The Golden Meridian

The Continent,at its most idyllic.

Where to stay, when to go and what to book ahead — Europe’s coasts, islands, lakes and old towns, with every hotel and experience named and its source shown.

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Photo: Carsten Steger · Southern Corsica

Editions

All editions
Bonifacio on its white limestone cliffs, from the air — Southern Corsica, FranceFrance · CorsicaSouthern CorsicaFrance's island of granite mountains and improbable coves.The Jardin Exotique at the top of Èze, looking across to Cap Ferrat — Èze, FranceFrance · French RivieraÈzeA stone village floating four hundred metres above the Mediterranean.aerial view of city near body of water during daytime — Kotor, MontenegroMontenegro · Bay of KotorKotorA walled town at the end of the Adriatic's most dramatic bay.a group of people swimming in a blue ocean — Ibiza, SpainSpain · Balearic IslandsIbizaWhite island mornings, mythical nights.aerial view of city buildings near body of water during daytime — Monte-Carlo, MonacoMonaco · French RivieraMonte-CarloTwo square kilometres of concentrated glamour.St. Stephen's Cathedral rising above the rooftops of Vienna at golden hour — Vienna, AustriaAustria · ViennaViennaImperial grandeur, served with whipped cream.an aerial view of a city next to the ocean — Nice, FranceFrance · French RivieraNiceRiviera elegance with a proper city underneath.The Giralda tower and Seville Cathedral rising above the city rooftops in Seville, Spain — Seville, SpainSpain · AndalusiaSevilleMudéjar palaces and orange blossom on every breeze.people on beach during daytime — Lagos, Algarve, PortugalPortugal · AlgarveLagos, AlgarveGolden cliffs, turquoise grottoes, Atlantic light.

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Manifesto

Luxury is attention, not price.

We hold that a June evening on a Cycladic terrace belongs to anyone who knows when to arrive and where to stand. So the stays in an edition come at three prices — a splurge, a mid-range room and a good-value one — because taste is universal and budgets are not. Every stay we name is one we found at its source and can point to; where we hold no rate, no rate is shown.

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