Europe - The Glass Magazine

Front Page. Exterior of D-Resort Sibenik Hotel

Glass catches the last of the summer sun at D-Resort Šibenik, in Croatia

October 3, 2016

CROATIA is impossibly pretty. Its 1,105 mile-long Adriatic coastline, winding from Slovenia, in the north, down to Montenegro, includes a staggering 1,246 breathtaking islands, islets and reefs (more than one p...

Flat after LFW? Glass checks into the Zetter Townhouse Marylebone for a well-deserved rest

Stephanie Clair

September 26, 2016

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

MARYLEBONE perhaps wouldn’t be the first place you might look for a quiet escape but you’d be surprised when walking through the townhouse doors at the Zetter Townhouse here to find a cosy world of stylish Vic...

Kids in tow – Glass goes on a city break with London’s Athenaeum Hotel & Residences

Natalie Egling

September 12, 2016

Europe, Feature, London, Travel

COINCIDING with the release of Steven Spielberg’s The BFG in July and the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth this year, five-star Mayfair hotel The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences recently launched its BFG packag...

Glass takes time out at Sardinia’s Forte Village

Ben Olsen

September 5, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

WITH the sparkling seas of the southern Mediterranean as its backdrop, Sardinia’s Forte Village already has a head start on most other destinations. Just a short journey south-west from Cagliari, the resort – a...

Glass discovers the best of the old and the new sanctuaries on Mallorca’s idyllic east coast

Nicola Kavanagh

August 30, 2016

Feature, Spain, Travel

SITUATED on the unspoilt and almost completely undeveloped east coast of Mallorca lies a tiny but beautiful bay in the town of Canyamel. I had first visited the bay when I was five years old and remem...

Adding colour to the chandeliers – Glass visits Le Bristol, Paris

Stephanie Clair

August 29, 2016

Art, Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

THE relationship between art and hotels has long been a difficult one – fraught with hotels garnishing their walls with a last-minute thought of bulk-bought art and subsequently falling at the last hurdle. In t...

Front cover. Caviar Sturia's sturgeon farm

Glass journeys to Bordeaux to uncover the mysteries of caviar – and also enjoys a once-in-a-lifetime meal

Becky Zanker

August 25, 2016

Dining, Feature, France

CAVIAR is something one typically takes for granted – it’s there, at the Michelin-starred restaurants and Russian vodka bars, adding an indulgent and delicious flourish to clever dishes and canapés. We know wha...

Glass travels to the northwest coast of Portugal and explores Porto and Viana

Regner Ramos

August 24, 2016

Feature, Portugal, Travel

ON the northwest coast of Portugal, on the right bank of the Douro River lies the city of Porto. Although it’s the second largest city in the country, I sense there’s a slight rivalry between its inhabitants an...

Front cover.Luxurious dining at Il Palagio

Glass visits some delightful places to stay in Florence and the Tuscan countryside

Sean Sheehan

August 16, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

TIME spent in the museums and art galleries of Florence is an enthralling experience. From the glories of the Uffizi Gallery to the magnificence of Michelangelo’s David, to the ancient artworks decorating stree...

Front Cover.Sit out on the terrace at the Lungarno for breakfast and enjoy the views of the river

Summer in Tuscany – Glass visits some delightful places to stay in Florence and the Tuscan countryside

Sean Sheehan

July 26, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

TIME spent in the museums and art galleries of Florence is an enthralling experience. From the glories of the Uffizi Gallery to the magnificence of Michelangelo’s David, to the ancient artworks decora...

Rome and romance – Glass enjoys La Dolce Vita

Amanda Bernstein

July 4, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

I GAZE out from the window in the Colosseum Suite located on the first floor of the 16-room boutique villa hotel, Palazzo Manfredi, admiring the majestic view of the Colosseum amphitheatre. The most iconic land...

Front Page Pavillon des Lettres - Facade

Glass visits Paris – Literature and Language at Le Pavillon Des Lettres

Stephanie Clair

June 28, 2016

Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

VISITING Paris years ago, when both my French and cycling skills were far better, I (now nostalgically) remember riding to the local boulangerie in the morning ordering my coffee and croissant in French without...

Glass visits the unique Urso Hotel & Spa, Madrid

Sara Hesikova

June 9, 2016

Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

THE five-star boutique hotel, Urso Hotel & Spa, is the only one of its kind in the cultural centre of Madrid. Every morning you will be treated to a full view of this buzzing city, best enjoyed from a priva...

Glass enjoys three blissful nights at Halkidiki’s elegant all-inclusive resort, Ikos Olivia

Becky Zanker

June 6, 2016

Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

IKOS Olivia will make an avid relaxer out of even the most stubbornly stressed. It starts at the airport, where a private shuttle picks you up and transports you through the olive groves and vast, ver...

Biking Barcelona – Glass saddles up to truly discover this Catalan capital

Natalie Egling

May 26, 2016

Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel

THERE is something wonderfully cinematic about cycling in Europe. Think: Guido, Dora and Joshua in La Vita è Bella, the entire Von Trapp clan in The Sound Of Music, and Catherine and her two loves in Jules et J...

The AMI Paris store opens In Mayfair, London

Clara Virieux

May 10, 2016

Fashion, London, News, Shopping Guide

WITH a success as impressive as AMI’s - the chic yet casual menswear brand founded in 2011 by French designer Alexandre Mattiussi - a move to London comes with no surprise. Opening it's first flagship boutique ...

Glass visits Dublin during its 1916 Easter Rising celebrations

Sean Sheehan

April 25, 2016

Dining, Europe, Feature, Ireland, Travel

CENTENARY celebrations of Dublin’s 1916 Easter Rising were dignified affairs and triumphalist displays of narrow-minded nationalism were not to be seen. There was a sense that something important had taken plac...

Gran Melia Rome Villa Agrippina at Night

Glass stays at Gran Meliá Villa Agrippina hotel in Rome

Regner Ramos

April 11, 2016

Europe, Feature, Italy, Travel

I WALK in the room and there, on a white, circular table on the foot of the queen-sized bed, I see a bottle of chilled white wine, a fresh arrangement of pink and purple wild flowers, and a hand-written note we...

The Miramar Hotel and Spa hidden behind the local flora

Glass has a special rendezvous at the Tiara Miramar Beach Hotel and Spa on the French Riviera

Regner Ramos

April 4, 2016

Europe, Feature, France, Travel

AT JUST 40 kilometres from Nice and 10 from Cannes, surrounded by the majestic Esterel Mountains, lies the charming town of Theoule-sur-Mer. The town, dedicated to fishing, is home to the Tiara Miramar Beach Ho...

InterContinental opens London’s newest luxury hotel in Greenwich

Annabelle Hursey

February 29, 2016

London, News, Travel

Luxury hotel brand InterContinental announce the opening of a pioneering new hotel, just on the doorstep of the O2. Situated on the Greenwich Peninsula and adjacent to London's treasured O2 arena, the 453 roome...

Glass stays at The Midland Hotel Manchester

Regner Ramos

February 23, 2016

Europe, News, Travel, United Kingdom

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...