Deià was loved by both Frederic Chopin and Robert Graves, who believed the village possessed spiritually uplifting qualities. Many have been drawn to its magnetic beauty, from artists, musicians, writers and intellectuals to those who love to live in luxury—because here lies five-star La Residencia, a Belmond hotel. Famous as one of the island’s most […]
Europe, International Hotels, Spain, Travel
Fabulous Monument Hotel, on Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample: one of Barcelona’s leading hotels, modern designer style with world renowned Three Michelin Star Lasarte Restaurant and a smart Rooftop Bar looking out over Gaudi’s extraterrestial sculptures atop the Pedrera
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the pleasure of a visit to Barcelona, one of the great Mediterranean cities and Europe’s top weekend destination. It combines tradition, modernity, style, art, architecture, a bustling street life that turns into an all-night party—and weather that is seldom less than ideal. While other European city-dwellers are gritting their […]
Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Spain, Travel
To Hostal de La Gavina, for the five-star grace and flavour of a Catalonian mansion: Blissful days beside the beach and sea, in the footsteps of Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, José Carreras and King Juan Carlos: Elegance, luxury, and exclusive Club rates
Our gracious hotel on the Mediterranean coast is a privately owned Catalan mansion standing on a rocky promontory on one of the finest beaches in Spain. This, the beautiful Hostal de La Gavina (it means The Seagull), is Catalunya’s only five-star Grand Luxe resort hotel, and it is welcoming our Members with warm Catalan hospitality […]
There is a square in Salamanca which they call the ‘living room of Spain’, not only for its beauty but because Plaza Mayor is the meeting place for many student nationalities coming to this Unesco world heritage city to learn Castilian, Spain’s most popular dialect. The attraction of learning Spanish in Salamanca is also that […]
The Canary Islands are popular at any time of the year; a cooling breeze is guaranteed whatever the season and the volcanic landscapes never fail to impress. And while Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria are always the popular choices, there are more discreet alternatives for those looking for a less crowded option. San Miguel de […]
If the Corral del Rey in Seville is your supreme pied-a-terre in town, the Hacienda de San Rafael is an ideal country pad between Seville and Jerez—and worthy winner of the Tatler Travel Awards’ ‘Most Heavenly Hideaway’. The Hacienda has been in the Reid family for a century-and-a-half and until the Sixties it was a […]