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Andy Mossack reviews the sensational Hotel Eden Roc in Switzerland's Ascona. expo milano combined with a stay at lago maggiore

Hotel Eden Roc. Discover a beautiful slice of Italian Riviera in Switzerland.

Ascona’s annual jazz festival is in full swing as I roll into town at the end of another memorable day driving clockwise around the Grand Tour of Switzerland. Hotel Eden Roc is waiting to greet me, my haven of luxury on the shore of Lake Maggiore, a slice of Italian Riviera in Switzerland’s Italian speaking region.

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Nira Alpina Hotel. Immerse yourself in bohemian luxury in St. Moritz

If the glam and glitz of St. Moritz brings on a weary sigh as the thought of another round of dressing to impress is simply too much to bear, then salvation awaits at Nita Alpina Hotel in Silvaplana.

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Three days in Lyon

The greatness of Lyon’s past is amply matched by its contemporary cultural dynamism and diversity. Sited at the meeting point of two great rivers, was always a guarantee of prominence, and today Lyon is France’s second city. Here is my travel guide to three days in Lyon

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 Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

In the 16th century, it was said the thermal water from the Bad Ragaz spring cured all ills. Little wonder then that the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is built over that very spring and its healing waters are still doing good things to this day.

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Travel Guide to Rocamadour

Travel guide to Rocamadour. Looking from a distance rather like a bad architectural pile-up in imminent danger of collapse, the lovely village of Rocamadour in the department of Lot rises high above the Alzou canyon, a tributary of the Dordogne river.

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Hotel Les Esclargies

The chic Hotel Les Esclargies in Rocamadour is my kind of hotel. Spending a fair amount of time in luxury hotels gives you an eye for what really matters and what is just ostentatious fluff. But what serves me best is an uncomplicated place of simplicity, with a certain amount of elegance, and a shedload of peace and quiet.

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