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TASTE OF: DENMARK Only in design-conscious Copenhagen would you find a '50s-modern cafe amid carousels and bumper cars. The menu at RESTAURANT PH (an homage to noted furniture designer Poul Henningsen) is also hipper than the usual park fare, but then, so is the park - Tivoli! |
BEFORE AND AFTER: ENGLAND The 200-room Marriott County Hall, which opened in the immense, long-empty South Bank home of the old Greater London Council and looming next door, is the WORLD'S TALLEST FERRIS WHEEL, courtesy of British Airways from celebrating the Year 2000. |
TABLE WITH A VIEW: FRANCE After spending the night in the Hotel de Banville's new "CHAMBRE D'AMELIE", have breakfast, not in bed, but out on your own private terrace with the Eiffel Tower in the distance. |
WELCOME BACK: FRANCE This past spring, you could say "hello" to the NEW AND IMPROVED GEORGE V, now a Four Seasons hotel. Don't worry, though, you can still go and the priceless Aubusson tapestries you loved from before, still hang in the lobby. |
NOBODY GOES TO...YET: FINLAND Plan your next long layover for Helsinki. After all, you'll need the time to see the Art. In fact, why not miss your connection altogether and check into the beautifully revamped HOTEL KAMP. |
AMAZING (BUT TRUE): ITALY The rest of Europe is carpeted with B&Bs, but only now is Italy embracing the idea. An organization called CAFFELLETTO opened the doors to some 50 historic palazzos and villas in Tuscany and beyond last year and promises you a warm welcome inside. (Rooms $30-$95 per person.) |
URBANE RENEWAL: ITALY Most visitors to Turin tour its opera house and Baroque arcades but the newest pride of this industrial city is LINGOTTO, a Fiat factory turned civic center with a museum, hotel, theater and shops. Don't miss the old rooftop test track and its Alpine views. |
ZEN: LONDON If the millennial madness got to you, you can calm yourself down at MYHOTEL BLOOMSBURY, a 76-room townhouse off Bedford Square redesigned with feng shui principles in mind for those who would rather look inward than forward. |
ART
ATTACK: SCOTLAND In Glasgow, a new Charles Rennie Mackintosh museum called the LIGHTHOUSE is illuminating other architects, too, at a show, such as the wildly eclectic Alexander "Greek" Thompson. For more information, contact our Britain Specialist |
FABULOUS FACE-LIFT: SPAIN After an 11-year custody battle, BARCELONA'S GRAND OLDRITZ HOTEL is now a Ritz again, since now the owners of the hotel (most recently called the Husa Palace) negotiated with Forte-Meridien, to turn the Ritz back into a Ritz! Look for a cut in the number of rooms and a cleaned-up facade featuring, the famous Ritz name. |
TASTE OF: SWITZERLAND It's hard to find authentic fondue, especially in jet-set Zermatt. But the RESTAURANT STOCKHORN, in a blue-shuttered chalet in the Stein Matte part of town, is where the locals are going, not just for classic, wine-spiked cheese fondue, but for other old favorites like raclette, another melted cheese extravaganza. |
BREAKING NEW GROUND: WALES Visit Britain's newest NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN. You can visit its Towy Valley site and watch it grow, with a little help from the Gulf Stream, the Welsh gardener's secret weapon! For more information, contact our Britain Specialist! |
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