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History
Domaine des Hauts de Loire
Onzain, France
“Pick up some Pouchkine truffles—vodka- and orange-infused chocolates—at the family-run Pâtisserie Bigot, a bakery at the foot of Château d’Amboise,” advises co-owner Pierre Alain Bonnigal. “Then head up to the castle grounds, where Leonardo da Vinci is buried.”
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Outdoors
Four Seasons Resort Lanai
The Lodge at Koele, Kihei, Hawaii
Chief concierge Pam Haban suggests hiking Koloiki Ridge, a five-mile loop north of the lodge. “You’ll walk among guava and eucalyptus trees until the trail unexpectedly opens up onto the Pacific.”
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Culture
Oberoi Rajvilas
Jaipur, India
Just 10 miles from the resort, Kagazi Mohulla in Sanganer is a centuries-old artists’ colony that specializes in papermaking. “The handmade diaries make great gifts,” reveals concierge Ameya Arun Mandke.
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Wildlife
Singita Sabi Sand
Sabi Sand Wildtuin, South Africa
“A pride of six male lions lives on our acreage,” head field guide Alan Yeowart says. “Visit at dusk with a tracker and you may catch them roaring in unison.”
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Adventure
Triple Creek Ranch
Darby, Montana
Activity coordinator Catharine Reed takes her fly-fishing rod five miles south to Applebury, a prime spot for rainbow trout that “looks just like a scene out of A River Runs Through It.”
