How luxury hotels such as Biarritz’s Hôtel du Palais have helped shape history
The venue for this weekend’s G7 summit played a pivotal role in Edwardian politics
Biarritz
Meet the third luxury palace in France to join The Unbound Collection, alongside Hôtel du Louvre and Hôtel Martinez
Did you know that the palace hotel is in the form of “E” like empress Eugénie? In a grand 1855 palace that was once the summer home of Napoléon III, this luxury seafront hotel is 7 minutes’ walk from Casino Barrière de Biarritz. The iconic Hôtel du Palais Biarritz on the Atlantic coast will become … Read more
Goyard is opening a new comptoir in Monte Carlo in 2018
As French luxury trunk-maker Goyard announced the re-opening of the newly renovated store at Pacific Place, Hong Kong, the luxury maison also announced it is, literally, “searching for lost time.” At the turn of the 20th century, Maison Goyard was operating comptoirs in 3 cities: Paris, Biarritz and Monte Carlo. As a nod to … Read more
10 of the best beach bars in France
Trays of oysters, iced rosé, swordfish brochettes, even Trump-inspired cocktails … these bars de plage boast superb fare and sunshine vibes
These off-road Harley-Davidson 1200 Roadsters were built for a full-on 10 day adventure ride in the Sahara desert
The off-road Harley-Davidson 1200 Roadsters are the creation of Spain’s El Solitario motorcycles and were created for the purpose of spending 10 days in the Saharan desert… with special bikes, tents, clothing and support vehicle completely re-made, re-manufactured and made from scratch just for this trip. These bikes started out life as Harley-Davidson 1200 … Read more