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A Rural Escape with Great Expectations with Standards Checked by an Independent Auditor FOREIGN TRAVEL Hungary 8days from £1,969pp OUR PROMISE Book with complete confidence* ● London Bridge at night FLYFROM EDINBURGH OR GLASGOW Travel news TheBlueDanube Departures from April to October 2021 Everyone is escaping to the country post- Vienna, Budapest & lockdown, but where does that leave city breaks? Iconic spots like Venice and Paris will no doubt Salzburg attract travellers keen to explore without the typical crowds, but other urban centres are likely to suffer. Unwind on ourmagical rivercruiseand enjoyanescorted tour In London, it’s hoped the reopening of major to imperial Budapest, thePearl of theDanube. SeeBratislava, galleries and museums will draw people. The Esztergom,Melk, Salzburg andunforgettable Vienna alongthe National Gallery has relaunched with lead show course of EasternEurope’smightiest river. Titian: Love, Desire, Death. Tate Modern and Tate Britain are now inviting visitors and the Design Museum in Kensington returns with a brand new Tour highlights ● exhibition: Electronic: From Kraftwerk To The Catherine’s Chemical Brothers. • GuidedtourofVienna, city of Straussand home of theHabsburgs Vineyard Owned by the Accor group, Novotel London Live classicalquartet recitalonboard Cottages, Bridge is one of several properties to reopen in the • top left, are VisittoBaroque Bratislava,capital of Slovakia capital. The hotel management is realistic about • located just the future, anticipating the first wave of guests will • Cruise throughthe scenic Wachau,Austria’s premierwineregion outside the be friends and family visiting loved ones, but not village of wanting to stay under the same roof. VisittoMelkAbbey,central Europe’s mostspectacularBaroque Csakbereny • monastery, andone of itspremier academic institutions Over time, however, they hope people will come and share a back simply to enjoy the city and its attractions. • VisittomedievalDürnstein whereRichard theLionheartwas lovely imprisoned whilst returningfromthe Crusades swimming Here’s what to expect Tour of Salzburg,birthplaceofMozartand one of Austria’smost pool, far • beautiful cities left, while on your next Accor visit… nestling in A new type of meet and greet • Explorethe amazingbasilicaatEsztergom,Hungary’soldest the beautiful cathedral scenery of Stickers on the floor guide guests on a one-way flow to reception, where staff in masks sit behind Tour of Budapest, Pearlofthe Danube the Mor • wine region Plexiglass screens. Sanitised key cards are placed • Allmeals on board from dinner on your dayofarrival until on the desk in an envelope – to avoid any breakfastonyourday of departure, includingwelcome cocktails touching – and people are advised to use lifts anddinner,plusthe Captain’sDinner one bubble at a time. • Returnflights Behind the scenes Sevennightsonboard in your choiceofluxurycabin or suite, all The hotel group has introduced a series of Allsafe • with riverview protocols in its properties, including increased safety measures and use of cleaning products, • Theservicesofour experiencedcruisedirectorand concierge A rural escape with great expectations with standards checked by an independent auditor. Most guests won’t even notice the changes, but it’s comforting to know germs are being blitzed. he realisation that WORDS ALISON GIBB and a wine festival is held tropical colours are mixed going from strength to strength. Rooms with a different view a descendant of every year in Mòr. them with rustic Hungarian “We are continually improving Rooms look remarkably similar, although high Charles Dickens “I love our village. It is so furniture and the famous, raw our level of service and trying touch points, such as magazines, cushions and is the owner of a safe, you hardly need lock local linens and stunning folk to make our offerings more and telephones have been removed. Teabags and boutique holiday hospitality in the Caribbean and Soon after, Catherine’s Vineyard your door. When British embroidery. Each cottage has more varied and imaginative.” coffee sachets are kept in a zip-lock bag, with any was keen to set up some sort of Cottages was born.” unused items quarantined for 72 hours – avoiding Tdestination and award-winning visitors finally make it out of a very well-equipped kitchen Hungary is a fun You can expect a very warm vineyard in a pretty part of rural hotel business. We came across There are nine cottages in Budapest they’re surprised at and an outdoor grill. welcome! unnecessary waste. In terms of communication, a village called Csakbereny, an total now, enjoying a lovely and affordable the hotel is encouraging guests to contact Hungary and that she has a this stunning countryside and They offer a popular destination, reception via WhatsApp. Scottish connection feels like a hour from Budapest. swimming pool and surrounded all it has to offer. Its people breakfast basket, with lots of combining a stay truly wonderful surprise. “There are uninterrupted by beautiful gardens. And (about 1,000) are what make local goodies, including artisan at the amazingly Bye, bye breakfast buffets Catherine Dickens’s mother, views, stars at night, abundant Catherine lives nearby. One of it special. It has become bread, farm eggs, local salami, Factfile It’ll be a disappointment for many, but the days pretty and tranquil Prices start from £125 per night Jeanne Maria, had fled Hungary greenery, all tightly nestled in the cottages has an exclusive simply my home over the past cheese, home-made jam and Catherine’s of stacking plates with bacon, eggs and pancakes in 1944 when she was only a curve of the Vertes Hills and swimming pool attached. The 15 years,” Catherine shares. her own home-roasted granola. for a cottage for 1-2 people. are long gone. Instead, everyone will receive a Vineyard Cottages catherinesvineyardcottages. eight. By the time of the half-surrounded by extensive grounds are tumbling with Activities include walking, She has her own white wines with the vibrant, takeaway bag of juices, fruit and pastries. com Ryanair and Wizz Air both Hungarian Revolution in 1956, national park woodlands. wisteria, fragrant lavender and riding, cycling, wine tasting, from the small vineyard. historic city fly direct from Edinburgh to “We found out about shrubs bursting with colour. of Budapest, How about hospitality? aged 20, orphaned and seeking pottery and cookery classes, Hungarian cuisine is Budapest. Flights start at £50. This is where Accor promise there will be very little Csakbereny from a Hungarian “The cottages and my house with its world refuge in the UK, she was made all the more enjoyable in excellent and some restaurants You will have to undergo a test change. Their ongoing Heartist campaign is based aristocrat. He arranged an annual are just outside the village” says famous spas, Forabrochure or to book call 01283 245324 adopted by an elderly couple in Hungary’s gorgeous climate – a are within 10-minutes’ drive. for Covid-19 on arrival. You must around delivering special moments to guests, celebrated cafes quoting Sunday Post or visit Insch, Aberdeenshire. ‘weekend wine festival’ on the Catherine. “It has become a sunny spring is followed by For a bigger group, and with self-isolate for 14 days unless and this will continue post-lockdown. Delivering and excellent The next stage of Jeanne hillside and locals would hire out private little hamlet of its own.” a hot summer, then beautiful advance arrangement, a you can provide upon arrival two birthday cakes might be a thing of the past, admits restaurants, you www.sporiviera.co.uk Maria’s adventurous life was to their wine cottages for visitors. 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