape Town, drink the wine and wild air of the Winelands … but for needs of the heart and soul, retreat to the gardens of The Cellars-Hohenort in the Constantia Valley.
Set outside under different skies, the terraces of the world open up a destination to us, with sometimes grand and celebrated views. Take our hand and explore these ten terraces—from New York to the French Riviera, the Cappadocia to the Caribbean.
National Geographic photographer and filmmaker, Beverly and Dereck Joubert, co-founders and owners of Great Plains Conservation, have dedicated their lives to protecting wildlife and wild spaces.
From New Zealand to Tahiti, it will take 24 hours for the sun to rise on 2020! Here are ten magical places, broken down by time zone, to celebrate the New Year in style.
The spirit of Christmas celebrated in the diverse corners of Europe shows up in an exciting pastiche of tales and traditions. One of the finest ways to experience this is to cast yourself into the centre of the merriment: a Christmas Market.
Travel the world, from Sicily to Mykonos, New York to Dehli, with these ten films that shine a light on the ultimate celebration of love–the wedding day. These memorable films show us that there is no right way to say, “I do,” and certainly no one place to do so either.
The story of the camp Jabulani is one of love and hope. Tamlin Wightman discovers a deep connection in an unusual place: with a herd of rescued elephants in the wilderness of South Africa.
There are many ways to show love to your lover – throwing a lasso around the moon and pulling it down for them or playing "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel under their bedroom window. But the date that never fails to swoon is a table at a romantic restaurant, somewhere special, with someone special.
What does it take to charm you? Perhaps the kiss of enduring sunlight, the gaze of pure blue sea, the mystery of the moon’s reflection on dark waters? Here are 10 ways you will be surprises by the Indian Ocean islands: Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, Reunion, Zanzibar.
There are a few special places around the world where old habits and routines can’t find you. Somewhere remote, for instance. Somewhere like Royal Chundu in Zambia, with its private slice of the quiet upper reaches of the legendary Zambezi River offering you a chance to disconnect from everything.
For once, skip the loud parties, forgo the busy streets and squares, and celebrate a New Year’s Eve with the peace and natural magic of our planet’s most far-flung destinations of the world. Here are ten places for a New Year more remote, more rugged, more real than usual.
To make Christmas vacations stand out from another, we recommend changing the scene, breaking tradition for something new. How about a Christmas underwater or on the farm, in the wild or in the woods?
To get to know someone, we sit down with them, over a meal, a drink, and we dig in. Getting to know New York requires a similar introduction… a table, a dish and a story. There are certain foods that define the eclectic city best, that capture its heart and give a taste of its soul.
Once you begin your journey into the world of wine, your travels will never be the same. The search for new wines and far-flung destinations in which to enjoy them will take over. To get you started on your voyage of the vine, here are 10 places around the world that will speak to the wine lover in.
It’s a strange yet precious feeling to be alone on a private island. Once my butler had shown me around, explained the intricacies and practicalities of having a never-ending villa home next to a white sand beach in the Seychelles archipelago, it was just me.
Honeymoons are about celebrating: love, the future, the wedding being over… You may like the serenity of sea-gazing and sun-bathing, a little wilderness adventure or city exploring. Whatever your heart calls for, here are 10 of our favorite places to commemorate and relish your new life together.
Your father is a hero. Here is a selection of some of the finest fatherly favourites from around the world, to take Dad not merely on Father’s Day, but whenever the call of the wild rings or the time to show your love for the first man in your life beckons.
Enigmatic, wondrous, a moonscape and marine paradise… Réunion Island is a land of great contrasts and sights that shine a light on the power of our planet, whether you're high up in a helicopter or standing with your feet in the Indian Ocean.
Instagram has opened up the beauty of the world to a wider range of excited travellers, photographers and everyday individuals. Here are ten undeniably photogenic places around the world to add to your own Instagram feed.
Below are ten offbeat locales around the world to consider for your big day, ones entailing cowboy boots in the wilderness, the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas and the big cats of the African wild. Whichever you fancy, this is sure to be the beginning of a beautiful adventure.
Everyone deserves a good proposal story – so here are ten of our favourite settings around the world that are eager to help you tell yours.
You may or may not want to consider a career change after learning about these ten rather unusual jobs around the world. But it might at least open your eyes to the many wondrous ways that some people choose to make a living in the tourism industry.
Kenya plains provide spectacular scenery and nature. Ol Donyo Lodge and Mara Plains Camp offer to discover local wildlife and predators that thrive in this majestic nature during traditional safaris.
“Odours have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odour cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.” ― Patrick Süskind, Perfume
What better moment to enjoy a good hot soak than during a luxurious escape far from home? Enjoy every moment in these 10 Relais & Châteaux establishments chosen with care, where taking a bath is an art, and even, perhaps, the purpose of your stay.
A series featuring forgotten vegetables to introduce a dash of variety into the kitchen for the last few chilly winter days. Let’s start with the Jerusalem artichoke, a root vegetable that is not what it seems. Its subtle flavour has seduced the chefs of the world.
At its essence, Londolozi is itself a seed of change; the reach of its impact crosses borders, from the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve where the lodge lies in South Africa, to the homes and hearts of those who visit – people in all corners of the globe.
