By Katie Hamilton
Eco luxury is a collaboration of the best retreats in the world that have a conscience and are helping to preserve the areas that surround them. Eco Luxury allows people to book eco-conscious holidays without compromising on style and luxury.
Eco Luxury introduces four of its most exquisite private villas in Africa. All members of the Eco Luxury collection contribute to the area in which they inhabit and successfully combine all that eco with all that is luxury, demonstrating that the two can go hand in hand.
Three-Sixty House, Shompole, …

By Kate Hamilton
An exquisite collection of artefacts, antiques and artworks can now be found deep in the African wilderness.  The Retreat, located in the northern Selous in Tanzania, is home to a range of one off treasures from around the globe with each unusual piece handpicked by the owner. The main house, ‘The Fort’ is perfectly positioned on the site of a former military observation point from World War 1 with many of the furniture pieces relating to this time in history.
The lodge’s philosophy is based on respect for the …

By Rupert Parker
Finland is a huge country with a tiny population of just over five million. It does have more than 180 thousand lakes, however, and as the plane started its descent to Tampere, all I could see was forest and water stretching to the horizon.
The Manchester of the North
Tampere is Finland’s third largest city and the Nordic industrial revolution started here in 1820 when a Scotsman, James Finlayson, arrived to take advantage of the power of the rapids and manufacture industrial machinery. The town quickly became Finland’s industrial powerhouse …

By Kate McWilliams
Palma’s historical courtyards are regarded as one of the most representative architectural elements of Mallorca’s capital. The new guided tours available from 15th September to 30th October will transport guests on a historical journey through some of the most unique and characteristic courtyards of this historical city centre taking in the most typical areas of a traditional Mallorcan manor house.
The secrets of the Upper Town and Lower Town
Passing through ancient manor houses, these guided tours offer a unique opportunity to discover some of the architectural jewels of the …