Europe

By Deborah Gaines If you’re on social media, you’ve probably noticed that Americans are visiting Portugal in droves. My Facebook and Instagram feeds are overflowing with photos of friends, colleagues, and even my ophthalmologist clinking glasses of vinho verde and smiling down from the ramparts of Peña Palace. I finally made

By Ann Abel Historic hotels seem to be a dime a dozen these days, from the grand old railway and harborside hotels that have been reinvented for the 21st century to luxury accommodations in old banks and prisons (two especially popular categories, for some reason). But the hoteliers, architects, designers

By Evelyn Kanter I’m the American-born daughter of two German immigrants, so wurst is part of my DNA, and my main diet each time I visit Germany. Sometimes I’ll order maultaschen, ravioli-like pockets of dough filled with chopped beef or pork, served either as a main dish or floating in

By Catherine Sabino With summer in full swing, Cannes becomes its own festival, long after the last end credits have rolled at the city’s annual film fête. The Croisette is abuzz, restaurants packed and designer stores brim with the latest in resort luxe. It’s hard to find better settings for enjoying la belle

By Everett Potter For those who love European trains, the welcome trend of new high-speed trains and new sleeper train routes connecting major cities across the continent will continue next year and into 2025. I wrote about this summer’s bonanza of new routes in Forbes in April, well before the onslaught

By Brian E. Clark In my decades as a writer and photographer, I’ve been lucky to knock around much of Europe and even live abroad a couple of times. But I was clueless when it came to the Tuscan archipelago off the west coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Until this

By Ann Abel Travel has gotten weird. First, nobody did it for a couple of years. Then everybody did it at once, and airports fell apart. “Revenge travel” became a thing. Airports mostly figured out how to keep track of luggage, and people kept going places—too often the same ones.

Story by Jimmy McKenzie Photos by Paul Clemence Bonjour, mes amis! If you’re looking for a place to soak up the sun, enjoy some delicious food and wine, and explore a rich cultural history, then Nice is the place for you. This bustling city on the French Riviera has it

By Beverly Stephen Is it okay to admit we basically went to Rome to eat? We did meet up with some family for a reunion, but by unanimous consent, it was a pasta-fueled one. Blame it on Stanley Tucci. His “Searching for Italy” series stirred up cravings. We did manage