Destinations

Six landscapes, known deeply

We would rather understand a few places completely than skim a hundred. Each of these is somewhere our guides live or return to year after year — with hosts who have become old friends.

Illustration of terraced vineyard slopes descending to the Douro river at dusk

Alto Douro, Portugal

Douro Valley

A river valley of stone-walled vineyard terraces, quiet quintas, and villages where the afternoon still belongs to conversation.

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Illustration of dark sea cliffs and moorland under a silver Hebridean sky

Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Isle of Skye

An island of black cliffs and bright moorland where crofting life continues, and the weather is part of the itinerary rather than an obstacle to it.

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Illustration of alpine peaks above larch forest and a bright green river

Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Julian Alps

Slovenia’s quiet corner of the Alps — haymeadow villages, emerald rivers, and mountain huts where dinner is whatever the valley produced that day.

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Illustration of green volcanic hills meeting the Atlantic under drifting cloud

São Miguel & Faial, Portugal

The Azores

Nine volcanic islands a third of the way to America — crater lakes, steaming valleys, and a seafaring culture shaped by distance.

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Illustration of stone tower houses among olive groves above a turquoise cove

Southern Peloponnese, Greece

Mani Peninsula

The Peloponnese’s wild southern finger — tower-house villages, thousand-year-old olive groves, and swimming coves reached on foot.

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Illustration of steep arctic peaks above red cabins and a cold blue sea

Nordland, Norway

Lofoten Islands

An arctic archipelago where granite walls rise straight from the sea, cod has shaped life for a thousand years, and the light rewrites the landscape hourly.

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Torn between two landscapes?

Tell us the pace and season you have in mind, and we’ll give you an honest recommendation — including, sometimes, that a place is better saved for another year.

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