The travel calendar
Best Time to Travel
Twelve months, twelve answers to the same question: where is worth travelling now — and which addresses suit it?
A calendar, not a weather report
Most journeys fail on timing rather than on the destination. The same region can be generous in May and exhausting in August; the same retreat shows an attention in February it cannot muster in high summer.
This calendar arranges our recommendations by month. Each page names the regions at their best, the hotels that suit them, and the weeks within the month that matter.
Best Time to Travel
No. 01
January
The month travel moves south.
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No. 02
February
The quietest month — and for that reason one of the best.
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No. 03
March
Transition: Asia still dry, Europe almost ready.
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No. 04
April
Southern Europe, before it is discovered.
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No. 05
May
The month Italy asks for the fewest compromises.
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No. 06
June
Summer, while it still has room.
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No. 07
July
While Europe takes its holidays, Africa comes into its best season.
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No. 08
August
The month it pays to travel elsewhere.
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No. 09
September
The month experienced travellers book first.
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No. 10
October
Soft light, short distances, few people.
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No. 11
November
The most underrated month of the year.
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No. 12
December
Two options: a city with light, or an island with quiet.
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Related
Collections by season
Five selections that reach beyond a single month — for travellers who plan by season.
Winter Sun Escapes
Addresses for the months when Europe is dark.
Spring Journeys
April and May — Europe before it fills.
Summer By The Sea
Coastal hotels for the months lived outdoors.
Autumn In Italy
September and October — the country at work.
Festive Season Escapes
Christmas and the new year — a city with light or an island with quiet.
An Invitation
Once a month: hotels, new openings and travel ideas
One hotel that convinced us. One new opening we are watching. And one travel idea for the right season. Carefully selected and reduced to the essentials.