Renowned for its tranquillity, this escape is known as one of the world’s most exclusive retreats for Yoga, Meditation, Vedanta and Ayurveda.

Sitting inside the Maharaja’s palace grounds, this place is effortless in its giving to a wellbeing culture.

Surrounded by mountains and a stones throw away from the holy town of Rishikesh, there is an abundant number of restful facilities including an award winning spa where over eighty treatments are available.

Healing and restful, there is a place for every type of pleasureful technique available with a house full of experts representing this mantra. Each wellbeing programme is personalised.

In 2024, a Fertility Enhancement Programme has been announced at the resort, to help those embarking on delivering a natural form of conception. Detoxing and therapies are introduced for a client with a purist approach to procreation.

This retreat offers a simplified way of being in control of mindful pleasures that elicit peace in the soul.

For further information on Ananda please visit: Luxury Wellness Retreats in India | Ananda Spa Packages…

From the history of time the sea has become an enigmatic object that has seen a record of thought-provoking facts about its being.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is a Danish Museum that holds an exhibition of this liquid landscape from 11th October 2024 to 27th April 2025.

In the walls of this show the sea is encapsulated into different themes from the mythological seas to exploration and its relations between art and science.

Artworks from where the sky and the sea stand hand in hand romanticise the imagery of the sea and artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Peder Balke and August Strindberg are exhibited into this truly maritime drama of works.

Sea Gods have been encapsulated through the paintings in the Renaissance and Baroque periods and this exhibition draws on cultural recordings of this landscape with art from lands including Japan, with woodcuts and fantasy sagas.

The museum recounts: “The underwater life had to be curiously conquered, mapped and classified, and here art played a central role.”

This new exhibition relates to all mythologies of sea and water, and it encapsulates a story of expression throughout the Globe.

For further information and tickets visit: louisiana.dk

Nestled on a street in the heart of Monaco there lies a bar with a royal ambience.

At the Monaco Yacht Show 2024 there was a seeking for the ideal place to enjoy the night life of the Principality that held this prestigious event.

Stumbling across this location, it was only after meeting Terry the bar owner that it struck that this was not just any drinking hole.

This is the place where Princess Charlene personally worked behind the bar for two hours, buying drinks for the punters during the Rugby World Cup.

On the walls of Slammers there is the usual Monegasque portrait of Princess Charlene and Prince Albert, but not the one that any other business in the neighbourhood would hold. This one was of Princess Charlene and Prince Albert wearing red Slammers T-Shirts with the wording “Make Slammers Great Again”.

Terry has supported the Princess for years by working with her charities and he has their logos on the top of the bar wall.

A special place respected by the Monegasque Monarchy and somewhere packed full of fun and a presence of up style contributors to the story of Slammers.

To find out how to get to the bar visit Slammers’ website at slammers-bar.com

An exceptional private home in the heart of the authentic fishing town of Olhão, in the unspoilt eastern Algarve.

The house is available to rent on an exclusive basis throughout the year for retreats, events, holidays and photo shoots. (The Algarve is one of the few areas in Europe to enjoy 300 days of sunshine per year!)

It is ideal for large families, friends and groups seeking a high-end, yet relaxed, private and intimate location for time together, special occasions and/or retreats. (with children aged 8 years or more)

The house sleeps up to 22 in style and comfort, and is located within a fifteen minute drive of Faro airport, which itself is less than 3 hours away from London and other major European cities.

Casa Fuzetta has a dedicated local house team available to offer support during your stay, and the owner, Tara, offers experienced advice to retreat leaders and hosts, including extensive local knowledge and contacts, to ensure every guest enjoys “everyday magic”.

CNTraveller and Travel & Leisure (US) have both included Casa Fuzetta in their shortlists of the best yoga retreats in the world.

RETREATS

We are delighted to welcome wonderful teachers and leaders to host retreats at Casa Fuzetta throughout the year. In 2024, we will welcome more than 30 different retreats, and a further 25 have been confirmed so far for 2025, including a number of coaching retreats, which is an exciting new development for us.

Most in 2025 still have availability and are open to all levels of experience. Here is a quick link to the pages on our website where you can find more details. Please remember bookings are made direct with the relevant retreat leader.

2025 Availability remains for single room bookings for our February Workation time between 30 January- 19 February 2025 (for a minimum of 7 nights).

A wonderful opportunity to escape the cold and grey of Northern Europe (or North America) and to join a community of inspiring and creative souls at Casa Fuzetta.

Full details are available: for group bookings, 2025 is close to sold out. Our last remaining windows of availability are: 11-16 June 11-16 July 27 November to 17 December and Christmas / New Year 2025

Please email Tara at casafuzetta@gmail.com if you would like to explore hosting a retreat, a special celebration or a group of friends & family with us.

