Itineraries
48 hours, a perfect day, a walk – the cities planned stop by stop.
Europe 54
Monaco2 · France & Monaco
Walking the Monaco circuit – a Grand Prix lap on foot, any day of the year
For most of the year the world's most famous street circuit is simply Monaco's streets. Cars round Sainte-Dévote, shoppers cross Casino Square and…
Monaco-Ville early in the morning – a walk on Le Rocher
Walk Monaco-Ville before the crowds: Rampe Major at 7am, the palace square, the cathedral where Grace rests, the Oceanographic Museum and 11.55.
The Riviera8 · France & Monaco
Nice to Menton by train – the Riviera, one stop at a time
Take the TER from Nice to Menton: Villefranche, Èze and the Nietzsche path, Cap-d'Ail, Monaco's underground station, Cap Martin and E-1027, stop by…
Sainte-Agnès and Gorbio – two eyries above Menton
A winding drive up from the lemon groves, two villages perch in the mountains behind Menton. One calls itself the highest coastal village in Europe…
Gourdon and the Gorges du Loup – an eagle's nest above the gorge
Perched on a sheer pinnacle 760 metres up, Gourdon looks down on a river that has cut a canyon through the hills behind Grasse. Come for the view…
The Esterel and the Corniche d'Or – where the Riviera turns red
Between Saint-Raphaël and Mandelieu, the remains of volcanoes active 250 million years ago drop into a blue sea. The road along their edge, opened in…
Castle Hill and Port Lympia – Nice from above and from the water
There is no castle on Nice's Castle Hill: Louis XIV had it blown up in 1706. What remains is a park with a waterfall, panoramas from sunrise over the…
The three Corniche roads – the drive from Nice to Menton
The Basse, Moyenne and Grande Corniche from Nice to Menton: which road goes where, Èze and La Turbie, Roquebrune where they meet, and E-1027 on Cap…
48 hours in Saint-Paul-de-Vence – Maeght, Chagall and La Colombe d'Or
Two days in Saint-Paul-de-Vence: the 16th-century ramparts, Chagall's grave, dinner at La Colombe d'Or, the Fondation Maeght and Matisse's chapel in…
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in a day – villas, coastal paths and Paloma
A day on Cap-Ferrat: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild's nine gardens, lunch at the harbour, the coastal path to the lighthouse and a swim at Paloma beach.
Paris8 · France & Monaco
The covered passages of Paris: a walk through the glass-roofed arcades
A walking route through the covered passages of Paris: Galerie Vivienne, Galerie Colbert, Passage des Panoramas, Jouffroy and Verdeau, with where to…
A day at Versailles from Paris: the palace, the gardens and the Trianons
How to spend a day at Versailles from Paris: the Hall of Mirrors at opening, Le Nôtre's gardens, the Grand and Petit Trianon and the Queen's Hamlet…
Saint-Germain-des-Prés – the literary heart of the Left Bank
Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris: the church from 558, the existentialist cafés, Musée Delacroix on rue de Furstemberg, the galleries and Le Bon…
Montmartre at dawn – a morning walk before the city wakes
A dawn walk through Montmartre in ten stops: Abbesses, the Bateau-Lavoir, Moulin de la Galette, the vineyard, Place du Tertre and Sacré-Cœur in…
Jardin du Palais-Royal – Richelieu's garden and Buren's columns
The Jardin du Palais-Royal in Paris: Cardinal Richelieu's garden, the 1780s arcades, Le Grand Véfour, the noon cannon, Colette's benches and Buren's…
Le Marais – the nobility's old quarter and Paris's oldest square
A guide to Le Marais in Paris: Place des Vosges, Hôtel de Sully, Musée Carnavalet, the Picasso Museum and rue des Rosiers, open even on Sundays.
Île Saint-Louis and Île de la Cité – a walk across Paris's islands
A three-kilometre walk across Paris's two islands: townhouses on Île Saint-Louis, Berthillon ice cream, Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and Pont Neuf.
