“FROM now on,” lisped Monsieur Victor, as if he were pinning on me the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, “you will be a waiter.” The cause of my promotion was a waiters’ strike. On a rainy afternoon ...

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Our column "The Best Room At" offers a glimpse inside some of the most charming, luxurious, and iconic properties around the world. It's the rare first-time visitor to Paris who isn't struck dumb with ...

There are times when a return to luxury with a 19th century flavor is just what you crave. A place that coddles you with service and offers a design that is not mere preservation but an updated, ...

Everyone knows the French schoolgirl Madeline, heroine of the popular picture books for children. Their author and illustrator, Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), was a prolific writer of a great many ...

Overlooking the Villa Borghese from its bustling, and often noisy, streetside locale, situated in the tony triangle of real estate pinned between Via Veneto's arc and Via di Porta Pinciana, a stone's ...

Take Italy’s romantic old world architecture and crazy charming vibe; mix in Switzerland’s enchanting emerald hills and wealthy, modern flair and you get the sublime lakeside town of Lake Lugano, ...