Beach Culture, Italian-Style
From the historic Lido of Venice to Le Sirenuse Mare, a tour of Italy’s most awe-inspiring stabilimenti in time for Ferragosto
A Change of Spirit
Once a retreat for Salvador Dalí, Josephine Baker, and Jean-Paul Belmondo, liquor magnate Paul Ricard’s private island in the South of France has reopened as a luxury resort after a $115 million restoration
A Special Delivery
Tucked away in Caledon, Ontario—Canada’s answer to the Cotswolds—a historic 19th-century post office gets a second life as a tranquil woodland retreat and spa
A Serenissima Escape
The French hotel group Airelles has opened its first hotel in Venice. The highlight? Villa Frollo, a stand-alone 17th-century palazzo within the property that can be rented as a private residence
When the Sky’s Not the Limit
The days of simply getting from point A to point B are so over. Today’s private-jet operators cater to passengers’ every whim, from Alice in Wonderland–themed birthday parties to vitamin water for pets
Home Is Where the Art Is
On the banks of the Hudson in Tivoli, New York, Helen Marden runs a hotel filled with blue-chip art from the collection she built with her late husband, Brice Marden
Masters of the Wilderness
A luxury travel firm gives restless high achievers the vacations they crave: extreme adventures in exquisite lodges—and no strangers killing the vibe
Holy Spirits
Casa Agrícola da Levada, in northern Portugal, offers a tranquil escape among some of the country’s best vineyards—and an unexpected encounter with one of its strangest religious mysteries
Your Own Private England
The Newt, in Somerset, has unveiled Yarlington Lodge, a private-use country house with Jane Austen–inspired bedrooms, a village pub on the doorstep, and the run of one of Britain’s great estates
Hydra’s Secret Salon
On a car-free Greek island where donkeys still carry the luggage, a Czech-Austrian aristocrat has turned an 18th-century sea captain’s house into a recording studio—and the art world’s favorite post–Art Basel party
There’s Something About Malta
The island’s Mediterranean, North African, and British influences converge at Casa Bonavita, a restored 18th-century home turned boutique hotel in the quiet town of Attard
Encore for Le Bus
Serge Gainsbourg sang about it, Salvador Dalí arrived with a panther, and Mick Jagger celebrated his birthday there. Now Paris’s legendary nightclub Bus Palladium has a second act as a hotel
Monks, Pinot, and Thomas Jefferson
In Burgundy’s storied village of Pommard, a newly restored 12th-century château reopens as a hotel, reviving historic vineyards once praised by America’s third president
The Viscontis of Georgia
Fleeing the Years of Lead in the 1970s, a branch of the Italian aristocracy traded Milan for rural Georgia—where their family estate has since become one of the South’s most singular hotels
How to Win at the Paris Flea Market
At the world’s largest antiques market, a new breed of personal shopper helps deep-pocketed visitors navigate the stalls, haggle with vendors, and ship their treasures home
The Geisha Next Door
At the Capella Kyoto, a new Kengo Kuma–designed hotel in the heart of Miyagawa-chō, travelers gain a rare glimpse into the city’s elusive “flower-and-willow world”
All Aboard Aqua Lares
On Aqua Expeditions’ latest super-yacht, the journey from Zanzibar to the Seychelles comes with Michelin-starred meals, silk beach umbrellas, and reef shark spottings
First-Class Influencers
Amidst “sponsored” reviews and A.I.-generated listicles, travel agents—rebranded as “advisers,” and with newfound social-media savvy—are having a comeback
The Other Congo
For years, Rwanda has owned gorilla tourism, while the Republic of the Congo gets mistaken for its dangerous eastern neighbor. The result is one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences on earth
New Kids on the Dock
Le Sirenuse, the family-run hotel in Positano, is opening a new beach club on its 75th anniversary—and welcoming the next generation of Sersales
The Godfather of the Green Resort
In 1960, Marlon Brando discovered the island of Tetiaroa while filming Mutiny on the Bounty. Today, his South Pacific refuge is home to a hotel that redefines conservation-minded luxury
A Farm Fit for a King
At Fowlescombe Farm in South Devon, Scandinavian design and Michelin-caliber cooking meet rare-breed sheep, companionable goats, and just enough English-countryside mud underfoot
Out of the Jeep, into the Saddle
In the rugged heart of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau, Sosian Lodge offers a rare, high-octane alternative to the traditional safari
Trout of This World
Forget Patagonia—the world’s best fly-fishing may just be hiding in the Spanish Pyrenees, where one legendary outfitter guards a “Destination X”
