Jenseits der Stadt

Lyon

The Maison's home: gastronomy, silk and the confluence of two rivers.

Annecy

The Venice of the Alps: turquoise lake and medieval canals.

Megève

The aristocratic Alpine village of the Rothschilds.

Chamonix

Beneath Mont Blanc: the birthplace of alpinism.

Courchevel

The world's most exclusive ski resort: Three Valleys.

Val d'Isère

Olympic altitude: the Espace Killy and glacier skiing.

Méribel

The heart of the Three Valleys: chalet elegance.

Tignes

Glacier skiing and high-altitude lake: linked to Val d'Isère.

Les Gets

Portes du Soleil charm: family elegance in the Chablais.

Grenoble

Capital of the Alps: science, art and three mountain ranges.

Aix-les-Bains

Belle Époque thermal town on Lac du Bourget.

Évian-les-Bains

Lakeside thermal grandeur on the shores of Lake Geneva.

Beaune

Capital of Burgundy wine: the Hospices and the Côte d'Or.

Mâcon

Southern Burgundy: Pouilly-Fuissé and the Saône.

Vienne

Roman heritage on the Rhône: temple, theatre, jazz festival.

Pérouges

Perfectly preserved medieval hilltop village.

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry

The region's international gateway: private terminal transfers.

Tournus

Romanesque abbey town and Greuze gastronomy.

Chambéry

Historic capital of Savoy: castle of the Dukes.

La Clusaz

Authentic Aravis ski village near Annecy.

Le Grand-Bornand

Reblochon country: chalets and the Aravis range.

L'Alpe d'Huez

Twenty-one hairpins and the sunniest balcony in the Alps.

Les Deux Alpes

Europe's largest skiable glacier above Grenoble.

La Plagne

Paradiski domain: high-altitude family skiing.

Les Arcs

Modernist resort linked to La Plagne via Paradiski.

Val Thorens

Europe's highest resort: the roof of the Three Valleys.

Saint-Étienne

Design city: UNESCO Creative City of Design.

Clermont-Ferrand

Volcanic Auvergne: the Puy de Dôme and black-stone cathedral.

Valence

Gateway to Provence: Pic three-Michelin gastronomy.

Dijon

Ducal capital of Burgundy: mustard, art and the Palais des Ducs.

Avignon

The Popes' palace and the gateway to Provence.

Aix-en-Provence

Cézanne's city: fountains, plane trees and Provençal light.

Gordes

Luberon hilltop village: La Bastide de Gordes.

Lourmarin

One of France's most beautiful villages in the Luberon.

Saint-Gervais

Thermal spa town at the foot of Mont Blanc.

Morzine

Portes du Soleil hub: alpine charm and easy slopes.

Avoriaz

Car-free cliff-top resort above Morzine.

Lac du Bourget

France's largest natural lake: Lamartine's romantic shores.

Bourg-en-Bresse

Poultry capital and the Royal Monastery of Brou.

Roanne

Loire gastronomy: the Troisgros legacy.

Condrieu

Viognier vineyards on the steep banks of the Rhône.

Côte-Rôtie

The roasted slopes: Syrah of the northern Rhône.

Tain-l'Hermitage

Legendary hillside vineyards and Valrhona chocolate.

Yvoire

Medieval flowered village on the shore of Lake Geneva.

Samoëns

Listed Grand Massif village in the Haut-Giffre.

Flaine

Bauhaus architecture and the Grand Massif domain.

Divonne-les-Bains

Spa, casino and golf at the Swiss border near Geneva.

Cluny

The great Benedictine abbey of southern Burgundy.

Trévoux

Royal city on the Saône: silk and printing heritage.

Geneva

The world's diplomatic capital on the lake.

Monaco

The Principality: Grand Prix, casino and Mediterranean wealth.

Nice

The capital of the Riviera: Promenade des Anglais and Belle Époque.

Cannes

The Croisette, the Festival and Mediterranean glamour.

Saint-Tropez

The fishing village turned summer capital of the jet set.

Milan

Italy's capital of fashion, design and finance.

Turin

The first capital of Italy: baroque arcades and the Alps.

Lake Como

Villa Balbiano, the Grand Hotels and the most cinematic lake in Europe.

Zurich

Switzerland's financial capital on its own lake.

Verbier

The freeride capital and Alpine party of the rich.

Zermatt

Car-free village beneath the Matterhorn.

Gstaad

Discreet chalet glamour in the Bernese Oberland.

Paris

The capital of refinement: palaces, haute couture and the Seine.

Saint-Moritz

The cradle of Alpine winter tourism: Engadine glamour.

Portofino

The pastel harbour of the Italian Riviera.

Cinque Terre

Five cliff-side villages on the Ligurian coast.

Lausanne

Olympic capital terraced above Lake Geneva.

Lugano

Italian-Swiss lakeside elegance below the Alps.

Venice

The Serenissima: palaces, the Biennale and the lagoon.

Florence

Renaissance capital: the Uffizi and Tuscan refinement.

Rome

The Eternal City: antiquity, the Vatican and dolce vita.

Barcelona

Gaudí, the Mediterranean and Catalan gastronomy.

Madrid

Spain's regal capital: the Prado and the Golden Mile.

Marbella

Costa del Sol glamour: Puerto Banús and the Golden Mile.

Ibiza

Balearic hedonism and hidden coves.

Mallorca

Serra de Tramuntana and the harbours of the Balearics.

Sardinia

The Costa Smeralda: turquoise water and Porto Cervo.

London

The capital of restraint and grandeur: Mayfair to the City.

Edinburgh

Scotland's regal capital: castle, Royal Mile and the Festival.

Vienna

Imperial grandeur: the Hofburg, the opera and coffee houses.

Salzburg

Mozart's baroque city beneath the Alps.

Munich

Bavarian elegance: the Residenz and the gateway to the Alps.

Berlin

Germany's capital of art, history and reinvention.

Amsterdam

Canals, masters and Dutch Golden Age refinement.

Brussels

Capital of Europe: the Grand-Place and fine dining.

Lisbon

The city of seven hills above the Tagus.

Prague

The hundred-spired city on the Vltava.

Cortina d'Ampezzo

The Queen of the Dolomites: Olympic 2026 host.

Lake Garda

Italy's largest lake: Sirmione and lemon terraces.

Courmayeur

The Italian face of Mont Blanc: style and slopes.

Dubai

The skyline of ambition: palaces in the desert.

Marrakech

The red city: riads, the Atlas and the medina.

New York

The capital of the twentieth century: Manhattan and the arts.

Doha

Gulf wealth and the Museum of Islamic Art.

Tokyo

Where tradition meets the future: Ginza and Michelin density.

Singapore

The garden city: Asia's hub of wealth and refinement.

Miami

Art Deco, the ocean and Latin-American glamour.

Los Angeles

Bel-Air, the Pacific and the capital of cinema.

Abu Dhabi

The Emirati capital: Louvre Abu Dhabi and palatial calm.

Hong Kong

Victoria Harbour and the gateway to Greater China.

Riyadh

The Kingdom's capital: emerging luxury and the Diriyah revival.

Bangkok

The City of Angels: temples, river palaces and grand hotels.

Maldives

Private-island sanctuaries on the Indian Ocean.

St. Barthélemy

The French Caribbean's most exclusive island.