Chic Destinations

Chic Destinations

Antwerp with attitude
How the ‘Antwerp Six’ fixed Antwerp firmly on the fashion map

Antwerp with attitude

Kildare’s Japanese Gardens
Tucked away in County Kildare, and a short drive from Kildare Village, lies an unexpected slice of the orient.

Kildare’s Japanese Gardens

MAASMECHELEN FASHION EXHIBITIONS
It’s a particularly good time to visit Maasmechelen Village, with two fabulous fashion exhibitions taking place nearby.

MAASMECHELEN FASHION EXHIBITIONS

TOP TEN DUBLIN
St Patrick’s Day is approaching and with it, an infectious, clover-green excitement takes over Irish neighbourhoods everywhere

LONDON FASHION EXHIBITIONS
Featuring Fashion Forward, David Bowie, From Club to Catwalk and Sir Paul Smith

LONDON FASHION EXHIBITIONS

Celebrity Chic – the Museum of Style Icons
An Irish museum dedicated to some of the world’s great fashion icons

Celebrity Chic – the Museum of Style Icons

The Legend of Leonardo
On the north wall of the refectory of the Dominican church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan...

The Legend of Leonardo

Melodies of Brussels
Music is more important in Brussels than the city’s restrained reputation may suggest...

Melodies of Brussels

The Hermitage in the Prado, Madrid
Celebrated paintings by Picasso, Gauguin, Rembrandt and Caravaggio are among the cultural treasures...

The Hermitage in the Prado, Madrid

Mealtime Memories from Madrid
"The Authors of ‘Barrafina: A Spanish Cook Book’ share their insights...

Mealtime Memories from Madrid

The Truffle Trail in Italy
"As shoppers enjoy the pursuit of a special purchase at Fidenza Village this autumn...

The Truffle Trail in Italy

Top Ten: Brussels
To coincide with the tenth anniversary of Maasmechelen Village we give the low-down on ten great things to see and do in Brussels...

Top Ten: Brussels

The Art of Afternoon Tea
"‘Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea’...

The Art of Afternoon Tea

Style in the City - Milan
The latest trend in the hotel world is beautifully bespoke buildings from some of the biggest names in fashion...

Style in the City - Milan

The Penhaligion's Story
"In the mid-nineteenth century, an eccentric barber travelled from Cornwall to London in search of success...

The Penhaligion's Story

Summer Evenings at Chateau de Vaux Le Vicomte
Two thousand candles twinkle at dusk, their flames growing steadily brighter as darkness descends and shadows lengthen...

Summer Evenings at Chateau de Vaux Le Vicomte

The Curragh and The Irish Derby
The town of Kildare has had a long connection with horses and the equine sporting world...

The Curragh and The Irish Derby

Hidden Art Toledo
"Crete gave him his life, and brushes; Toledo, a better land, where he begins with Death to attain Eternity."...

Hidden Art Toledo

Food Shopping in Brussels
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in Brussels

Food Shopping in London
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in London

Food Shopping in Barcelona
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in Barcelona

Concierge in the City
No-one knows a city like a concierge does. And because the Chic Outlet Shopping® Village...

Concierge in the City

Food Shopping in Paris
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in Paris

Hidden Art Montserrat
“It sounds an odd thing to say”, wrote Hilaire Belloc...

Hidden Art Montserrat

Delights of the Ligurian coast
"The ‘alternative Amalfi’ is a term used by some for the Ligurian coast...

Delights of the Ligurian coast

Concierge City Secrets - Frankfurt
No-one knows a city like a concierge does...

Concierge City Secrets - Frankfurt

Five of the best: Paris Museums
"If you’ve been to Paris once, you’ll probably have been to the Louvre...

Five of the best: Paris Museums

A Portrait of Girona
"Girona is a quiet, pretty and staunchly Catalan city...

A Portrait of Girona

Food Shopping in Dublin
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in Dublin

The Best Bites in Barcelona
"Barrafina owners Sam and Eddie Hart talk to Chic Outlet Shopping® about their love of Catalan cuisine...

The Best Bites in Barcelona

Food Shopping in Frankfurt
Chic Outlet Shopping® invited renowned food writer Tom Parker-Bowles to share with us his insights...

Food Shopping in Frankfurt

Wines of the Rhine
One of London’s most venerable wine merchants, Berry Brothers & Rudd...

Wines of the Rhine

Skiing in the French Alps - Courchevel
"Of all the resorts in the French Alps Courchevel is perhaps the most chic...

Skiing in the French Alps - Courchevel

The Great Outdoors
‘Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art’...

The Great Outdoors

Hidden Treasures Aachen
"Standing at Germany’s borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, the spa and university town of Aachen lies at the very heart of Europe...

Hidden Treasures Aachen

Milan the World's Interior Design Capital
Chic Outlet Shopping® looks ahead to the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan in April...

Milan the World's Interior Design Capital

Summer of Stars - Opera at the Arena di Verona
"A look at perhaps the most romantic open-air venue in the world...

Summer of Stars - Opera at the Arena di Verona

Wines of Northern Italy
According to the poet John Keats, autumn is a ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’...

Wines of Northern Italy

Nuit Blanche
Cities are defined by the people who live within them...