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The Mediterranean climate and extremely fertile soil of Napa Valley make it one of the most prestigious wine producing areas in the United States. This striking estate set on 250 forested acres just outside the town of St. Helena, this wonderful California property enjoys easy access to some of Napa’s most vaunted wineries. Dating back to the 19th century, Meadowood offers truly tranquil atmosphere where you will find yourself at the heart of a unique tasting journey. Appeared in the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, a directory of the world’s best hotels and resorts, in 2008, 2006, 2005.

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Designers: Cor & Asociados
Client: town council of Alguena
Status: built
Type: public building
Area: 715 m2
Budget: 776.885 EU
Photography: David Frutos

Alguena is a small village in the interior of Alicante County, Spain, with a population of two thousand and an economy based in agriculture and marble industries. Spanish practice Cor & Asociados has recently completed “music hall and house in Alguena”, a venue for the musical and cultural activities of this small village.

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Surrounded by imposing mountain views and desert beauty, yet secluded within an enticing oasis, the Doral Palm Springs Resort is located on a 345-acre, 27-hole championship golf course. The hotel is just minutes from Palm Springs Regional Airport, world-class shopping, dining, downtown and all the desert and local activities that Palm Springs has to offer!

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The renowned gardens countenance an Study and Crafts herbaceous edge and Victorian garden. The herbaceous perimeter has been genuine by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest.

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L’Ermitage is a five-star luxury designed hotel tucked discreetly away at the edge of downtown Beverly Hills. Close to Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Grove, the hotel offers an easy access to the world’s best shopping and dining experiences. As a recipient of the prestigious 2011 AAA Five Diamond Award, L’Ermitage Hotel Beverly Hills is the perfect spot for the business traveller, couples and families looking for a departure from the ordinary and an escape to luxury.

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In its 1000 year historic noncurrent, the manse has witnessed a different limit of use: from a Royal Toil House to a medicine hospital. Colditz was situated in the region of the triangle baccilar by the ternion great cities of Leipzig, Dresden, and City, in the heart of the Teutonic Composer and quaternion centred miles from any frontier not direct low the Socialism doctor. The prisoners’ spectacular and ingenious escapes soul been the topic of over 40 books, two films, lumber games, recording games and a popular TV broadcast.

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A mild sub–tropical climate that brings alternate bursts of burning sun, sharp gusts of wind and sudden rain showers. This is the Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui by the locals. Located on this mythical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Posada de Mike Rapu is considered as one of the best hotels in Latin America according to the Travel + Leisure magazine. Belongs to Chile, the island is one of the most isolated islands in the world.

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Located in one of the most graceful places on the island, Bahia Pollensa Aparthotel is the perfect direction to enjoy the beaches and coves of pulverised soil and crystallized humor, landscapes inundated of contrasts and a tracheophyte of artistic and ethnical events that differentiate the town of Pollenca. The Bahia de Pollensa offers a restful leisure which families and couples will like.

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Livraria Lello is an art nouveau bookstore situated in Oporto, also called Porto, which is the second biggest city in Portugal and a UNESCO Heritage site. Opened in 1906, this bookshop makes you feel like you are in a different time and era. Located not far from “Soares dos Reis”, a Museum of Art, and the Photography Museum, this is one of the most magnificent book shops one can imagine. Livraria Lello is definitely a must-see in Porto.

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Located in Perugia – a town known more for its plethora of old churches that its modern-retro architecture, only 200 km north of Rome, Italy, the Perugian library takes the shape of a large disc presents itself as a foreign object. This is one incredible library similar to the optimistic 1980s vision of the extra-terrestrial ET. Designed by architecture studio Italo Rota, the interior of the library resembles a cross between a dot-com office and the 13 year old girl’s room – colorful couches and pastel book shelves mix with the pink-hued light produced by the glass walls. Its form and use of color, its transparency during the daytime, and the light it emits at night create a new landscape. You should visit this library at night, when the bright round shape of the library building looks other-worldly.

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