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Hotel - Tuscany, Italy

La Bandita Townhouse

An aged former Convent, the history and heritage of this house has been lovingly exposed to play host to modern furnishings and a chilled vibe right in the heart of old town Pienza.

Hotel - Syros, Greece

Hotel Aristide

Housed within a fabulously restored Venetian-styled mansion house, this design hotel with nine suites and a stunning rooftop bar has put the island of Syros back on the map.

Hotel - Sutherland, Scotland

Lundies House

This reclusive stopover will give you reason to pause and take in the stillness of your environment while revelling in the perfectly blended alchemy of Scottish and Scandinavian style.

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Woven in Wales: Melin Tregwynt

The country of Wales is a long-time respected and highly regarded producer of crafted textiles and weaving, and one of the most sought-after British manufacturers, produced in a whitewashed mill that’s been in continuous use since 1841.

Brücke 49 Herberge Vals - a small design guesthouse with luxury nordic style, Switzerland

Guesthouse - Vals, Switzerland

Brücke 49

A fabulously humble basecamp of good design for kindreds of style, Brücke 49 is a collection of rooms, suites, studios and apartments in the high-in-the-mountains creative enclave, Vals.

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Ski Guide to Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Everything in the long-established Ski resort of Zermatt revolves around Switzerland’s icon, the majestic and unmistakable, Matterhorn standing at a hypnotic 4478m.

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Ski Guide to St. Moritz

Located in eastern Switzerland’s Engadin Valley within the Graubünden canton, the quality of skiing is extremely high – hence why the Winter Olympics have been hosted here twice.

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Petits Fours des Blanc

Looking for a luxury little guesthouse this winter? Check-in to these wintry favourites for a spot of chill time wrapped in blankets of fresh snow, frosted webs, dewy mornings, hot stoves, cracking fire pits and doorstep nature.

Pontisella Stampa | Bergell, Grisons, Switzerland | The Aficionados

Guesthouse - Bergell, Switzerland

Pontisella Stampa

A curated style jungle of mid-century furnishings, abstract modernism and bespoke pieces are flavoured by the original pine panelling dating back to 1848 - and all this cuteness is wrapped in a canvas of wild herbs and mountain eye candy.

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Ski Guide to Adelboden

Loved by the freestyle fraternity, home to the FIS Ski World Cup Giant Slalom, Adelboden-Lenk and Betelberg has over 200km of pistes and is the gateway to Elsigen-Metsch, Tschentenalp, Engstligenalp, Adelboden & Co. has more than 63 lifts and cable cars.

Villa Flor, Hotel, Upper Engadin, design, Alps, ski

Guesthouse - Engadin, Switzerland

Villa Flor

Unapologetically vivid, this preferred pad of intellect and creativity is awash in Art Nouveau flamboyance tamed with clever 1950s-inspired design interventions. A stylishly cool home of the arts, brushed with boldness.

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Alpine Cooking

Food writer Meredith Erickson has travelled the wintry peaks and picturesque trails of the alpine region of France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.

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Indian Summer in the Alps - meet the Gold-Bergs

Meet the GOLD-BERGS, our Autumn line-up of Alpine Hotels dressed in the amber tones of Fall - from Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland – the scene is indeed magical, marking the start of the wonderful Alpine Indian Summer.

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Luxury Summer Wellness in the Alps

The perfect summer pairing must be spa and hike – and where better to indulge than in a luxury retreat hotel clasped in the alpine mountains framed by snow-dusted peaks.

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The Sacrosanct Forms of Förderer

A sculptural architect with a genius approach to concrete, Walter Maria Förderer’s Brutalist construction of churches in the 60s shows a reinvention of religious buildings that still sits at the vanguard of modernism.

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Ski Guide to Alta Badia, Italy

As The New York Times, The Guardian, and international travel sections begin to fill up with articles about winter getaways, we’re going to throw our recommendation into the mix. Tried and true, Alta Badia, on the border of Austria and Italy, offers unparalleled winter sports, relaxation, and cuisine.

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Editor’s picks

Hotel - Tuscany, Italy

La Bandita Townhouse

Hotel - Syros, Greece

Hotel Aristide

Hotel - Sutherland, Scotland

Lundies House

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Woven in Wales: Melin Tregwynt

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Guesthouse - Vals, Switzerland

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Guesthouse - Bergell, Switzerland

Pontisella Stampa

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Ski Guide to Adelboden

Guesthouse - Engadin, Switzerland

Villa Flor

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