Soul-penetrating cold, perpetual wintertime darkness, and lunar-like sparseness may not be what everyone is looking for in a vacation, but these high-design hotels are for those who don’t mind putting their creature comforts on ice. Built to defy the Arctic’s elemental inhospitality with weather-resilient materials and taking structural design cues from the dwellings of indigenous populations, these boundary-breaking properties—whether it be a snow-white sanctuary on a frozen lake or a space-age mobile igloo—are all about the full experience. These are the…
Picking the most colorful places might not be top of mind when considering your next vacation. Yet these 20 sites may soon have you reconsidering everything you know about travel planning. Why not immerse yourself in a world of vibrant hues? After all, bright colors can have a real psychological impact, and many can make you feel happier, calmer, or even more alert. As you start to ponder where to go next, a study by Uswitch, an American research platform, recently cataloged the most colorful…
HBO Max’s latest offering is a cinematic passport thanks to the breathtaking House of the Dragon filming locations. The prequel to the HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones travels across three European countries—England, Portugal, and Spain. The show chronicles the family drama, political climate, and war around the House Targaryen of Dragonstone 172 years prior to the birth of Queen Daenerys Targaryen. The epic series created by Ryan J. Condal and author George R.R. Martin is based on Martin’s 2018 novel Fire & Blood and features a slew…
When life gives you lemons, make sure they’re Amalfi Coast ones – la dolce vita doesn’t get sweeter than with the southern peninsula’s supersize citrus fruit and its stylish (in that effortlessly Italian way) stays, which we’ve rounded up in our list of luxury Amalfi Coast hotels. The sunny coast, home to holidaying Hollywood royalty, hilltop medieval hamlets and hair-raising hairpin bends, has long been the A-list’s summer destination of choice and it won’t take you long to see why – even…
Antoni Gaudí may not have been Barcelonan by birth (he was actually from Reus, about an hour and a half away), but his buildings put Barcelona on the map: the otherworldly towers of La Sagrada Familia, the color-splattered mosaics of Park Güell. Today, lesser-known gems of his Catalan Modernism—what we often refer to as Art Nouveau—open up each year. While design nuts could spend a trip to Barcelona just touring Gaudí’s work, you don’t have to be an architecture buff…
Every Sunday evening as the sun sets over the Ibizan cove of Cala Benirras, a group of dreadlocked uninhibited hippies unpeel their bikinis and swimming trunks and start to play the drums. Some sing along as the sun slips under the horizon, while others dance barefoot to the tribal rhythm of the bongos. Everyone looks out to sea where a rock formation, known to the locals as the ‘finger of God’, protrudes from the ocean. The beach itself is framed…
No one can deny that Italy is a magic place. Think of Rome, Venezia, Verona, Florence… there is so much history there. If you are still looking for inspiration for your summer holidays, we bring you a list of awesome movies set in Italy. È stata la mano di Dio Location: Naples A young boy who only has one desire: to see Diego Maradona play for the Napoli football team. Call me by your name Location: Crema in…
Planning the perfect vacation takes time and effort. To make the decision slightly painless, follow the L’OFFICIEL guide of 12 vacation sites based on your star sign. Find out where you should book your next vacay based on your zodiac. Aries: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic The energetic fire sign that doesn’t know when to quit. Aries are drawn to high energy and are constantly on the move. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is the greatest location if you’re a fiery Aries. Filled with ATV tours…
A new wave of travel-focused apps are helping holidaymakers get away from the tourist crowds and under a destination’s skin; Vogue rounds up the top three to download now. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trippin (@trippin.world) Trippin Starting as a Facebook group spearheaded by founder Kesang Ball, Trippin became an app, but then quickly evolved into the sprawling website that it is today. A new-wave travel platform that has resonated with the au courant like no other, its…
After a long grueling year of readjusting to life post-COVID, a girls’ trip is in order. Gather your closest friends, spare no expense, and use L’OFFICIEL‘s following roundup of beautiful destinations to arrange an unforgettable summer. Nice, France Nice, a coastal city in the South of France, is the perfect destination to enjoy the old and new world of the beautiful country. Walk along the Promenade, visit the city’s more historical parts, and enjoy traditional French cuisine on the relaxed French coast. …