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Austria’s mountains and lakes meet Germany’s creative cities in a summer escape made for long days outdoors and spontaneous discovery There is another version of the European summer waiting beyond the familiar procession of Mediterranean beaches and crowded historic centres. It begins somewhere on a train, perhaps with a window framing mountains that seem to grow larger with every kilometre, or on a city street where the morning plan extends no further than coffee, a market a

JOALI BEING is approaching the summer season through a broader idea of wellbeing, bringing movement, nature, family connection and marine discovery into the rhythm of island life There is something about island life that naturally changes the perception of time. Mornings begin with light moving across water rather than an alarm. Shoes become increasingly unnecessary. Meals stretch a little longer, the horizon becomes a constant companion and days begin to arrange themselves a

Hotel de la Ville offers a compelling base for experiencing Rome slowly, moving between storied streets and hidden gardens Rome does not reveal itself all at once. Even after days spent walking its streets, there is always another courtyard behind an unassuming doorway, another fresco overhead, another church containing a masterpiece that elsewhere might command a museum of its own. Layers of antiquity, Renaissance ambition, Baroque drama, fashion, cinema and contemporary cul