The Latin word Lutetia, believed to signify ‘marsh’ or ‘swamp’, makes us think of how european cities are not only history infused, but living history

Something perceived as ‘cold’ when observing modern buildings in the European-American metropolis, is the opposite in the Ned London

Nel VII arrondissement, charme francese e anima italiana dietro una facciata directoire in pietra chiara, all’82 di rue de Lille, quasi all’incrocio con Boulevard Saint-Germain

The Stresa’s ‘brand’ is the walk on the very long lakefront: on one side the ‘princely’ islands, on the other, the hotel and its guests

A man who was caught in a storm prayed for his life when the Goddess of Seafarers Mazu appeared and calmed the seas. He decided to build a place of worship dedicated to her

A trip to Rajasthan is nothing if one does not sleep in the maharaja’s rooms, whatever the cost An entrance with royal trumpets – visitors of

A tree of life or a vase with floral decoration with branches and cascading leaves, the design refers to the fountain

An address that indicates, within a city, one of the world’s must-see destinations. Like a national monument, not a single detail of the historic indoor pool can be changed

Inspired by the neo-gothic style, the façade was accentuated with eclectic features that reflected the times. Inside, postal and telegramming services, as well as a hydraulic elevator

Forty rooms – each is an independent construction hidden in the forest: a living room, the bedroom and a bathroom with stone floors. The details of the furnishings are a work of local craftsmanship

There is no rigor or formality in Tel Aviv. The genesis, evolution and gentrification of Neve Tzedek, from the desolation of the fifties to homes for artists and the bourgeoisie.

Singapura in Sanskrit means city of the lion after a Malay prince landed there, sheltered by a storm, and witnessed a lion pass by.

The original nucleus of Argentaia is what remains of the ancient convent: it resembles a colonial house, a farmer’s refuge on the gentlest part of the hill

A hotel that has preserved the neutral aura of a place of transit, at the service of diplomacy. The entrance is like crossing a frontier – a flurry of Mediterranean air up here in the hills

For over twelve hundred kilometers, from the north to the south, along the west coast of Namibia, the Namib Desert has been arid for more than eighty million years

The room overlooks the Mediterranean beyond the roofs of Anacapri which are not far away and beyond a thatched roof, note the density of cement, bulkheads and tiles

Geometry and art meet in a work handmade with pieces of chalk and pigment: David Tremlett’s work completes his “Langhe Triangle” of works in the region at the medieval church of San Maurizio

An understated entry. A few steps lead up to the first courtyard—it could be the entrance to a patrician’s home in ancient Rome moved to Asia

Le Corbusier described the Hotel Punta Tragara Capri as “a kind of architectural bloom, an extension of the rock, an offspring of the island, a plant-like phenomenon”

In Indonesia, six islets and three lagoons – a nature reserve – which want to make themselves self-sufficient in the production of energy, water and food

A trip to Oman is a four-day escape from Europe, all year round – only in winter to Muscat, for its sensuality and physical vigor, a land that adores its Sultan

With a Bauhaus archive and above average property prices, the future of Tel Aviv will belong to those who understand the value of small touches, rediscovering the dignity of man

Schemes and events find new life and light around the Hotel de Paris – new lines written on old pages, about Princesses more noble that the Prince, and two girls putting their heart into it

In Oman, roses grow on mountains and in gullies. Among sweet fragrances in the summer or tepid waters in the winter, in the dark over the continent you can count the shooting stars

The ancient hamlet is all that remains of a castle on an outcrop and the only way up is a stone bridge that winds up the slope

The cypress-lined drive leads up to the top of the hill, to Tenuta La Badiola, a neoclassic villa that, in the nineteenth century, was the home of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II of Habsburg-Lorraine

The Martinque wallpaper adorns the corridors and lounging areas of the hotel, designed for vanity and visibility “guests are entitled of everything regardless of the costs”. This is Hollywood

The perfumes mingled with the wood that smelled like sandal on the walls. Two courts make up the Dar Darma, from the ground to the sky

Along the walls, like a stronghold. The view of the garden changes the perception, in the morning the dawn rises behind the Atlas

Uluru is the Aboriginal name of Ayers Rock, the rock of red sand. The mountain is sacred to the Anangu people

The clinic’s philosophy is based on three elements: therapeutic fasting, integrative medicine and spiritual inspiration. It is the ‘hunger method’ devised by Doctor Otto Buchinger in 1920

Behind the last hill on the water edge, the most beautiful hotel in the world appears in the midst of fir trees: Suvretta. It resembles a Ludwig’s court palace, but with no frenzy.

A hotel along the Arno overlooks the Ponte Vecchio – the Portrait of Florence. It turns to the east, in the morning the sun enters from a wide open window on the third floor room

The Grand Hotel Fasano is one of the best hotels reviewed by this column. The rooms overlooking the lake to the East, the swans taking flight, the sunlight dancing around the sundial.

The hills of Siena roll among vineyards and olive groves along a section of the Via Cassia. While a forest of oak invades them.

On Monte Seceda there are secrets to discover: the botanicals. Among those of the Gin 8025, with zero sugar, there are stone and mountain pine cones. Down in the valley, in Ortisei, the last five-star Hotel MontChalet smells of stone pine

Perfumes are mixed in the days, before the seasons. The hills get rough, the tires climb and have fun in the Langhe. Castles, watchtowers – the Middle Ages remain fashionable

A crossroads of artists and intellectuals when Poland opened up to trade and industry. Today five hundred works of art between the hall and the suites

The room has a long corridor and tiled floor like a B&B from the sixties, fitted wardrobe with mirror and jacket hangers. It all translates as a desire for modernization

Three meals per day to be eaten in silence, sitting at one’s table – alone – on a patio with a view of the lake. No talking allowed, no reading or writing. Maximum concentration as you eat

The bulk refers to famous hotels in the 1990s, while today pleasure is looking for reserved corners. The galleries of shops branch off from the lobby and generate déjà-vu.

Peony and African cocoa flower – on a base of Turkish rose, with hints of ginger. The perfume seeks that euphoria that explodes when in California, at the Post Ranch Inn, your eyes widen before a shower of shooting stars

The camera focuses on the hills of the Napa Valley. It is August, grapes hang on the vines, the sun kisses forearms resting on the rolled-down window of a SUV Chevrolet

Borgo San Frediano is across the Arno river, or ‘diladdarno’, as the Florentines say. Rooms as big as private apartments. It’s a choice, not luxury

Rhinoceros, the building of the Forum Boarium in Rome, now transformed into a gallery complete with artist residences, was officially opened on 11 October at 10 pm, with a series of art performances and the adulation of an awestruck audience

Green, blue and palm trees, a watchtower on the beach. There is more to Sicily than the Valley of the Temples: it is a land of dukes, poets and artists

Capella is the third brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere: it is also the name of a hôtellerie collection in Asia. Here is a review of Capella Sentosa, Singapore

As in all the Venetian palaces, the floors appear to float, resting on waltz slopes – it reminds you that Venice is a floating city.

Casa Zegna and the wool mill collect the water from the Alps of Biella region, the wool from New Zealand up to Mongolia. The hotel Bucaneve is hidden a midst of these mountains

Rome is like the wisteria climbing up – not on a non-descript façade, but up the Raphaël’s façade. The plants are not pruned, they are infesting, like the beauty of Rome.