Norway
Lofoten, first light
A wooden boat, a fisherman of thirty winters, and the hour before the sun reaches the fjord.
Private Roman rooms, Tuscan estates, Alpine valleys and the Atlantic coast of the Basque Country, arranged for a single party at a time.
Our European journeys are built on relationships rather than availability: a palazzo that is not a hotel, a curator who opens a gallery before the doors do, a winemaker who pours from the barrel rather than the list. We travel by private car, classic car, boat and, where it is genuinely better, on foot.
9 journeys
The Alps
The high valley, alone
A cabin on a still lake, a guide who has walked the same path for decades, and no other names in the book.
Rome, Tuscany and Puglia
Italy, behind closed doors
An unhurried Italian passage through private Roman rooms, Tuscan estates and the limestone landscapes of Puglia, with exceptional access woven throughout.
Catalonia
Barcelona, the creative city
Four nights in which Catalonia's most visited monuments fall silent: Sagrada Família after closing to a live organ recital, a night within Casa Batlló itself, and Montserrat revealed by its Abbot and a specialist geologist.
Paris and Versailles
Paris, the art of access
Four nights revealing France's great institutions from a privileged perspective, from the Louvre's working spaces with a curator to Versailles emptied of its crowds, closing on the clay of Roland-Garros.
San Sebastián and Bilbao
The Basque Country, beyond the table
Four nights where Atlantic cliffs meet closely held Basque traditions: private galleries of the Guggenheim, a collector's own motor cars, and an invitation inside a members-only gastronomic society.
Five countries across Europe
The Racing Line
Seventeen days following the places where speed was imagined, engineered and contested, from Italy's Motor Valley to Goodwood and London.
Helsinki, Finnish and Swedish Lapland
The magic of the Arctic
Eight nights from Helsinki's design and winter traditions to secluded retreats in Finnish and Swedish Lapland, with private-chef tables, husky trails and the possibility of Northern Lights above the forest.
Ancient Rome, Vatican City and Subiaco
Rome, history behind closed doors
Four nights devoted to a Rome ordinarily kept out of sight: descending beneath the Colosseum after dark, opening the Vatican with its Sacred Keyholder, and standing alone in the Sistine Chapel. Beyond the city, Subiaco's Holy Cave is revealed by the Head of the Benedictine Order, before a return to private galleries and an evening hosted by an Italian Duchess.