Le Carnet

Des clés qu'on aimerait garder.

Les lieux qui méritent le voyage. Choisis pour l'accueil, l'architecture, la lumière du matin — et pour ce qui reste avec vous longtemps après le départ.

An aerial view of Borgo Santo Pietro — cypress avenues, terracotta roofs and a thirteenth-century villa, the Tuscan hills rising beyond.

Borgo Santo Pietro

chiusdino, Italy

A light-filled Parisian suite overlooking a private garden courtyard

Le Bristol Paris

paris, France

The Abadía Retuerta abbey at sunset, terracotta roofs and a stone bell-tower above autumn vineyards.

Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine

sardon-de-duero, Spain

The auberge at Père Bise seen from the water, chalet roofs against the alps and a small dock at the lake's edge.

Auberge du Père Bise

Talloires, France

An aerial view of Cap Rocat — the limestone cape running into the Mediterranean, the fortress buildings set back on the headland, deep blue water below.

Cap Rocat

cala-blava, Spain

Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore standing on the gravel drive in front of the cream-painted villa, hedges and trees framing the house behind them.

Casa Maria Luigia

modena, Italy

The Castello di Reschio above its Umbrian hills at midday, stone walls rising over the olive groves.

Castello di Reschio

lisciano-niccone, Italy

The honey-coloured stone of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, fourteenth-century walls rising above its Sauternes vineyard.

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Bommes, France

A Parisian river-facing suite at last light

Cheval Blanc Paris

paris, France

An aerial view of one of the estate's coves — turquoise water over granite shelves, a single white boat at anchor, the maquis closing in to the sand.

Domaine de Murtoli

Murtoli, France

A small round table set inside an orangerie, a bottle of rosé and crystal glasses among the vines, light filtering through the open doors.

Domaine de Primard

guainville, France

Forestis seen from across the valley — the dark roofs of the historic timber villa held inside dense forest, with a long line of snowed Dolomite peaks behind, under a still afternoon sky.

Forestis

plose, Italy

A Georgian country house at sunrise from above, sunbeams cutting through the trees that surround it.

Heckfield Place

heckfield, United Kingdom

A dimly lit Parisian hotel courtyard with candlelight and olive trees

Hôtel Costes

paris, France

The long flat-roofed Pepe Vieira pavilion at twilight, lit from within and set in tall grass at the edge of the Galician woods.

Hotel Pepe Vieira

raxo, Spain

An aerial view of Il Borro at sunset — the rose-coloured villa and its formal Italian garden on a wooded ridge above the Valdarno valley.

Il Borro

san-giustino-valdarno, Italy

A natural stone-edged pool below the Andalusian sierra at dusk, soft tents and wild planting around it, the mountains opening toward the sun.

La Donaira

ronda, Spain

A grand Parisian hotel room with garden-facing windows and soft morning light

Le Meurice

paris, France

The main house at Les Prés d'Eugénie seen from the gardens, palms and parterres at midday.

Les Prés d'Eugénie

Eugénie-les-Bains, France

A long timber-and-stone cottage on the edge of a marsh, tall grasses and meadow flowers in the foreground.

Les Sources de Cheverny

cheverny, France

The arched stone façade of Masseria Le Lamie at midday, a flagstone path crossing the courtyard between two ancient olive trees.

Masseria Le Lamie

villa-castelli, Italy

Monaci delle Terre Nere on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, lava-stone terraces dropping away under late light.

Monaci delle Terre Nere

zafferana-etnea, Italy

The Victorian façade of Palé Hall seen from the gardens, autumn leaves framing the view, a tall clock tower at the right.

Palé Hall

llandderfel, United Kingdom

An aerial view of Passalacqua's terraced gardens, the outdoor pool and parterre fountains laid out between cedars and cypresses, Lake Como and the western shore beyond.

Passalacqua

moltrasio, Italy

A classic Parisian palace suite with tall windows and soft evening light

Ritz Paris

paris, France

The castellated grey-stone façade of Swinton Park reflected across its lake at midday.

Swinton Estate

masham, United Kingdom

An aerial view of the restored stone hamlet at golden hour — tall cypresses around the buildings, a long lap pool on the lower terrace, olive groves and vineyards descending to the valley, the Serra de Montsant ridge beyond.

Terra Dominicata

escaladei, Spain

The Fife Arms seen from across the bridge in Braemar, the granite façade beneath low Highland cloud and the Cairngorm hills behind.

The Fife Arms

braemar, United Kingdom

The Gilpin's main house at twilight, lit windows and a stone-and-timber façade behind a small water feature in the foreground.

The Gilpin

windermere, United Kingdom

The honey-stone Georgian facade of Hadspen House on a clear summer afternoon, lawns running up to the front door.

The Newt in Somerset

somerset, United Kingdom

The red sandstone lodge with its turret and conservatory in the foreground, the snow-streaked summit of Liathach rising directly behind it.

The Torridon

torridon, United Kingdom

The pale Aragonese stone of Torre del Marqués reflected in the manor's pool at the height of the afternoon.

Torre del Marqués

monroyo, Spain

The Villa La Coste hotel building seen from the gardens, limestone façades and a tall cypress hedge against the Provence hills.

Villa La Coste

Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France

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