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There’s a breath of fresh air at Zurich’s Baur au Lac, which would be a traditional capital city hotel except Bern is Switzerland’s capital. Baur au Lac stands proud, however, as the nation’s icon.

Want to feel you’ve climbed every mountain, at least metaphorically, at least in Europe? Bürgenstock, 500 metres above Lake Lucerne, is the answer. In addition,…

Apparently dancing flamenco for 30 minutes burns 157.5 calories (that extra half makes all the difference). And you use masses of calories, too, walking up and…

Vienna’s signature hotels are in glorious-traditional style. Why not try something different? At 25hours Museums Quartier you can expect a paparazzi welcome. Vienna’s so-fun hotel has a glass porch with an entire wall of cameras, Kodaks and more, jammed together and stuck on firmly to prevent’em walking.

Montenegro is already on the luxury travel map because of such resorts as Aman Sveti Stefan, and One&Only Portonovi, which offers Giorgio Locatelli food,…

Now the world is re-opening, time for celebration. All the more reason to hop on a plane, even long-haul. The UK is making the most of the official celebrations…

Car lovers, prick up your ears. Last Saturday, 21st May, an Aston Martin Bulldog V8 Engine, 5300cc, 1979, was deemed Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este in the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It’s a one-off vehicle, built for an enthusiast who wanted to achieve 200 m.p.h. Currently being tweaked for owner Philip Sarofin, 35, a venture capital…

"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter," said that eternal style icon Marlene Dietrich, born in Berlin in 1901. Change the word ‘friends’ to…

Say Turnberry, on Scotland’s rugged west coast, to many and golf dominates. Turnberry’s Ailsa and Kintyre courses have for decades attracted business worldwide.…

The Milestone Hotel & Residences, London, more or less reveals its location, although in fact it is ‘1.25 miles’, according to centuries-old signage, west of the city’s historic centre, Hyde Park Corner.