In our series featuring forgotten vegetables, introducing a dash of variety into the kitchen for the last few chilly winter days, we move onto the black radish, the lesser-known radish with its unique charcoal exterior and crunchy, peppery taste.
More and more, chefs are leaving the kitchen to seek out ingredients not only from local farms or their own gardens, but from the wilderness around them.
There is an anonymous quote that reads, “You keep me wild, I’ll keep you safe.” It keeps finding me. Perhaps because it can hear the call for the wild in me...
“Each smallest act of kindness reverberates across great distances and spans of time, affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo…” ― Dean Koontz
This is our answer to the call of the unusual. To the mystery of the weird and wonderful. To the belief that life is unpredictable and that we should embrace the curious as often as we can to truly “suck out all the marrow of life,” as Henry David Thoreau put it.
One of the greatest gifts you can give a child is to help them to see life as one great adventure after the next – a lesson our farms and ranches of the world make as clear as the countryside sky.
The Art of Romance is concerned less with the minutiae of time and place and more with the stirrings of the heart, the sentiment of two souls coming together and finding a home in each other.
On these culinary journeys, kids discover more than the simple art of cooking – they learn an appreciation for where our food comes from and an understanding of its diversity from culture to culture.
A garden is one place that calls us to rest, to spend time alone, getting back to ourselves as much as to the earth. But it is just as much a sanctuary to share with a fellow garden lover, or simply a lover in a garden.
Moms teach us many lessons over the years… But it is the love that they show us that we cherish most. It is this love that we celebrate and try, as best we can, to return each Mother’s Day.
The idea behind the well-known phrase, “You are what you eat,” and Michael Pollan’s, “You are what you eat eats,” is to remind us of the connection between the meals we consume and our personal health and well-being.
When it comes to vegetables, the rules for creating a more holistic and mindful gastronomic experience are simple. The chefs of Relais & Châteaux weigh in on a few vital guidelines.
With the easter week-end right around the corner, let us guide you through ten great places where you can discover chocolate under all its forms.
Yes, being Chef and beekeeper can be joined in a unique passion.Take a glimpse in our Q&A with Otto Nijenhuis, Château St. Gerlach in the Netherlands’ expert apiarist.
Coffee unites us. Wherever in the world we travel to, we can find this most beloved of drinks, in all its diverse guises – whether as the Oilang in Thailand, the Cafézinho in Brazil or the Cà phê đá in Vietnam.
To begin the year on a high note, Relais & Châteaux North America’s compilation entitled, The Art of Entertaining celebrates life, its little and grand wonders. This inspiring new coffee table book looks at the different guises revelry assumes in some of Relais & Châteaux’s hotels.
From Relais & Châteaux’s new book, The Art of Entertaining, we bring you a few recipes for your own celebrations, as enjoyed at a glamorous festivity held at Blantyre in the United States.
Coffee unites us. Wherever in the world we travel to, we can find this most beloved of drinks, in all its diverse guises – whether as the Türk Kahvesi in Turkey, the Café au lait in France or the Pharisäer in Germany.
For many, it is the animals of the world that spur them to journey across lands and seas, the wild, unhabituated and miraculously varied Animal Kingdom that lures them from destination to destination.
The summer period is ideal to leave cities and get fresh ideas with the nature. Primary islands, forests, big lakes or mountain, discover the rest of our series and five places to connect with the big spaces.
We can never have enough of nature. Henry David Thoreau, the writer, knew this, that the “tonic of wildness” is essential to our time on earth. Discover seven distinct places to answer this call of the wild, to relax and reconnect with the natural world.
From the budding café culture to the lesser-known Middle Eastern winelands, this is the real taste of Morocco and where you can find it for yourself.
From France to Japan, South Africa to Spain, they are some of the top places in the world to delight in the art of wellness, with friends by your side.
The sea is a place of great myth and fantasy, one made for the young at heart and, under the right supervision, the young of age too.
Making up the Tealands in the East are China, Sri Lanka and India, the ancient lands that gave birth to tea as we know it.
While the northern hemisphere’s temperatures keep the kids indoors or on the slopes this time of year, the tropical islands of the Indian Ocean charm the sun chasers and water babies among us, with their toasty waters and tropical conditions.
In our series featuring the forgotten vegetables, introducing some variety into the kitchen for the last chilly days, we move onto the neglected salsify plant and its cousin, scorzonera, two root vegetables with a long history.
Artists around the world collaborate with Mother Nature in a range of unique creations featuring one of the most vital creatures on Earth – the honeybee.
As much as there are the oenologists, whiskey connoisseurs, gin enthusiasts and health juice fanatics, there too are the tea devotees. Discover more about this special plant on a trail through the tealands.
Kids make for natural yogis. These special yoga classes for kids on holiday merely show them how to take their handstands and roly-poly’s to the next level – one that unites mind, body and soul, creating calm-makers out of your little troublemakers.
For those who enjoy preparing fine cuisine as much as tasting it, our chefs open their kitchens to you for a truly memorable experience in more than 200 of our properties around the world. Learn some secrets and savor the experience! Please get in touch with each property for more details.
The leisurely act of drinking should by no means be withheld from someone simply because they do not “drink”. In fact, the act is being wholly revolutionized precisely because of these individuals.