Look no further than AFerry.co.uk for the very best ferry deals tomorrow - Black Friday – the time to purchase your ferry crossings for 2018, as many of the operators are offering discounts on their fares of up to 25%. What is handy with AFerry.co.uk is that all the deals from every ferry company is available in one place and therefore easily compared and booked. Deals include, for example, … [Read more...]
Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine maintains Michelin Star
Refectorio restaurant at Abadía Retuerta LeDomaine – the exclusive hotel located in a restored 12th-century abbey surrounded by vineyards in Spain’s Duero wine-growing region – and Chef Marc Segarra have been recognised for their culinary excellence with one Michelin Star. Refectorio received its first Michelin Star in 2014, achieved just two years after the hotel opened. Thanks to the … [Read more...]
Social chat: Mondomulia
Magellan has a social chat with Giulia Mulè, the talented food and travel writer and photographer who is the founder of the exquisite site Mondomulia. Giulia's vital statistics are: Twitter: 7,400/ Facebook: 2,000 / Instagram: 58,800/ Pinterest: 998,000 / 20,000 monthly page views How did Mondomulia get started? Why did you do it? I started my blog six years ago at a time when I felt … [Read more...]
Take to the Ice this winter in London!
Ice rinks have become an ever more popular way of welcoming in the Festive Season so if you are planning on coming to the capital this winter, why not take advantage of our special weekend rates whilst you splurge out on your skates, cocktails and other winter warmers? Depending on the date and occupancy, this could work out at as little as around GBP99 per room per night including tax and … [Read more...]
A Very Merry AFerry Christmas 2017
Now the half term holidays are behind us, thoughts turn to Christmas and the next holiday for all the family. Having a break away for Yuletide is one option – maybe hiring a cosy gîte in the Normandy countryside or deep in the heart of Ireland, or driving to the sun in the south of France or Spain. Whatever you go for, book with AFerry.co.uk as the earlier you reserve your ferry crossing, the … [Read more...]
Magellan Bites: The World is his Oyster
The world is his oyster - When visiting the exquisite Ile de Ré in the Charente-Maritime, often referred to as "The Hamptons of France", we visited one of the best known oyster farms run by the husband and wife team of Brigitte and Tony Berthelet in Ars-en-Ré. Production of oysters is part of the island's maritime heritage beginning in around 1860 and replacing the declining trade of salt mining, … [Read more...]
Magellan Bites: The Hedge Museum
An al fresco art museum in the heart of a vineyard - Wander around the verdant vineyards of the historic winery estate of Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine just outside of Valladolid, Spain and you will happen upon an al fresco museum with a difference. The Hedge Museum, so-called as the "walls" are green leaved and living, houses an impeccable collection of monumental stone sculptures dedicated to one … [Read more...]
Magellan Bites: Basel’s Mr Christmas – Johann Wanner
Basel's Mr Christmas - There is no-one who personifies the spirit of Christmas as much as this Basel citizen, Johann Wanner. Impeccably attired as from another era, this "Couturier of the Christmas Tree" has, for many years, quietly co-ordinated the Christmas decorations for the rich and the powerful from sundry Royal families, to the White House and even, his Eminence, the Pope himself. His … [Read more...]
Magellan Bites: Hermione’s Lion
Hermione's Lion - The pride of the floating French living museum Hermione, is a golden lion clutching a crown. Hermione is a unique project which saw the construction of Lafayette's flagship which originally sailed to America to help the rebels in the War of Independence against the British Crown. Having recreated Lafayette's voyage over to America, Hermione has since become both a floating museum … [Read more...]
Magellan Bites: Cité du Chocolat Valhrona
Cité du Chocolat Valhrona - What self respecting chocoholic could resist a visit to the holy grail of chocolate - the Cité du Chocolat Valhrona in central Tain l'Hermitage in the Drôme? This Destination Chocolat has, since 1922, been the choice of most culinary professionals and has been on this site since 1922. Due to the popularity of its factory tours, the company made the decision to build … [Read more...]
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