Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Gilbey's restaurant

Gilbey’s Restaurant. Old Amersham has never tasted so good.

Can wine lists be nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature? Michael Gilbey’s wine list is pure poetry, a work of art, sharing a lifetime’s passion for fine wines.

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The Hague

Exploring The Dutch Golden Age in The Hague and Dordrecht

This is an important year for The Netherlands, celebrating the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.

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Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort. Outstanding golfing paradise in Portugal

Tivoli Carvoeiro Algarve Resort shows that there is more to the region than 19th holes, mashie niblicks and terrible knitwear.

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Macdonald Randolph Hotel

Macdonald Randolph Hotel. Discover Oxford’s TV star. 

The Randolph’s killer location, bang opposite the world-class Ashmolean museum makes it a good bet for any visitor.

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Royal Hotel

Royal Hotel. Discover the elegance of a bygone era on the Isle Of Wight

The Royal Hotel has pedigree. Queen Victoria liked to call in at the hotel, it was called Fishers back then, for afternoon tea or dinner, whenever she was in Ventnor.

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Knockinaam Lodge

Knockinaam Lodge. Discover luxury lodging in Dumfries and Galloway

This was the country house, in which Winston Churchill and General Dwight Eisenhower, secretly met to plan what became known as the D-Day landings.

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