Europe - The Glass Magazine

Glass stays at The Midland Hotel Manchester

February 23, 2016

Visiting a luxury hotel you’ve never been to before is always a gripping experience,“16 Peter Street, please”, I tell my taxi driver at Manchester Piccadilly station, when a few minutes later the car comes to a...

Glass finds some serenity at the Galgorm Resort & Spa

Viola Levy

November 30, 2015

Beauty, Destination Spas, Feature, Ireland, Travel, United Kingdom

An Angster’s Paradise – Glass calms those racing thoughts and finds some serenity in Northern Ireland’s new spa experience at the Galgorm Resort & Spa, Ballymena, Northern Ireland I’m bit of a worrier, i...

Stellar success — The Dining Room at The Goring Hotel

Amanda Bernstein

November 2, 2015

Dining, Europe, Feature, Food & Drink, London

The Dining Room at The Goring, the hotel notably frequented by the Royal family and conveniently located only a stones throw from Buckingham Palace, has been awarded its first star in The Michelin Guide Gre...

Venice with a view

Amanda Bernstein

October 26, 2015

Culture, Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

What is so exciting about the newly opened JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa? Quite simply, it allows guests to dip in and out of one of the most enchanting, enthralling and mystical destinations in the w...

Dizzy heights

Regner Ramos

October 15, 2015

Europe, Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Radisson Blu Edwardian is a renowned five-star hotel located in the historic Free Trade Hall building just moments from Manchester Piccadilly Station. A rather recen...

Restaurants at the water’s edge

Sean Sheehan

October 11, 2015

Dining, Europe, Feature, Food & Drink, London

There are splendid restaurants with a bird eye’s view of the Thames but to properly experience the river you have to have your feet on the ground or at least stand on one of its bridges and observe its sur...

Dubrovnik dreaming

Amanda Bernstein

October 5, 2015

Croatia, Culture, Europe, Feature, News, Travel

We have always had vacations on the French and Italian Rivieras, but now the Croatian Riviera is fast becoming the coastal vacation hotspot, with the magnificent city of Dubrovnik as its main attraction. Ab...

An eastern paradise in central London

Viola Levy

October 1, 2015

Beauty, Culture, Destination Spas, Europe, Feature, London, News

Thailand is a place renowned for its spa culture, with tourists flocking from all corners of the globe to replenish the body and mind using ancient herbal remedies in exquisite settings. But if you don’t ha...

Pop Art at Le Meurice, Paris

Amanda Bernstein

September 29, 2015

Art, Culture, Europe, News, Paris, Travel

To celebrate the arrival of the Andy Warhol Unlimited Exhibition at the Paris National Museum of Modern Art, the Dorchester collection’s Le Meurice has conceived a special Pop Art Package. For the duration of t...

Another side of Tenerife

Thea Macaulay

September 28, 2015

Europe, Feature, Spain

Think Tenerife and a typical sun, sea and sand package tourism destination probably comes to mind, but this fascinating island merits deeper exploration. Step beyond the parade of beach resorts clustered alon...

SohoCreate host special screening of Advanced Style to celebrate LFW

Tara Wheeler

September 16, 2015

Beauty, Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Feature, London, News

To celebrate London Fashion Week, SohoCreate, Picturehouse Central and Atelier Millinery will be showing a special screening of Advanced Style – a documentary following seven women with a unique and inspiring ...

Spend a weekend white truffle foraging at Villa Lena, Tuscany

Amanda Bernstein

September 2, 2015

Avant Art, Dining, Europe, Italy, News, Travel

Set in 500 acres of stunning woodland, the historic Tuscan retreat Villa Lena will be hosting a special weekend this October in celebration of the white truffle – trifola d'Alba Madonna, which grows amid the ro...

Hotel Chantelle travels across the pond

Roberta Lister

August 17, 2015

Dining, Europe, Feature, London, Travel, United Kingdom

Hotel Chantelle, New York’s famed restaurant and late-night spot, has opened its first international outpost: Hotel Chantelle London. Tucked away on unassuming Orchard St, hidden behind Selfridges, the sky-...

Tea-infused cocktails available now at Opium, Chinatown

Becky Zanker

August 11, 2015

Dining, London, News

Opium, the dimly lit, speakeasy-like enclave that sits decadently atop the chatter of China Town has its own answer to Afternoon Tea Week this year. For the event, which is running all this week, it has teame...

A lively library experience

Yasmin Bilbeisi

August 4, 2015

Avant Art, Europe, Feature, London

Near to the Trafalgar Square end of the St Martin’s Lane in Central London, one will happen upon an enigmatic shop window. With leather satchels on display, it is not immediately apparent that this frontage...

Soaking up the je ne sais quoi

Nicola Kavanagh

July 1, 2015

Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

Parisian chic – that certain je ne sais quoi that many of us Brits like to try to absorb on long weekends across the channel – is an elusive attribute. There are places in the city, however, where the essence o...

Villa Lena, Tuscany opens for summer

Amanda Bernstein

June 25, 2015

Europe, Italy, News, Travel

The magnificently resorted 19th century Villa Lena has just flung open its shutters for the summer season. It is set among rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards in the picturesque Tuscan countryside with mu...

A secret sanctuary

Nicola Kavanagh

June 22, 2015

Europe, Feature, Paris

The 16th arrondisement in Paris, much like New York’s Upper East Side or London’s Knightsbridge, is a district synonymous with affluence and prestige. It is also the largest, with the grand Palais de Chaill...

Aqua Kyoto by Marios Schwab opens in London

Roberta Lister

May 25, 2015

Dining, Europe, London, News

This week saw the unveiling of the newly re-vamped rooftop terrace at Argyll Street venue Aqua Kyoto, designed in collaboration with Marios Schwab. One of the most stylish rooftop spots in the city, the ne...

Thomas Zanon-Larcher shows at Photo London

Emily Rae Pellerin

May 18, 2015

Avant Art, Culture, London, News, Photography, Travel

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Photo London kicks off at Somerset House this week. More than just a photography exhibit, the international arts fair features public programmes and talks, large-scale art exhibitions, and site-specific install...

Tables with a view

Sean Sheehan

May 11, 2015

Dining, Feature, London

Londoners are getting high like never before, dining and wining with aplomb at the top of skyscrapers, experiencing their city like never before. Until very recently Londoners of all classes associated suc...