T Magazine’s Getaway Guide: Athens, Southwest England and More

For the second installment of our new series of escape guides, T asked readers who had settled in their summer travel plans to describe their dream trip (but established a realistic budget, not including the air rate). After consulting with some travel experts, we present some suggestions. Below are answers to several of the most intriguing consultations we receive, and for more travel ideas, you can read our first batch of answers here.

“My husband and I are in our 30 years. I work in technology and he works in finance. We have no children. We love adventure and, since we live in Manhattan, we always see nature when we go on vacation. He is hot and I look strong on the beach for days and days, we like a change of landscape with our trips. – Susanna, city of New York; Budget: $ 10,000

For the temperate summer climate, the beautiful hotels and the son of the landscape that makes most of the Manhatanites see envy (speaking from experience), would go to the southwest of England. I asked the writer Kate Maxwell, who lives in London, where he was reaching travelers with a generous budget and drew what the ideal itinerary seems to me. It would begin in Somerset, a large rural county about two hours by car from Heathrow airport, and would reserve one or two nights in the Newt, a seven -century country farm became a decadent hotel of 42 rooms with garden acres). Then, lead to about 40 miles more southwest to the Jurassic coast of Dorset, a particularly dramatic section of the La Mancha Canal, and stays in the New Farm and withdrawal of Louma, which has only 17 rooms, two swimming pools and a so -called welfare barn. The hotel is a set in one of the most beautiful places in Great Britain, says Maxwell (“wavy hills and sea views”), and the room rate includes breakfast, lunch and a “exceptional” three -plates dinner (from approximately $ 860 per night in summer).

Another 60 miles or so Southwest is the Dartmoor National Park, where you can spend the day by bicycle, canoe or riding. And finally, go to Cornwall, the wild and charming peninsula at the tip of the southwest of England. Lined with sand beaches, surf jumps and beautiful coastal villages, it is filled in summer, but that also means a more alive scene in the many lovely pubs and restaurants. Take a look at the Maxwell’s Insider guide for Cornwall to obtain places to eat and stay (as well as outdoor activities), although there is a more hotels worship: the pig in Harlyn Bay on the coast of Landh, another century of a fantasy in a fantasy in a fantasy that Trytrytrytrytrytrytrytrytrytrytrytrytry Trytry Tryrytry-Fantasmy in summer).

“I am a retired chef in my 60 years. I have traveled a lot in both American coasts and in Italy. I have thought late that it would be good to find a place where I can go for two or three weeks to be creative and organized and organized to the group, which is quite opposite to my travel story!” – Mark, Fishkill, NY; Budget: $ 3000

When I sent a text message to my friend John Sheppard, the ceramist and lighting designer based in New York, and asked where he would go for the retirement of his dreams, he responded immediately: Anderson Ranch. The Snowmass Arts Center, Colorado, is located in five acres in the rock mountains about eight miles from Aspen. He was co -founded in the 1960s by ceramist Paul Soldner and other artists who tangled an old working ranch, put an oven in the shed and began offering some classes. Today, the center houses about 130 workshops every summer, in a variety of disciplines, from ceramics to printing and painting, and for all levels of skill. Students are encouraged to remain on the campus or in the Stonebridge Inn, a few steps away (the registration for five -day workshops start at approximately $ 1,200, not including accommodations).

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, on the Island of Maine, is another very acclaimed and very acclaimed creative retirement that welcomes veteran artists for one -week workshops in Blackmithing, Fiber, Glass. You must request admission, but there are still some places available for this summer, especially for the new four -day program only for beginners, from $ 800 per person, not including accommodation. Most participants stay in the campus and share bedroom rooms; On weekends, staff binds to students for an outdoor lobster dinner.

If you want to combine classes with tourism, there are also Thread Caravan, a travel company based in Oaxaca, Mexico, which sacrifices around 20 guided trips a year to 11 countries, all focused on learning several crafts. The next options include an itinerary with textile theme in Peru in July that begins at approximately $ 3,400 per person for a shared room, and a ceramic trip in Morocco in September that starts at $ 3,200. Rates include all meals, accommodation, guides and materials.

“I am looking for a hiking adventure of several days (for one or two weeks) that is beautiful, funny, community but 10 difficulties.

One of the most comfortable and efficient ways to make a community walk of several days is with a tourist operator of small groups such as field walkers or roads, which will transport your luggage from one hotel to another. The latter has trips specifically designed for families traveling with children in their adolescence or 20 years, including a six -day walk, a bitch cabin in the Italian dolomites (from $ 4,500 per person), where the trails vary from 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level, and the cabins are rustic mountain lodges, often with excellent foods of pull Here, but they are again product). This itinerary begins and ends in the German -speaking South girdle region of Italy, which Sich should its desire list, since it is full of cycling and hiking routes (and thermal baths), as well as wood carving workshops.

For something a little less predictable, the adventure journalist Brigid Mander suggests Norway “amazing”, and specifically the cheette hut system developed by the Norwegian Trekking association, or DNT. Among the most popular walks of the network are through the Aurlandsdalen Valley in clothing in western Norway, starting in the Mountain town of Finnish (it is at a sea level of around 4,000 feet) and ends three days later in the city on the side of the Fiordón. (Professional advice: it is less likely to get it out of the thaw if it goes at the end of summer). The cabins totally attended along the route, such as Geiterygghytta, cost around $ 115 per bed for a room that sleeps four and a shared bath. Then, you can visit other cities and fjords by car, train or transport and address other paths. If you want to help the full itinerary, try the Travel Company based in Oslo Upnorway. For a multiday hike closer to home (Thought on Higher Mountains), Mander Recommends Studying the Incredible Detailed Website for the 10th Mountain Division Huts Association, which Maintains 38 Backcountry Lodges in the Colorado Routes, and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends and Recommends Recommends and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and Recommends, and recommends, and recommends and recommends and recommends, and recommends, and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends and recommends. and guide services.

“I am a lawyer and I have lived in the tristic area for about 12 years. I am from the center of Texas. Usually, I prefer to visit the holiday cities because I am interested in art and culture, but, no matter how much I love cities, they are a Bee -is being exhausted. There is a beach, but not much more than contemplate and explore, although that is what I am on board.

Athens may not be the most relaxing place throughout Greece, but, like all extensive capitals, it is also full of quiet and less tourist pockets, such as the Kypaly -lined neighborhood lined with cafeteria, where you can remove in the ruins of Asto. Do not miss the cultural center of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, which houses the Greek national opera and the Greek National Library and helped convert the port city of Piraeus into a contemporary art center. For a hotel at fashion price but still memorable, try the new Playful Okupa, where the roof dominates the acropolis, and the private rooms give from $ 160 per night in July; You can also reserve a bedroom shared for approximately $ 50 per night (a advice from the food and trip writer Katie Chang).

After being astonished by a visit to the National Archaeological Museum, and may have enjoyed an outdoor concert, take the high speed ferry to Cyclades de Syros Island (on a two -hour trip from Pireo), a cultural destination by right and one that is full of idyllic beaches. You will find a lot of hotels and guest houses in Syros for less than $ 200 per night in the usual hotels reserve sites, but, if your budget allows it, the Aristide hotel full of art could specify (the room rates begin in approximately $ 435).

Are you not ready to travel to Europe this summer? For other culturally rich destinations worldwide, from Portland, Maine, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, take a look at the T Flocking To series, in which we highlight the favorite places of creative people.