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06.08.2023 - 10:55 / insider.com / Paris
Located about an hour outside of Paris by train, the Palace of Versailles is often among France's most-visited tourist attractions, per data from Statista. It's easy to see why: the palace, once home to generations of French royal families, is a sprawling, gilded feat of human artistry.
By its description, the Palace of Versailles is "one of the greatest achievements in French 17th-century art."
It's a description I can't argue with. By all accounts, Versailles is one of the most spectacular displays of artwork and architecture I've seen during my travels. But during my visit in early July, I wish I'd spent the day doing something — anything — else.
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Ireland is taking the next step in its comeback as the country’s tourism board recently unveiled a new $84 million marketing campaign with the goal of boosting visitor revenue beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Elizabeth Stenne’s career painting bespoke pieces of art for some of the world’s most luxurious hotels spans more than three decades.
Algeria? Yes, Algeria. It may just be the best destination you never knew you wanted to visit. The largest country in Africa has its head in the Mediterranean and feet deep into the Sahara.
With its half-million inhabitants and university appeal, you'll be won over by the cute, intimate city center of the so-called La Ville Rose (the pink city) – a name derived from the pinkish-orange bricks of Toulouse's buildings.
For nearly a century, the Monte-Carlo Beach hotel has been welcoming well-heeled guests—including Grace Kelly, Leonardo DiCaprio and Rihanna—to the French Riviera. After two years of renovation, the hotel reopened last year with a chic, minimalist redesign by architect India Mahdavi that pays homage to the 1930s. The reborn Monte-Carlo Beach features three restaurants, a PAOMA spa, and a new emphasis on sustainability.
Squeezed in between France, Belgium and Germany, tiny Luxembourg (pop. 655,000) is something of an oddity, yet is arguably also the most European of the continent’s many nations.
Every year, a small suburban town called Twinsburg, Ohio hosts the Twins Days Festival — the largest gathering of twins in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
There’s no shortage of restaurants, bars, and wellness destinations in the Hamptons, but every year there are some new locations shaking things up out east. From a re-imagined waterside hotel to an all out dinner to dance party spot, here are five new places to try.
After taking annual vacations to Europe for over a decade, I followed my dream and moved abroad right after my 32nd birthday. I initially did a six-month stay in Bordeaux, France, before heading to Barcelona, Spain, in early 2020.
Royal Caribbean already operates the world’s largest cruise ship—Wonder of the Seas—but next January it will break that record with Icon of the Seas, which boasts 2,805 staterooms (including more than 1,800 with balconies) and 179 suites. Nearly 1,200 feet long, Icon of the Seas has 20 decks and features a 55-foot-waterfall, multiple pools and waterparks and a “chill island” and a “thrill island”—depending on a passenger’s vibe.
Summer, also known as high season for travel, is almost here. And according to AAA just about everyone is poised to hit the road. The organization predicts two-thirds of what it categorizes as “leisure travelers” plan to take vacations this summer, meaning millions of Americans will be hitting the road.