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Orto Botanico
Originally belonging to the aristocratic Corsini family, this 30-acre botanical garden today is run by the University of Rome. In her exile, Queen Christina of Sweden once strolled…
Cairo Opera House
Built in the late 1980s as a Japanese development project, the new opera house in Zamalek replaced the 19th-century facility downtown that burned down in 1971. The Japanese government…
Iori Machiya Stay
A machiya is a traditional Japanese home. There used to be many machiya in old downtown Kyoto, but time and urban development have wrought the demise of many of them. …
Wentworth by the Sea
A photogenic grand hotel, Wentworth by the Sea was built on New Castle Island in 1874 and was the location of the international conference that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. As…
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2023
What’s travel without a little turbulence, right? Tourism’s big return following the easing of Covid restrictions has been bumpier than we all hoped, thanks to understaffed airports,…
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2025
Our popular list of travel recommendations for the year is here!
10 Great Scenic Railway Journeys to Take Before You Die
A train trip can be like taking several vacations from a single seat—while you relax with a book or a glass of wine, changing views leap from one side of your carriage to the other. On…
Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2020
In 2020, we’re trading the overtouristed for the overlooked. With beyond-capacity crowds putting a strain on the resources—not to mention the patience—of tourism capitals across the…
Best Times to Travel: Destinations in Bloom
Provence , France, awash in the light purple hue of lavender. Holland's vast tulip fields. These annual events are big tourist draws for a reason. But if you don't know when and where…
OKAN South Bank
In the tourist thicket around the London Eye and Westminster, you’ll be grateful for an affordable lunch option that isn’t pre-fab sandwiches or fried chips. Squeezed into a lobby…
Radisson RED Madrid
This buzzy place close to the Reina Sofía is geared toward art-loving millennials, with Instagram-worthy interiors and high-energy social spaces. The color red features throughout,…
Eurostars Central
Wherever you go in Spain, you’re likely to find a Eurostars hotel in a recently renovated building close to the city center—there are a dozen in Madrid. Their hotels are invariably…
Smoked Room
Renowned chef Dani García’s Japanese-style bar occupies a corner of his Leña Madrid steakhouse at the Hyatt Regency Hesperia hotel. As space is limited to just 14 diners, it’s a…
Sushi Bar Hannah
You probably didn’t come to Madrid in search of Japanese food, but you’ll soon notice the influence of that country’s cuisine on contemporary Spanish cooking. Chef Janek Flemyng…
Inhala Terraza
The rooftop restaurant at the rather ugly former Hotel Santo Domingo, now renamed Inhala, has several advantages. From its perch near the top of Gran Vía there are incredible…
Jardín de los Golfines
Set in the shady courtyard of the Palacio de los Golfines de Arriba (p. ###), this “slowbar” has a casual feel that contrasts with the aristocratic surroundings. The menu has Spanish…
The Blue Dragon Pan-Asian Restaurant
The Blue Dragon, where white lanterns subtly levitate over the dining hall, is easy to miss and consequently overshadowed by other choices—you'll find it past the portal to Dark…
Direkte
Having relocated from a cramped space behind La Boqueria market to a smart Japanese-style bar in Eixample, Direkte remains one of Barcelona’s hot tickets. Chef Arnau Muñío ingeniously…
Berbena
This snug Gràcia gastro-bar bursts with innovation courtesy of chef Carles Pérez de Rozas. Having cooked in kitchens in Japan and Peru, he brings Asian and South American influences to…
Hotel Les Monges Palace
A rather charming hodgepodge of conjoined buildings with exposed brick and stone and extensive tilework, Les Monges has served as a lodging since 1989. The location near the city…
conTenedor
Hip and adventurous, this slow food restaurant in the Macarena district serves beautifully prepared Andalucian and fusion dishes according to the market. The menu, which changes…
La Cruz Blanca
This contemporary restaurant is a lovely place for a people-watching lunch close to Plaza de la Asunción. Grab a seat on the shady terrace and peruse the QR code menu that leans…
Sushi Katsuei
An omakase meal is a multicourse sushi tasting, one that usually requires a major investment of both money and time. Not at Sushi Katsuei. This generically Japanese looking, too…
Win Son
You can remember this place as “winsome”. It’s not the name, I know, but a perfect description of the experience of dining here, from the sociable waitstaff to the setting (brick…
A One Day Itinerary for Brooklyn
Until what Brooklyn residents call “the great mistake of 1898,” this borough was its own city. If it were to break off from NYC, it would be the fourth largest city in the United…