Europe and Middle East

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The Vineyard Hotel's motto Eat. Sleep. And drink wine leaves you in no doubt as to what is front and centre here

The Vineyard Hotel. Discover a hotel immersed in fantastic wine.

The Vineyard Hotel’s motto Eat. Sleep. And drink wine leaves you in no doubt as to what is front and centre here. And I fully intended to embrace that sentiment wholeheartedly

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Halifax Piece Hall

The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, reopened on Yorkshire Day, 1 August 2017, as a cultural and commercial hub at the heart of the town

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Steak frites Bearnaise at Petits Pois

Petits Pois Restaurant

In these days of clean eating, a restaurant in right-on Shoreditch actually pushing meat is a rare treat  indeed. And the deceptively-named Petits Pois, which offers that other rarely-found treat in Britain, a perfectly-cooked steak frites Bearnaise, is making the first Sunday of every month particularly attractive for carnivores, with a few extra treats some would consider beyond the pale.

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Cour des Loges Hotel

In a gorgeously-preserved mediaeval city whose cobbled streets and ancient stones have won it World Heritage Site status,  the five-star Cour des Loges offers visitors the chance to live the lifestyle of a mediaeval nobleman for a night or three in the heart of VIeux Lyon.

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Stuart Forster visits The Netherlands to discover the wonders of a Century of De Stijl Art and Design

The Netherlands Celebrates a Century of De Stijl Art and Design

Museums and galleries across the Netherlands are celebrating this year a century of the art and design movement that shares its name with De Stij.

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The welcombe Hotel

The Welcombe Hotel. Elegance in Shakespeare country

The atmosphere was just right; sitting in a large graceful dining room looking out over an Italian garden – and beyond to 30 miles of rolling countryside. The romantic setting for our first dinner at the Welcombe Hotel.

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