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In the Frame: LeDomaine
You can’t beat a good sunrise and those at Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine are sensational and differ day by day. Even better when the sun rises relatively late in the day! These are two of my favourite...
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Some wine among the vines …
When staying at a wine estate of some reputation, it would seem foolish not to tour the vineyards and sample the wines, now wouldn’t it? I was staying at one of Spain‘s newest properties near...
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Valladolid is capital…
Once the capital city of Spain, Valladolid is steeped in history. Queen Isabella I of Castile married King Ferdinand of Aragon in the city. It was in this most regal of cities where Philip II of...
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A Roman Engineering Feat in Segovia, Spain
When travelling home from Abadia Retuerta LeDomane, en route to Madrid, I stopped off in the ancient city of Segovia for a brief moment to marvel at one of the most incredible engineering projects I...
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Behind the scenes with Inside Luxury Travel
Inside Luxury Travel has become one of the most famous luxury travel programmes in the world – why – well, simply in my view due to the drive, stamina, style and ambition of one man, Varun Sharma. We...
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Transforming a church into a venue
I have to admit it, Andres Araya, Managing Director of Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine, Spain has done it again – he has surprised and awed me! I would never had envisaged the transformation of the...
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New year, new spa!
Summer 2015 will see the opening of Santuario, the new spa facility of the luxury Spanish wine estate and 22 room hotel, LeDomaine. Overseen by visionary hotelier, Andres Araya, the former stable...
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Valladolid: More than Cervantes & Columbus
When you next stay at Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine in Spain (there’s a stunning spa opening there this summer), spend a few hours in nearby Valladolid. This university city was a former capital, was...
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Magellan Bites: Hotel “Pet” with a difference
Hotel “pet” with a difference – Many hotels claim to have a cat or a dog as their official hotel mascot but only Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine can offer its very own family of storks! With a supported,...
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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...
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