19/04/2012 | Getaway & WE

Maharaja’s Express – North India

The Maharaja’s Express is the most luxurious train of the 21st century and the first one crossing all of Northern India. Inaugurated on 20 March 2010, it offers 43 sumptuous high-tech equipped cabins and suites welcoming a total of 88 passengers. Discover India and its palaces in absolute comfort and at a different pace, as [...]

19/04/2012 | Getaway & WE

L’Ermitage Mont Saint Michel – France

In the Bay of Mont Saint Michel, four kilometres from the marvel of the western world classified as a UNESCO World Heritage city, a charming establishment has just opened. Seven spacious and discreetly elegant suites make up this peaceful, friendly and restful spot. Between the green fields of Normandy and the granite coats of Brittany, [...]

19/04/2012 | Getaway & WE

From Florence to Rome in St Regis hotels and behind the wheel of a Bentley – Italy

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has come up with a “Bentley Italian Driving Tour” from Florence to Rome. Available only through the Aficionado programme in Italy, this tour was designed for guests to travel in privileged conditions between Florence and Rome, while making a stop at Castello d’Ama for a wine tasting, admiring a private [...]

19/04/2012 | Getaway & WE

Uxua Casa Hotel, Trancoso – Brazil

Uxua Casa Hotel is found in the magnificent little fishing village of Trancoso on the southern coast of Bahia. Comprising 10 villas tucked away in a lush garden, this is the ideal place to escape from it all. A project of Wilbert Das, the former Artistic Director for the illustrious Italian brand Diesel, he worked [...]

28/03/2012 | Exceptional villas

Yria Ktima Luxury Villa, Paros, Greece, Between the sky and sea

Discover the beautiful Greek island of Paros, one of the small Cyclades Islands in the South Aegean. Paros was famous for its white, translucent Parian marble. With a coarse grain and beautiful texture the marble was used by great Greek sculptors from the 6th century BC onwards. The Yria Ktima Luxury Villa stands high on [...]

27/01/2012 | News

Star of the East: alone at last!

The latest addition to the Planhotels group, which includes two other properties in Zanzibar, offers only 11 villas for virtually complete privacy. Tucked amid the lush vegetation, each is perfectly situated to afford a spectacular view of the Indian Ocean. Here too, an Italian architect, Germano Aghemo from Turin, is at the helm of the [...]