Monument
Palais Garnier
Visit the Palais Garnier, the gilded Paris opera house: the grand staircase, the Grand Foyer, Chagall’s ceiling and tips for booking your…
Couples
Monuments, museums and places worth your time.
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Monument
Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
Casa Milà, or La Pedrera, on Passeig de Gràcia: Gaudí’s rippling stone building, its rooftop of warrior chimneys, the attic and the…
Museum
Prado Museum
Visit the Prado Museum in Madrid: Velázquez’s Las Meninas, Goya’s Black Paintings, Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and tips to plan your…
Monument
Royal Palace of Madrid
Visit the Royal Palace of Madrid: the Throne Room, the Royal Armoury, the Sabatini Gardens and the Changing of the Guard, plus…
Where to stay
The 5 best hotels in Munich
The 5 best hotels in Munich: from the Bayerischer Hof and the Vier Jahreszeiten to the Mandarin Oriental’s rooftop pool and the…
Where to stay
Where to stay in Madrid: the best areas for every traveller
Where to stay in Madrid: Sol and the Gran Vía, the Barrio de las Letras, the Paseo del Prado, Salamanca and Plaza…
Champ-de-Mars
Seine river cruise
A Seine river cruise from the foot of the Eiffel Tower: the route past the Louvre and Notre-Dame, day or evening sailings…
Park & gardens
Turia Gardens
The Turia Gardens, Valencia’s 9-km park in an old riverbed: walking and cycling routes, the Gulliver playground, bridges, the Bioparc and the…
Louvre & Tuileries
Louvre guided tour
A Louvre guided tour takes you straight to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory, with the stories…
Monument
Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle guide: the upper chapel with its walls of 13th-century stained glass, the best time for light, combined tickets and how to…
Where to stay
The 5 best hotels in Barcelona
The 5 best hotels in Barcelona: from the Hotel Arts tower by the beach to a medieval palace in the Gothic Quarter,…
Where to stay
The 5 best hotels in Málaga
The 5 best hotels in Málaga: from the 1926 Gran Hotel Miramar by the beach to an 18th-century palace and rooftop pools…
