Magical Madrid
Madrid is one of the few European cities that has succeeded in retaining the overwhelming charm and authenticity of its mother culture – as the Spanish are wont to do so valiantly. Indeed, they ar...
Self-conscious
This month the Frances Rich School of Fine Art and Performing Arts of DEREE, in Athens present a unique and very topical exhibition related to the pervasiveness of technological media in our lives.
The e...
Your very own piece de resistance
The Belgians really love their food. Brussels’ proximity to its gastronomic neighbour Lilles, just half an hour by train, seems to have spurred the city on to strive for higher culinary standards. Per capit...
Spellbound in the Côte d’Azur
If articulated with a French accent, Château glides off the tongue nicely and Saint-Martin lands with a rich plop – an aural delight. Having recently visited the five-star property, I promise it is every bi...
Sofitel celebrates its 50th anniversary
The Sofitel hotel group celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014. Being a French company, the three core themes running through the entire celebrations are very appropriately - design, gastronomy and culture.
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Sleepless in St Moritz
Having only been on skiing holidays with my father – an excellent skier but not one for the luxury trappings that accompany it – I discovered there was a great deal about the ski holiday I had been missing ...
The gift is in the journey
Mr Grumpy hates shopping, specifically the Christmas shopping list and the New Year sales. I have always had to do all the gathering and face the crush of shoppers on Oxford Street alone. So this year I con...
Luxury Link Travel Group Launches In The UK
The Luxury Link Travel Group has recently launched its award-winning travel website in the UK. Based in the US and already recognised as one of the world’s leading luxury travel websites, sophisticated travelle...
East meets West
Rue Saint-Honoré is one of the Glass team’s favourite streets in Paris – filled with stores we love, chocolatiers we crave and boulangeries we miss. Perfect for us then that the Mandarin Oriental group have...
Still got it: Cannes
Playing host to numerous arts festivals held in and around the sun-drenched La Croisette, Cannes has sustained an undisputed reputation as the French Riviera’s most glamorous and popular hotspots. Not surpr...
Sloane Street celebrates the beauty of bespoke
Drowning under today’s fast-fashion culture of clothing consumption, we learn to truly appreciate the beauty of a personal piece. A made-to-measure item is a rare gem which commands admiration. This year, such ...
Devastating charm
When one thinks of staying in London, spacious and comfortable are not necessarily the adjectives one would use to describe most accommodation. The myhotel Chelsea, however, seems out to change all that, ma...
La Belle Epoque
As we landed in Geneva, ready to make the one hour drive to the Du Parc Residences, we were grimly informed by the Captain to expect rain. This wasn't actually delivered until the following day, but mattere...
Let nature do as she wants
On the craggy ridge of a moor, our ghillie Innes inches along the sodden ground with his elbows, his belly dragging through inhospitable growth. The glen is scattered with dark mounds, temporary shelters of...
Europe’s Finest
Whether you’re looking for the best in culinary expertise, the coolest scene in town or just a place to rest your weary head, Glass lists five favourite hotels to visit on the continent
For design: Sofit...
Secret gardens
Closeted away in a sleepy little street in Nîmes, Southern France, lies one of the most original and truly “boutique” hotels you will ever lay eyes on – Jardins Secrets. On entering the Provençal garden, whic...
Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day three
The morning began with a fresh coffee and oeuf au jambon at Bistrot Mazarin, next to La Palette, where we met Sebastiano Varoli. A curator with a very different perspective on how art should be exhibited, b...
Fit for a Queen
Ah, Le Marais! To many, the pulse of hip Paris beats from the 3rd and 4th arrondisement. Its cute shops, gorgeous restaurants and grand museums occupy buildings steeped in the district’s royal history. Yet ...
Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day two
There is only one place to have your first breakfast in Paris – Les Deux Magots. Sitting in the morning sun opposite the oldest church in Paris, L’Eglise St Germain, it is the perfect place to begin a walking...
Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day one
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At six in the morning there was a run on the gates of Eurostar in St Pancras International, it seemed like everyone was leaving London. Looking around me I was struck by one of those thoughts that quickly ...
Viva la vita Italiana – Glass skipped over to Milan to catch up with the Italian designer Antonio Berardi to find out his tips on where to eat, dance and sleep in Italy
Viva la vita Italiana – Glass skipped over to Milan to catch up with the Italian designer Antonio Berardi to find out his tips on where to eat, dance and sleep in Italy
From talking to Antonio Berardi it bec...