48 Hours in Paris – a classic itinerary, stop by stop
Two days in Paris: Palais-Royal, Monet's Water Lilies, Place Vendôme and the Palais Garnier, then Île Saint-Louis, Notre-Dame, Saint-Germain and…
Provence7 · France & Monaco
Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes – three hill villages, a Roman bridge and the Marquis de Sade
Bonnieux, Lacoste and Ménerbes in the Luberon: the Marquis de Sade's castle, the Roman Pont Julien, Napoleon III's cedar forest and a 45-minute path.
The Côte Bleue – Marseille's other calanques, by train and on foot
The Côte Bleue west of Marseille: Niolon, Méjean and La Redonne, the 1915 coastal railway with its viaducts, the Sentier des Douaniers and…
From the Vieux-Port to Notre-Dame de la Garde – a walk through 2,600 years of Marseille
Marseille from the Vieux-Port to Notre-Dame de la Garde: the Phocaean harbour, Norman Foster's Ombrière, and the basilica's 11.2-metre gilded Virgin.
A week in Provence – from Avignon to Aix day by day
A seven-day Provence itinerary: Avignon, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue's Sunday market, Gordes and the Luberon, Saint-Rémy and Les Baux, Arles and Aix – timed…
Lavender season in Provence – when and where it blooms
When the lavender blooms in Provence, week by week: Valensole, Sénanque and the Luberon, Sault and the Albion plateau – plus lavender versus lavandin.
48 hours in Aix-en-Provence – the fountains, Cézanne and Sainte-Victoire
Two days in Aix-en-Provence: Cours Mirabeau, the old town and market, the Quartier Mazarin, Cézanne's studio, Sainte-Victoire and Château La Coste.
Gordes and the villages of the Luberon – a day from the rock to the ochre
A day in the Luberon: Gordes on its rock, the abbey of Sénanque, Roussillon's ochre trail, lunch in Ménerbes and Lourmarin's château, with VERA PI's…
The Alps7 · The Alps
Gstaad in summer – the Menuhin Festival, Glacier 3000 and a car-free promenade
Gstaad in summer: the Menuhin Festival founded in 1957, the Peak Walk on Glacier 3000, Saanen's frescoed church and the car-free promenade. A short…
Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz – the journey stretch by stretch
The Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz: 291 km, 91 tunnels, the Oberalp Pass, the Rhine Gorge and the Landwasser Viaduct, leg by leg, with…
Ski season in the Alps month by month – when to go
The Alpine ski season month by month: when the resorts open, the French school holidays, Hahnenkamm and White Turf, quiet January, sunny March and…
A perfect summer day in Annecy – canals, lake and starred restaurants
A summer day in Annecy: the Palais de l'Île and old town canals, the castle, a bike ride or boat to Talloires and dinner at a starred table by the…
Lech am Arlberg – a day on Der Weisse Ring
Ski Der Weisse Ring around Lech and Zürs: 22 km and 5,500 vertical metres via Madloch, Zug and car-free Oberlech, with James Turrell's Skyspace en…
48 Hours in Zermatt – Two Days Beneath the Matterhorn
Two days in car-free Zermatt: Gornergrat by cog railway, Hinterdorf and the Matterhorn Museum, Glacier Paradise at 3,883 metres and the five-lakes…
48 Hours in Megève – The Rothschilds' Ski Resort in the Shadow of Mont Blanc
Two days in Megève: skiing on Mont d'Arbois, the car-free square, three-star Flocons de Sel, the Four Seasons palace and property prices from VERA PI.
