Summer Escapes

Belle Epoque Residence sits inside a nineteenth-century townhouse on the edge of Krakow’s Old Town, a short walk from the Main Market Square, Wawel Castle, and some of the best eating and drinking in Poland. This is a proper apartment stay, not a hotel room: your own kitchen, your own space, and a location that puts you right in the middle of one of Europe’s most beautiful medieval cities. 6 nights, flights included, from €374 per person sharing. Late August, long evenings, and a city that absolutely delivers.

Skip the standard city break hotel and stay somewhere with an actual story. Pensao Amor Madam’s Lodge sits on Lisbon’s legendary Pink Street, in a building that was genuinely a working brothel well into the 20th century. Now a beautifully restored 4-star boutique hotel with 22 individually themed rooms, it is one of the most talked-about places to stay in Portugal.