Europe and Middle East

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Grand Tour of Switzerland

Epic Grand Tour of Switzerland. Drive Switzerland’s best sights without motorways.

Join Andy Mossack in this three part series as he drives the iconic 1,600 kilometre Grand Tour of Switzerland, a route now made available with bespoke road signs throughout the country.

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Northcote Restaurant 6

Northcote Restaurant review. Delicious fare in the Delightful Ribble Valley

Not for the first time, my wife and I ventured to Northcote restaurant in the delightful Ribble valley, just twenty minutes from our home. Chef-patron Nigel Haworth, has held a Michelin star for many years for, as the Michelin guide says, ‘Refined, sophisticated cooking [that] shows depth of flavour and a lightness of touch’.

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Terry Marsh samples accommodation and cuisine of the Northcote Gourmet Break. 

Northcote Gourmet Break

Within minutes we were whisked to the sumptuous embrace of a Garden Lodge Deluxe room, designed exclusively for Northcote by Jill Holst co-founding director of Ward Robinson from Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Restaurant Favre D'Anne

Restaurant Favre d’Anne. Experience French fare in delightful Angers

Only a short time after returning to Angers following a year’s sabbatical, which cost him the Michelin star he rightly deserved at the original Restaurant Favre d’Anne, the eponymous Pascal Favre d’Anne had regained his distinction. If you think about it, that tells you a great deal.

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Hotel d'Anjou

Hotel d’Anjou. A perfect base to explore Angers.

Set on the boulevard Maréchal Foch, the Hotel d’Anjou is a perfect base from which to explore the city of Angers. Each of the 53 rooms has individual style with historical furniture, not that far from the original design of 1865.

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Hotel Les Cygnes and lake

Hotel Les Cygnes. Enjoy beautiful Lake Geneva on your doorstep.

Surprising as it seems, the three star Hotel les Cygnes is the only hotel situated on the Lake Geneva waterfront in the French resort of Evian les Bains. Of course the town is famous for its bottled water of the same name, but the hotel has its own spring and was once the bottling plant for the rival Graziella brand.

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