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Chalet Mont Blanc Megeve

From luxury aficionados to party animals; here’s our top 5 Best Chalets in Europe

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With the winter holidays approaching, thoughts soon turn to skiing. What better way to celebrate the festive period than in the snow- whether it’s racing down a slope or relaxing in a lodge, the mountains have something for everyone. From out of this world party chalets, to romantic luxury lodge hideaways- we’ve put together a list of the best chalets in the Alps to cater to every taste.

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An oasis of calm, luxury and privacy in the heart of London: Presidential Apartments

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London is the city to see and to be seen at. It is a city of celebration and luxury and has been so for centuries. And yet somehow this city manages to keep certain areas as calm as any remote suburb, Kensington being one such area, and Presidential Apartments is the perfect spot to exemplify it. Presidential Apartments gives you the feeling of living in a luxury London apartment but takes away the hassle of actually owning or renting one.

Yashmin Ismail Paris Design Week Feature

Grande Designs

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La capitale de la création kicks off the cool creative season with Paris Design Week. Our travel correspondent crosses the Chunnel in search of the latest design stars.

Volpetti salumeria in Rome

Volpetti, a Truffle Lover’s Salumeria in Rome

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Volpetti is a lovely family owned salumeria specialising in all things tartufi alongside a quality assortment of cured meats, home made pastas and all sorts of other Italian delicacies. Here you’ll find a gorgeous selection of freshly prepared dishes here as well and a deli counter stacked high with freshly baked pizza slices, calzones and panini as well as an array of potential gifts for all your gourmet friends back home.

Velaa Private Island in te Maldives

New Luxury Hotels To Visit in 2013

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It’s the start of the year and temperatures are barely above freezing, which means it’s the perfect time to think of your holidays for the year ahead. Read on for my guide to the most exclusive new luxury hotels openings to look forward to throughout 2013.

interior image of the stunning atrium in the Hotel Lone Croatia

Croatia’s first Design hotel is in the spotlight this week. Our Travel Correspondent Yashmin Ismail checks in at Hotel Lone

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The drive up towards Croatia’s first Design hotel (of exclusive lifestyle brand, Design Hotels AG), is somewhat reminiscent of nearing a seaport. The enormous, stunning white Y-shaped building resembles an ocean liner from the outside and is evocative of the Guggenheim museum, New York, as soon as you walk into the statuesque six-storey lobby.

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Quinta do Lago Celebrates 40 Years of Success

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For a brand, or in this case a real estate development, reaching the big 4-0 is a cause for serious celebration, especially when the development in question has built a cult-like following and stellar reputation over the past four decades.