The Autumn Issue, 2026
Destinations, properly mapped.
The places the season is spent, filed by region: the coast in summer, the mountains in winter, the hotel bars in between. Each guide carries its months, its addresses and the rules the regulars keep.

The atlas · 4 destinationsThe Autumn Issue, 2026
The Alps, winter and summer.
- Savoie · Tarentaise, France
Courchevel
The Three Valleys, and a jacket for dinner.When to go: Mid-December to mid-April - Haute-Savoie, France
Megève
The quietest of the great French ski villages.When to go: Mid-December to mid-April
Alps, SwitzerlandSt Moritz
The frozen lake, and the season on it.When to go: Mid-December to early April
The AlpsThe Alps
Winter, properly considered.
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The Riviera and the rest of France.
- Alpes-Maritimes · Côte d’Azur, France
Cannes
The Croisette, the islands and the festival in May.When to go: April to late October
French Riviera, FranceCap Ferrat
The quiet peninsula between Nice and Monaco.- Côte d’Azur, Principality of Monaco
Monaco
A jacket after six, and the harbour at dawn.When to go: April to late September
Southeastern France, FranceProvence
Markets, lavender and the long lunch.
French Riviera, FranceSaint-Tropez
The port at eight, Pampelonne at noon.
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Italy, the islands and the lakes.
- Campania · Salerno, Italy
Amalfi
The coast road, the lemon terraces and the boat hour.When to go: Late April to mid October
Campania, ItalyCapri
Lunch by boat, dinner on the Piazzetta.When to go: Late April to mid October- Lombardy, Italy
Lake Como
The central lake by boat, in the low light.When to go: April to late October
Sardinia, ItalyPorto Cervo
The harbour of the Costa Smeralda.
Central Italy, ItalyTuscany
Hill towns, vineyards and the long table outside.
The atlas · 4 destinationsThe Autumn Issue, 2026
Spain and the Balearics.
Balearic Islands, SpainFormentera
The quieter island, south of Ibiza.- Balearic Islands, Spain
Ibiza
The quiet north by day, the south by night.When to go: Late May to mid October
Balearic Islands, SpainMallorca
Palma, the Tramuntana and the coves.
Andalusia, SpainSotogrande
Polo, golf and the marina, on the Andalusian coast.
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Greece, the Cyclades.
The atlas · 3 destinationsThe Autumn Issue, 2026
Britain, London and the Solent.
The atlas · 3 destinationsThe Autumn Issue, 2026
America, east and west.
The atlas · 1 destinationThe Autumn Issue, 2026




