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The soul of a place
Culture & Heritage
the soul of a place
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Don’t-miss culture & heritage experiences
Researched, tiered and placed — a selection of 24 from our 1241 experiences across 308 destinations (12 shown here). Open a destination to see everything it holds.
Paris, FranceMontmartre dawn walk + Sacré-Cœurthe village lanes, Place du Tertre, and the basilica steps to yourselves at first light Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Rijksmuseum + Van Gogh — an early-entry art dayRembrandt's Night Watch and the world's largest Van Gogh collection on one square, before the crowds St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaSki-racing heritage — the Arlberg-Kandahar trailSt. Anton staged the birth of the Arlberg-Kandahar in 1928, one of the sport's most storied downhill/slalom events Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceLe Hameau Albert 1er — the valley's Michelin-starred grande maisonthe Carrier family's Relais & Châteaux 5-star, with Michelin-starred dining, old-wood chalet suites, indoor/outdoor pools and Le Bachal spa — the town's finest addressSource: https://www.chamonixhotels.net/le-hameau-albert-1er-relais-chateaux.en.html · read 2026-07-17 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandA night in the ballroom era at Badrutt's Palacethe 1896 landmark with the turreted silhouette, the legendary lobby, Chesa Veglia, and the frozen lake at its feetSource: https://www.badruttspalace.com/en/ · read 2026-07-16 Kitzbühel, AustriaTennerhof — the 39-room Relais & Châteaux jewela historic estate dating from 1679, the most charming five-star in Kitzbühel with just 39 rooms, panoramic mountain views Burgundy, FranceThe Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune — founded 1443 Aix-en-Provence, FranceCezanne's Atelier des Lauvesthe hillside studio the painter built in 1902 and used until his death Alsace, FranceColmar Petite Venise boat Amboise, FranceChâteau Royal d'Amboise + Leonardo's tombthe royal château over the Loire, its terraces and the flamboyant Chapelle Saint-Hubert where Leonardo da Vinci lies Andermatt, SwitzerlandA concert at the Andermatt Concert Hallopened 2019, the first purpose-built arts venue in an Alpine village Antibes – Juan-les-Pins, FranceMusee Picasso in the Chateau Grimaldi Paris, FranceLouvre after-hours small-groupthe Mona Lisa and the Denon wing with a fraction of the day-crowd Amsterdam, NetherlandsA canal-ring walk + the Rembrandt Housethe UNESCO Grachtengordel on foot, plus the house where Rembrandt lived and worked St. Anton am Arlberg, AustriaThe Ski Club Arlberg — where alpine skiing beganfounded 3 January 1901 at the St. Christoph Hospiz by six friends, grown to >9,000 members, its crossed-skis badge unchanged since that first eveningSource: https://www.stantonamarlberg.com/en/the-region-st-anton-am-arlberg/history/the-ski-club-arlberg · read 2026-07-17 Chamonix & Mont Blanc, FranceWalk the birthplace of the Winter OlympicsChamonix hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 St. Moritz, SwitzerlandKulm Hotel — where winter tourism beganthe hotel of Badrutt's 1864 winter bet, above town with lake and Olympic-heritage views, a refined spa and the Foster-designed Kulm Country Club Kitzbühel, AustriaA-ROSA Kitzbühel — Tyrolean-castle five-star with a 3,000 m2 spabuilt in the style of a Tyrolean castle with a 3,000 m² spa Burgundy, FranceClos de Vougeot's Cistercian wall Aix-en-Provence, FranceJas de Bouffan — the family estatethe 18th-c bastide and grounds where Cézanne painted for nearly 40 years, reopened and re-presented for Cézanne 2025 Alsace, FranceChâteau du Haut-Kœnigsbourgrestored medieval castle over the Alsace plain, skipped by market-only visitors Amboise, FranceLe Clos Lucé + the da Vinci machinesLeonardo's final home — bedchamber, workshop, full-scale models of his inventions and a park where the machines come alive; the definitive da Vinci pilgrimage Andermatt, SwitzerlandThe Gotthard heritage — three historic passesAndermatt sits at the centuries-old crossroads of the Oberalp, St. Gotthard and Furka passes Antibes – Juan-les-Pins, FranceFort Carre + the ramparts walkVauban's star fort with a 43 m panorama over Port Vauban and the bay — history and the best view in Antibes
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