We also love The Star, a wonderful 15th-century inn given a fresh makeover in 2021 by Olga Polizzi. Where to stay: At The Pig in the South Downs, featured on our 2022 hot list of the best new hotels in the world. And on 5 November it hosts the most spectacular Guy Fawkes’ Night anywhere, when the market town of Lewes becomes the bonfire capital of the world, with processions, fireworks displays, flaming tar barrels and burning effigies illuminating its streets. Visit The Sustainability Centre, which hosts workshops for children and adults throughout the year. The walk is broken up into short sections and is nicely signposted for cyclists and walkers. South Downs National Park spans 165 conservation areas, more than a dozen European wildlife sites, and thousands of listed buildings and monuments, with the South Downs Way stretching 100 miles. But for blustery yomps along the beach or over Downs, followed by local ales fireside in some toasty, well-restored boozer – which the area has in spades – autumn is a treat of a time for a South Downs weekender. Temperature: 11✬ high 3✬ low Season: autumn/winter Time difference: noneįairweather walkers should probably stick to summer. For more, see our pick of the best hotels in Athens. There are also wooden bikes for eco-friendly sightseeing, an onsite herb garden and homemade, seasonal food. For an eco-friendly trip, consider a stay at the Coco-Mat hotel, where the all-natural, locally handmade mattresses and linens are just the tip of their stay-natural philosophy. Design hotel NEW packs a punch, with upcycled furniture and a rooftop restaurant. For something playful, check in to one of the compact but comfy rooms at Gatsby Athens. Where to stay: Foodies won't want to miss xenodocheio Milos, a hotel by chef Costas Spiliadis. The fact that you'll also skip the crowds is the cherry on top. Go in November, when it's cool enough to wander around the Acropolis and the Parthenon and still have a crisp blue-sky backdrop to your Instagram shots. Performances spaces, art galleries and quirky bars have sprung up in once-gritty neighbourhoods, and high-end shops have been reborn as restaurants. Temperature: 18☌ high 12☌ low Season: autumn Flight time from UK: 3 hours 40 minutes Time difference: GMT+2Īthens makes a brilliant and warm weekend city break, where the new youth culture is breathing life into this historical city and hip young start-ups are booming in the face of austerity. Where to stay: Just 36 guests are given the run of green jungle, white beach and blue water across 250 acres at Imanta Resorts Punta de Mita. Tailwind Jungle Lodge, for example, hosts community events, donates to sustainable development in the area and promotes local businesses to guests – and it’s just a 30-minute drive to Sayulita for a day’s surfing. The small hotels here are closely tied to the community. Or consider staying in Sayulita’s quieter neighbour, San Pancho. Nip in just before peak season, though, and not only have the summer rain and humidity finally eased off, but it’s the best time for whale watching, too. An absence of major hotels, in favour of hippie-chic guesthouses ( Casa Love and Petit Hotel Hafa are favourites), gives the impression of a best-kept secret – but, come Christmas, Sayulita is packed. Less glam than Tulum, but much hipper than resort-y Puerto Vallarta further south, it’s an easy-breezy scene, more catching waves and afternoon Margaritas than yoga and cold-pressed juice. Join the hippies in this Pacific coast surf town, where brightly painted design boutiques and vintage surfboard shops rub up against al pastor stands and street eats sold from wheelbarrows. Temperature: 33☌ high 20☌ low Season: dry Travel time from UK: 15 hours Time difference: GMT -5 For more, see our edit of the best hotels in Lisbon. If you're after a view, try this rooftop Airbnb near Alfama or Memmo Alfama which has one of the best rooftop pools in the city. Where to stay: Tropical-themed The Ivens gets our pick for one of the best new hotels in the world for 2022. Make time to explore neighbourhood-of-the-moment Cais do Sodré, a formerly sketchy part of town that now has a spruced-up riverfront promenade, cool warehouse conversions and fab food stalls at Time Out-curated Mercado da Ribeira. Lisbon was even named Europe's most budget-friendly city break for 2023. Of course, it’s not just the weather that makes this cobbled capital so alluring: now ranking among Europe’s coolest city breaks, it’s a hive of high-end but refreshingly affordable restaurants, raucous hole-in-the-wall bars and covetable concept stores (not to mention those cute, canary-yellow vintage trams). Temperature: 20☌ high 12☌ low Season: autumn Travel time from UK: 2 hours 45 minutes Time difference: GMT +0Īs most of mainland Europe shivers, Portugal remains enviably mild: Lisbon’s average November temperature is 18☌.
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