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TOP 10
Hotels
Paris

1 Le Bristol 94.82
2 La Réserve—Hôtel
& Spa 94.37
3 The Ritz 93.86
4 Four Seasons
Hotel George V
93.65
5 The Peninsula
93.12
6 Hôtel Plaza
Athénée 93.03
7 Shangri-La Hôtel
92.74
8 Hôtel Prince de
Galles, a Luxury
Collection Hotel
92.18
9 Le Meurice 91.37
10 Saint James 91.32 S antorini
has won for
best European
island 14
times.

TOP 5

Hotels

Rome

1 Hotel de Russie, a

Rocco Forte Hotel

93.95

2 J.K. Place Roma

93.82

3 First Luxury Art

Hotel Roma 92.55

4 Hassler Roma

90.80

5 Hotel Eden 90.52

TOP 5

Hotels

Florence

1 Portrait Firenze

95.77

2 Villa Cora 93.78

3 Hotel Savoy, a

Rocco Forte Hotel

93.55

4 Four Seasons

Hotel Firenze 93.17

5 J.K. Place Firenze

92.95

WHY I LOVE

FLORENCE

By David Amsden

You arrive in Florence

clutching the

inevitable checklist: to

stand before

Michelangelo’s David,

to marvel at the

Botticellis in the Uffizi,

to scale Brunelleschi’s

Duomo and take in a

terra-cotta skyline

that remains little

changed since the

Medicis rose to power.

But it’s during the

moments in between

when you fall for the

town. Maybe you

discover an inventive

restaurant in a

crumbling palazzo. Or

stumble upon the

studio of an artisan

applying medieval

techniques to his new

creations. Suddenly it

hits you: there’s a

renaissance happening

here! In recent years,

Florence has taken

bold steps

to temper the effects

of mass tourism that

leached Venice of its

soul—discouraging

daily tour buses,

reasserting its cultural

relevance by inviting

contemporary artists

like Jeff Koons to show

work alongside the old

masters. The result is

a city that invites you

to revel in the interplay

of antiquity and

modernity, adamantly

insisting that it be

savored rather than

merely seen.

TOP 5

Hotels

Ven ice

1 Belmond Hotel

Cipriani 93.26

2 Gritti Palace, a

Luxury Collection

Hotel 91.19

3 San Clemente

Palace Kempinski

90.67

4 Ca’Sagredo Hotel

90.07

5 Baglioni Hotel

Luna 89.90

Winner's Spotlight