Milan2 · Italy
48 hours in Milan – a classic itinerary from the Duomo to the Navigli
Two days in Milan: the Duomo rooftops, the Galleria, Brera and La Scala on day one; The Last Supper, Sant'Ambrogio, the Castello, Fondazione Prada…
Bergamo's Città Alta – a day trip from Milan to the city on the hill
A day trip from Milan to Bergamo: the funicular to the Città Alta, Piazza Vecchia, the Cappella Colleoni, the UNESCO Venetian walls, the Accademia…
Lakes, coasts & cities8 · Italy
The Borromean Islands – a day on Lake Maggiore from Stresa
A day on Lake Maggiore from Stresa: Isola Bella's baroque palace and terraces, the fishermen's island, Isola Madre's English garden and Villa Taranto.
Florence on the Medici path – from the Uffizi across the river to the Oltrarno
A day in Florence along the Medici route: the Duomo, the Uffizi, the reopened Vasari Corridor, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli and San Miniato…
The Venetian Lagoon – Murano, Burano and Torcello in a day
A day by water bus in the Venetian Lagoon: the glassworks of Murano, the coloured houses and lace of Burano and Torcello's cathedral and its mosaics…
48 hours in Venice – from Tintoretto to Harry's Bar
Venice in two days: St Mark's, the Doge's Palace, Florian, the Grand Canal and Rialto, Tintoretto at San Rocco, the Accademia, Guggenheim and Harry's…
A perfect day in Positano – the town of stairs on the Amalfi Coast
A perfect day in Positano: Santa Maria Assunta and the Roman villa, the beaches and towers, a boat to Li Galli and the Path of the Gods down to…
Lake Garda all the way round – from Sirmione in the south to Riva in the north
A journey around Lake Garda: Roman ruins in Sirmione, D'Annunzio's Vittoriale, Limone's lemon terraces, Riva's winds and Monte Baldo above Malcesine.
48 hours in Bellagio – the point in the middle of Lake Como
Two days in Bellagio on Lake Como: the Borgo's stepped lanes, Villa Serbelloni's park, Villa Melzi's garden, Punta Spartivento and ferries across the…
A perfect day in Sanremo – the city of flowers on the Italian Riviera
A day in Sanremo near the French border: the medieval Pigna, Via Matteotti and Teatro Ariston, the 1905 casino, the Russian church and Villa Nobel.
London1 · United Kingdom & Ireland
Stockholm2 · The Nordics
Gamla stan's lanes, Stockholm – a slow walk through the old town
A walking guide to Gamla stan in Stockholm: Mårten Trotzigs gränd, Prästgatan's rune stone, Österlånggatan, the German Church and Den Gyldene Freden.
Luxury weekend in Stockholm – three Michelin stars, Josef Frank and a boat trip
Our luxury weekend in Stockholm: dinner at three-star Frantzén, Nationalmuseum and Svenskt Tenn, Östermalm, a boat to Fjäderholmarna and Centralbadet.
Skåne1 · The Nordics
Helsinki1 · The Nordics
Lofoten1 · The Nordics
Lisbon1 · Spain & Portugal
Porto1 · Spain & Portugal
The Douro1 · Spain & Portugal
Barcelona2 · Spain & Portugal
Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and El Born: a walk through the medieval city
A walking guide to Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and El Born: the cathedral and its geese, Plaça del Rei, the Roman temple, Santa Maria del Mar and the…
Gaudí's Barcelona in a day: Sagrada Família, Passeig de Gràcia and Park Güell
A one-day Gaudí itinerary in Barcelona: the Sagrada Família and its new central tower, Casa Batlló and Casa Milà on Passeig de Gràcia, and Park Güell.
United States 7
New York2 · The Northeast
Hamptons after the season – from Southampton to Montauk in a day
The Hamptons after the summer: Southampton from 1640, the Parrish Art Museum, East Hampton's windmills, Sag Harbor's whaling port and Montauk Point…
A perfect day on the Upper West Side – from Central Park West to Lincoln Center
A day on New York's Upper West Side: The Dakota and the San Remo, the Natural History Museum, the Ansonia on Broadway, Riverside Park and Lincoln…