Contact: casafuzetta@gmail.com

Website: https://www.casafuzetta.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casafuzetta/

Broughton Sanctuary, recognised as one of the top 30 destinations to visit in the world by National Geographic’s Cool List 2024, offers an unparalleled winter escape in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

As the crisp winter air settles over the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales, Broughton Sanctuary transforms into a winter wonderland like no other. Whether you are gathering with loved ones, friends, or colleagues, this exclusive destination provides the perfect festive retreat, blending nature and wellbeing in one of the UK’s most breath-taking landscapes.

A World-Class Destination

Broughton Hall, a 16th-century stately home situated within a stunning 3,000-acre estate, has been celebrated by National Geographic as one of the world’s coolest places to visit in 2024. Its timeless beauty, rich history, and luxurious modern amenities make it the ultimate winter getaway for those seeking a blend of festive cheer and natural splendour.

A Unique Festive Experience

Winter at Broughton Hall is designed to elevate seasonal celebrations with a carefully curated blend of tradition, relaxation, and indulgence. Guests can expect:

• Fireside gatherings in the Fire Temple
• Wild wellbeing experiences including open-water swimming, ice barrel immersions, and woodland saunas
• A stay in one of the estate’s 17 luxurious rooms
• Rejuvenating treatments at the Avalon Wellbeing Centre

Exclusive Winter Packages

Broughton Hall offers bespoke 2- and 3-night winter packages for groups, featuring activities such as Avalon therapies, wild swimming, and fine dining.

Prices start at £22,450 + VAT for a 2-night stay in 17 bedrooms for up to 32 guests.

Book Your Magical Winter Getaway

Make this winter one to remember by booking a stay at Broughton Hall, one of the world’s most enchanting and exclusive holiday destinations.

For more information or to make a booking, visit the website Broughton Sanctuary.

A new private drinking space has been acquired within the world’s best bar voted in 2023.

This bar in a bar concept has been curated by none other than the masterminds behind this tasting experience.

Simone Caporale and Marc Alvarez of the highly valued Barcelona venue have launched a unique model.

The essence of Esencia is encapsulated behind the main space of Sips and they share nothing with the present drinkery of Sips, except a front door.

Simone made his mark in the world of bespoke creation as he worked in The Langham, London, the world’s best bar voted four years in a row.

Marc, likewise an industry heavyweight, has reaped his experience since the age of fifteen and once managed the programme of drinks in the Barri Group’s six restaurants and bars.

Now both bartenders create their excellence in a mantra only fit to be called the best European bar on the continent.

The pair opened Sips in 2021 with a vision of forming a space that evolves with an immense measure of craftsmanship within its interior.

Esencia leads this pattern of creating a palate of exploration in a tasting menu for the connoisseur of cocktails.

The Italian and Spanish combo of elite bartenders deliver guests associated drinks in a showcase of raw materials reflecting on a menu of classics.

Sips is located in L’antiga Esquerra de L’eixample district at the heart of Barcelona. Online bookings only at Esencia – Sips Barcelona

With the spirit of Africa, this wilderness collection camp is set amongst a backdrop of nature and sports a collection of lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos.

Located on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, it is the footpath to the unmatchable beauty of the region.

The Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the earth’s largest inactive volcanic caldera. Dating back to two to three million years ago, this vast countryside spans approximately 100 square miles and is around 2,000 feet deep.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has become an archaeological site with projects such as Olduvai Gorge, which researches early human evolution.

Fifteen luxury tents provide the perfect setting for a luxurious location break with one two-tent joining to make it a perfect location for a family to explore.

Each room comes with a Dyson hairdryer, a Celestron telescope and Lululemon yoga mat.

More properties are in the pipeline, with two opening in the Serengeti in 2025. Tarangire and Zanzibar opening after that.

For further information visit: Home – Wilderness Collection (thewildernesscollection.com)

The 13^th edition of the literature festival begins in Denmark with over 60 authors contributing to this milestone.

Held from 22^nd to 25^th August this unique event holds readings, interviews, concerts and performances with Danish and International writers, including one from Palestine.

Names which include Mircea Cãrtãrescu, Adania Shibli, Rachel Cusk, Colm Tóibín, Mohsin Hamid, Kim de l’Horizon and more are featured in this catalogue of talent.

Novels by the names of A small detail, Nostalgia, Parade and Brooklyn come into recognition with this event, and some of those attending have been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

The list of those attending is vast and this celebration of creativity is an awakening to a key event that happens in Denmark each year.

This is not just a combination of adult writers but there is something for the children to take away. Louisiana confirms that young goers can hear about the frog who was a mathematical genius, the super-pee firefighter with the magic fire extinguisher pee – and one lie that probably should never have been told.

