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Photo: Herbert Ypma2/20“Situated a few hours’ drive south of Trancoso—or a twenty-minute flight from Porto Seguro—Corumbau, in the state of Bahia, consists of nothing more than a few sheep stations, and one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil: nine miles of powdery white sand and an aquamarine sea meeting the horizon.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma3/20“Vila Naiá was the first hotel built in this area, and it was constructed in a way so as to have no impact whatsoever on the environment.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma4/20“The design includes a funky mix of leather butterfly seats, ranch-style paneling, Eames chairs, and 1950s cone-shaped lamps that bring a utopian modernist vision to this remote, untouched beach.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma6/20“The Portuguese ruled this part of India for more than four hundred years, building forts to protect their lucrative colony all along Goa’s spectacular coast. Fort Tiracol is probably the most handsome and most intact survivor.”
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“This ‘barefoot in the sand’ culture applies to everyone who visits [Goa]. It was exactly this egalitarian sense of fun that inspired German-born former fashion editor Claudia Derain and her husband, Indian engineer Hari Ajwani, to give up on their day jobs in Germany and built a hotel in Goa called Nilaya Hermitage.”
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“It is rare to come across a place that is so completely unique. Nilaya looks like nowhere else, yet it could not be more appropriately designed for its setting.”
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“Past Tiger Leaping Gorge the road gets thinner and higher, as do the air and the altitude. After a long, winding path that seems to go on forever, travelers cross over one final peak and enter a valley dense with dark green forests, silvery streams, and black yaks: This is Shangri-La.”
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“When traveling here, stay at the Banyan Tree Ringha, a hotel whose story is one of moving heaven and earth for the sake of authenticity.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma12/20“With much of the original dark timber paneling still intact, and the rusty fireplace roaring with leaping golden flames, it’s as if Genghis Khan himself chose this loft to settle down for a stay.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma14/20“Garda is far more discreet than Como. In a nutshell, the lake is bigger and the ‘scene’ is smaller. That is why the alpine shores of Lake Garda tend to attract the richer, more introverted families of Italy, including the famous Feltrinellis, who made their money in timber and then shifted into paper manufacturing, publishing, and bookstores.”
Photo: Herbert Ypma15/20“Unlike most grand houses that have become hotels, the Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli has kept all of its original architecture.”
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“Guests enjoy life in a villa the likes of which will never be built again, in a location that can never be equaled. Villa Feltrinelli is a place where a day feels like a week, simply because the experience is so seductive.”
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“Landes is a stretch of France’s west Atlantic coast that even many French people have not heard of and few have visited.”
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“Les Maisons Marines d’Huchet. This rare hunting cabin has been beautifully revitalized by Madame Guérard, the talented wife of Michelin-starred chef Michel Guérard.”
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“[Madame Guérard] combines French countryside style with splashes of modernity and chinoiserie, creating a unique charm.”
