Great Escapes Around the World
The world is your oyster
Our selection of the 90 best hotels around the globe
Whether you want to take a relaxing vacation in Asia, a backpacking journey in South America, a road trip in the USA, a cultural tour in Europe, or a safari in Africa, we’ve got the most inspiring and eclectic collection of hotels, guesthouses, boats, lodges, spas, and houseboats that you could ask for. Culled from our Great Escapes series, favorite spots include futuristic-looking, Star Wars-style houseboats made of bamboo poles, palm leaves, and coconut fibers in Kerala, India, as well as a luxury lodge and spa on a java plantation in (you guessed it) Java. An Ayurvedic spa in the Himalayas where nothing matters but peace and relaxation will certainly tempt you, or perhaps you’re more the type for a lush Kenyan open-walled, thatched-roof hut fashioned from tree trunks? On a more modern vibe, oogle Gio Ponti’s sleek blue and white hotel perched on the cliffs in Sorrento, Italy, and you’ll yearn for a sojourn there.
Other highlights include an elegant auberge in Napa Valley, California, where you can stay during your wine tasting tour, a historic ranch nestled in a Death Valley oasis, an adobe hotel in the Chilean desert, a hotel built entirely of salt in Bolivia’s Uyuni salt desert, and an “ecolodge” on a natural reserve in the Amazon rain forest. Just flip through the pages of this new compilation of dreamy spots to plan your next holiday, wherever on the planet it may be.
About the editor:
Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.
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Great Escapes Around the World
Taschen, Dr. Angelika (ED)
Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm (9.4 x 11.9 in.), 720 pages, $ 59.99 |
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"Se Phileas Fogg, il celebre protagonista del romanzo di Jules Verne Il giro del mondo in ottanta giorni, fosse partito oggi per il suo viaggio, molto probabilmenteavrebbe portato con sè in valigia una copia di Great Escapes Around the world, anche se avrebbe per certo perso la scommessa, restando a oziare per più di un giorno in qualcuno dei 90 incantevoli hotel suggeriti dal volume. Chi avrebbe saputo resistere, trovandosi in una spa ayurvedica sull'Himalaya, o in un eco hotel all'interno di una riserva naturale nella foresta Amazzonica? Oppure in un hotel tutto blu e bianco progettato da Giò Ponti, in bilico su una scogliera a Sorrento? Un florilegio delle più straordinarie e insolite strutture disseminate nei cinque continenti, dove placare il desiderio di fuga dal mondo di tutti i giorni, che si sogni una rigenerante e meditativa vacanza in asia, un tour del Sudamerica con zaino in spalla, un viaggio on the road negli Stati Uniti, un soggiorno culturale in una capitale europea o un safari in Africa. Perfetto per il coffee table dei viaggiatori più chic."
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