Beyond the Camino, Galicia reveals an identity shaped by stone, the ocean, architecture, and flavors. From Santiago de Compostela to the Atlantic coast, all the way to Casa Nordés, this is a journey through the places and atmospheres that reveal the most contemporary and least-known side of this land.
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco was named the No. 1 resort in Europe and No. 1 in Italy at the 2026 Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards. Nestled in the heart of the Val d'Orcia, this medieval village-turned-resort blends hospitality, architecture, landscape, and local culture, reaffirming its status as one of the most iconic destinations in Italian luxury.
Contemporary hospitality is no longer measured solely by comfort or exclusivity. At Shebara, on the Saudi Red Sea coast, luxury takes shape through design: a balance of architecture, innovation, landscape, and environmental responsibility that redefines the guest experience.
Field Notes from the Principality: hotels that resemble private residences, spas overlooking the Mediterranean, signature cocktail bars, and beach clubs designed by leading fashion houses. This is how Monte Carlo reinterprets contemporary luxury today.
Orient Express Venice restores new life to Palazzo Donà Giovannelli, transforming a 15th-century Gothic mansion into a project that combines restoration, design and cultural hospitality in the heart of Cannaregio.
With the Thebe Magugu Suite and the new Magugu House, Cape Town's Mount Nelson interprets one of the most interesting trends in contemporary hospitality: the transformation of hotels into cultural platforms capable of telling the story of the area through design, art and creativity.
In Cortona, the Baracchi family has transformed a historic estate into a hospitality ecosystem where wine, wellness and sustainability coexist in an authentic tale of contemporary Tuscany.
Anna Nash, at the helm of Explora Journeys, tells MLE how the brand is redefining the codes of luxury travel, transforming ocean travel into a new and refined form of living.
Not a cruise, but a new idea of inhabiting travel. With Explora Journeys, the horizon enters the architecture and the sea becomes an integral part of the hospitality experience.
