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The world’s best hotels — at home and abroad — country house stays and unbeatable guides to much-loved and still-to-discover holiday destinations.
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The Zetter Bloomsbury: Antiques Roadshow, but make it Soho HouseWhat’s better than a Bloomsbury townhouse? Try six. The Zetter Group has taken over a Georgian sextet on Montague Street — and made interior design the definite superstar.
By Will Hosie Published
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Scotland's leading hotel is a luxury playground and it's got a fun new way to get you off-gridPamela Goodman gets a first look at Frandy Water, a new offering from Gleneagles — once voted the best hotel in the world.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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Great halls of literature and learning: The most beautiful public libraries in the world, as chosen by Country LifeInspired by Country Life’s ‘Garden Lover’s Library’ stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we’ve scoured the globe, from Glasgow to Shanghai, to bring you a list of public libraries worth clamping eyes on.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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This family-run hotel is the Amalfi Coast's most legendary address. Now it has a new beach clubSince it opened, in 1951, Le Sirenuse has been the only hotel worth knowing about in Positano, on Italy's Amalfi Coast. This year, it's throwing open the doors to its very own beach club.
By Luke Abrahams Published
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Matthew Freud’s hotel with four restaurants turns the expected Cotswolds stay on its headBull Burford is a bull in name only, discovers Richard MacKichan — who also reveals everything you need to know about the Cotswolds town, including where to eat and what to do.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Where to eat the best risotto alla Milanese in the city where it was created, you ask? An insider’s guide to Milan, for Salone del Mobile and beyondCountry Life's ultimate guide to Italy’s often-underrated city, according to people in the know.
By Ella Rose Phillips Published
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The theatrical-inspired London hotel suite that I would break a leg to stay in againThe Oliver Messel Terrace Suite at The Dorchester was originally dreamt up by the eponymous stage designer. Lotte Brundle stays the night.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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The carnival barker bush pilots that bring the world's oldest desert to lifeLittle comes close to a Cessna safari over the dramatic Namibian landscape — even if you’re scared of heights. Words and photographs by Christopher Wallace.
By Christopher Wallace Published
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Pamela Goodman: Don't mess with the wind, else it might just blow your car doors offOn a windy trip to Greece, Pamela Goodman realises that she should've headed Ancient warnings.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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A journey to NASA’s headquarters to mark the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 yearsBen Lerwill crosses the pond to find out whats goes on inside NASA's hub for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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Hôtel Byblos review: The headline-making Saint-Tropez hotel that was built to impress Brigitte BardotMore than a half century after Brigitte Bardot visited the hotel built as a sort of love letter to her, Rosie Paterson checks in to find out what makes it tick.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Banish all thoughts of Mykonos, this is the Greek island you should visit this summerSyros, is the administrative, cultural, and legal centre of the Cyclades archipelago, a world-away from its cookie-cutter white and blue neighbours. And all the better for it, argues Flo Allen.
By Florence Allen Published
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Eliamos review: A five-star retreat on the island made famous by Captain Corelli’s MandolinA new hotel-cum-villa concept on the Greek island of Kefalonia is the perfect place to base yourself for some rest and relaxation.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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An old Georgian bank has been transformed into three apartments in the highest town in the CotswoldsStow-on-the-Wold has welcomed travellers and traders since medieval times. Issy von Simson visits a new place to stay, inside a handsome former bank.
By Issy von Simson Published
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Do you ever walk into a hotel room and feel like it's missing something — like a banqueting hall and torture chamber? Here are ten castles you can stay in with unique amenitiesBen West lists the 10 best castles in the UK for an overnight stay like no other.
By Ben West Published
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Atelier Francis Mallmann review: The celebrity chef's restaurant with rooms in the 'Marfa of South America'Chef Francis Mallmann is responsible for transforming a beautiful, but forgotten town in Uruguay, into an internationally-renowned culinary and Arts hub.
By Chris Cotonou Published
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The stylish surf shacks from which to explore Cornwall’s wild and ancient coastlineIn our new series exploring the best places to visit in the UK, Mark Hedges journeys to Three Mile Beach near St Ives.
By Mark Hedges Published
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A Himalayan hike in the footsteps of the Hindu GodsPamela Goodman journeys to Shakti Prana, a remote lodge with peerless views of sacred mountains in the Himalayas, only accessible on foot.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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Nay Palad Hideaway review: The surfing Mecca that feels like Bali before the beach clubsThis Filipino hotel has no televisions and the WiFi is patchy — and it's all the better for it, says Lauren Ho.
By Lauren Ho Published
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Where to honeymoon according to Alan Titchmarsh, Cath Kidston and moreFriends of the magazine share their honeymoon suggestions and decide where they'd go now if they got to choose all over again.
By Amie Elizabeth White Published
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There are more than 100 species of lemur living on the world's fourth-largest island — and they cannot be found anywhere else on EarthRupert Uloth travels to Madagascar’s north-east to marvel at the extraordinary abundance of flora and fauna.
By Rupert Uloth Published


