France

Parisian boutique Charlotte Bialas creates one-off designs using 1950s fabrics from the likes of Lanvin and Yves Saint Laurent

The Mediterranean yacht-racing event will take place from August 27 to September 10

Dépôt Légal is located near Palais Royal and owned by pastry chef Christophe Adam

Large modern suites, an on-deck pool, a squadron of chefs – this is canal boating in serious style

From terrace dinners with butler service to Sunday brunch with jazz

Six striking scents from Buly 1803

Two gems – one owned by Alain Ducasse, the other glittering with Michelin stars – serve sunny southern cuisine at its vibrant best

From high-altitude lakes to ghostly glaciers and monasteries perched on monumental rocks, seeing the world on foot has therapeutic qualities way beyond the physical, says Charlotte Sinclair

La Maison d’Ulysse near Uzes is a charmingly renovated 17th-century property

The Luxury Travel Book curates a stellar selection of city and villa getaways

A growing trend for professional-style, multi-day cycle races serves up the perfect challenge for the amateur rider hungry to climb to the next level. Mark Bailey reports

The French fashion designer was appointed creative director of Balmain in 2011 aged just 25, having previously designed ready-to-wear at Roberto Cavalli

The Italian designer’s new collection arrives on the French Riviera for three weeks only

Raw food workshops, yoga sessions and reflexology are on the menu at the Evelyn’s Mark escapes in Cévennes

Shangri-La Hotel hosts a two-month bar residency by the champagne house

More than 70 years after the bikini’s birth, the label has relaunched with a range of chic midcentury-inspired swimwear

Waldorf Astoria is offering guests 30-minute drives in an Aventador S Coupé or Huracán RWD Spyder

Interior designer Alberto Pinto’s eclectic personal collection goes to auction at Christie’s