There's really only one thing to see at the Salzburg Panorama Museum, but that single attraction is well worth the trip—a 410-square-foot panorama... Read More
With a focus on extended stays in port and in-depth shore excursions, river cruising has become one of the most popular ways to travel. And for the... Read More
I was sitting in an ornate dining room eating a breakfast out of the Hapsburg Empire: cheeses, meats, smoked fish, black bread with apricot jam—not a... Read More
See our slideshow of the World’s Best Secret Dining Clubs.“Look for the man learning How to Cook Everything. He will direct you to the location of the... Read More
Lay of the LandFirst District: Once the seat of the Hapsburgs, the core of imperial Vienna is now known for its pedestrian-only streets and St. Stephen... Read More
Pancake Bakery, Amsterdam: Bacon-, cheese-, or apple-topped pannenkoeken (larger and thinner than American flapjacks) are the items to order at this... Read More
Outside Vienna’s Upper Belvedere Palace, a Baroque steed rears in frozen delirium over a stall peddling teddy bears and toy Santas. Perhaps the marble... Read More
Surely you’ve played this game: Are you a hotel person, or an inn person?My answer has always been firm: I am not an inn person. The homey rooms, the... Read More
The Omnia, Zermatt, SwitzerlandSitting above one of Europe’s most celebrated ski villages, the Omnia forms an angular wood-and-glass apex that echoes... Read More
See T+L’s Bucket List slideshows• Beach Vacations Bucket List• The Foodie’s Travel Bucket List• Celebrities’ Favorite Places• Ultimate Adventure Travel... Read More
Get more holiday travel inspiration.Midwinter dusk falls as gently as snow on the mountain village, its timbered buildings huddled beneath the towers of... Read More
Get more holiday travel inspiration.You haven’t experienced Christmas lights until you’ve seen nearly four miles of them artfully hung in patterns... Read More
The thing about a good boat, once you’re on it, ensconced in your perfect soundproof stateroom, walls alternating between pristine white lacquer panels... Read More
You take an elevator up 60 feet and step out into your room, which is decked out with Eames chairs and plasma TV’s and has a panoramic view out over... Read More
Cleopatra was not the first to use valerian, a soothing flower found throughout the Austrian Alps, for her daily bathing rituals. The remedy ignited... Read More
PARISHôtel Prince de Conti 8 Rue Guénégaud, Paris; 800/949-7562 or 33-1/44-07-30-40, fax 33-1/44-07-36-34. Hotel Prince de Condé 39 Rue de Seine, Paris;... Read More
Cross-cultural pollination means that both the croissant and the bagel have traveled far from home, and the “continental breakfast” still reigns supreme... Read More
The Viennese speak of a coffeehouse as having a soul, often resisting even the slightest change to the 300-year-old institution. “In Vienna, the... Read More
The advertising slogan that the city of Vienna used for years—Vienna Is Different—took on a decidedly darker hue when the far-right Freedom Party rose... Read More
ParisThe 25th Biennale des Antiquaires (Sept. 15–22; bdafrance.eu) has old masters, Midcentury Modern furniture, serious jewels—it’s all here—under the... Read More
SwitzerlandThe Resort: GrindelwaldThis storybook village in the picturesque Bernese Oberland is home to the towering Wetterhorn and Eiger mountains and... Read More
A few years ago, Canadians Terry and Carole Baker vacationed in St. Genis, France and stayed in a place with a kitchen, washer/dryer, and a balcony... Read More
Reader's FindIn the tiny village of Chassigny, my wife and I found the perfect place from which to explore the region's châteaux and gardens.... Read More
At Parrot Cay’s Como Shambhala Retreat (from $2,232 for three nights), in the Turks and Caicos, Dr. Swati—resident ayurvedic doctor and Reiki master... Read More
A new generation of operatic artists is bringing a burst of energy—and unprecedented acting chops—to classic roles. An ideal: Natalie Dessay, a waif... Read More