Music will appear over these days and there are sounds from the Concert Hall showcasing a variety of talent.

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Over 400 author interviews, recorded at the festival, are freely available at Louisiana Channel

Tickets can be found if you visit this link: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

This Staffordshire Spa retreat is a haven for pamper days, weekend trips and staycations.

From the launch on 12^th July there will be a new spa terrace at Hoar Cross Hall, and will include a three-pool deck, a sauna, a relaxation room and a lounge bar.

The Spa is one of the largest in Europe and the new additions join a Nordic heat and ice suite, hydrotherapy pool, saltwater pool, aqua massage, detox centre, snooze room, sanctum and relax zone, among many of its amenities.

The Spa Terrace includes three heated large pools fitted with massage jets and relaxing benches which sit beside cold tubs made of aged whiskey barrels, set at three degrees as a perfect way to uplift the relaxation.

A neighbouring stone heated sauna sits across from the pools and next to this is a relaxation room which is fitted with eight adjustable beds, dimmed lighting and sheer curtains.

Finally, the new lounge is a comfortable resting place for Spa guests, with a 300-year-old olive tree, suspended fireplace, and cosy blankets and cushions for snuggling.

Hoar Cross Hall’s best-selling Serenity Package starts from £259 per person, including three meals a day, a 60-minute spa treatment from the Serenity Collection, full Spa access on the second day, and an overnight stay in a room or suite. For more information or to book, please visit https://baronseden.com/hoar-cross-hall.

The summer Olympics 2024 is set in Paris, one hundred years after the Games were there last.

Reflecting on the art competitions of those days, an exhibition marks a centenary of sport, returning to the city with an avant-garde twist.

It was in 1924 that there was a major change in sport and art alike. A showing at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge explores the avenue of relations between the two dates of 1924 to 2024.

According to the museum, “Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body” depicts the works of artists including Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Natalia Gontcharova and Umberto Boccioni. All artists captured an element of the human body in dialogues of classical sculpture, posters, fashion, film, photography, sporting objects, advertising and more.

Not just art, this feature at the museum highlights how the 1924 Games went on to change the way we perceive the celebrity of sport along with body image and identity, class, race and gender.

1924 was a year not to be forgotten as although based on the original ancient Greek Olympics, it was a time when everything was changing in the “Roaring Twenties.”

It was the first time that athletes gained the type of coverage that we see today, a century later.

This was a triumphant time and athletes marked the occasion with their wins, including William DeHart Hubbard who became the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in an Olympic individual event.

The celebrity of these athletes has carried on and one hundred years later the media coverage has grown stronger and stronger from this pivoting point that was started in Paris.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm and Sunday, 12 – 5pm. The exhibition Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body will be on display from 19^th July until 3^rd November 2024. For tickets visit: The Fitzwilliam Museum – Welcome to the Museum (cam.ac.uk)

The Young V&A has been granted the Art Fund Museum of The Year 2024.

The award of £120,000, the largest museum prize in the world was given in a ceremony at the National Gallery in London.

The prize will aid the Young V&A to continue with a local community programme that helps the country’s most deprived children. The organisation has said that they will continue to work all across the land with caregivers, artists, museum professionals and early years educators to extend the plan for growth in these niche areas.

Vick Hope, broadcaster and judge for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, said: “Young V&A is such a special and unique place, offering an experience for children (and their adults) like no other out there. The museum truly places young people centre stage, encouraging them to play, design and get creative through a fascinating collection of objects and artworks.”

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, created this space for young people and their adults and intends to nurture its visitors’ creativity in a place where they can imagine, play and design.

There were five finalists for the awards and the others included: Craven Museum, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Manchester Museum and National Portrait Gallery.

This new hotel is adults only and offers the tranquillity of slow living with a luxury all-inclusive offering on Zakynthos Island.

Since the opening on 29^th June this haven is an addition to the five-star Exclusive Collection by Louis Hotels and offers a sanctuary overlooking Tsilivi Bay.

Contemporary architecture rests under the shade of olive trees, which lock in the landscape of waterfilled bays.

Slow living is part and parcel with this sun-drenched destination that has 10,000 m2 of glistening water set beside this backdrop.

Cuisine includes tastes from Levant at Haroūb, to the most authentic of dishes of Peru at the fusion restaurant of Pisco.

Slowed down activities calm the mind into a state of relaxation with tea rituals, yoga and olive leaf picking.

The Purai Spa offers treatments reflecting on the prospect of wellness in mind, body and spirit.

The Lifestyle All-Inclusive package includes airport transfers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, local and international wines, and spirits.

Nightly rates start from EUR 329 per room per night on an all-inclusive basis for more information visit: Zante Hotels King Jason Zante