Why you should be planning a city break to Bath this summer – and staying at its coolest new hotel
A serene old coaching inn with the perfect breakfast is a breath of fresh air in a crowded city
The Yard is a contemporary addition to Bath s boutique hotel scene
Does Bath really need another hotel? In 2018, tourist officials pointed out that the city had 1,500 hotel rooms, with a further 500 planned within the next year, plus at least 800 properties on Airbnb.
“Enough is enough,” said Jonathan Stapleton, then general manager of the Royal Crescent hotel. “Already we are at complete oversupply; there’s no way those rooms are needed in the city.”
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From fruity, hands-off reds to full-bodied Tempranillos, the Rioja region defines Spanish wines Save to Read Later
Spain is known for its rustic fare and equally earthy wines, and no region has defined Spanish wine more profoundly over time than Rioja.
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Spain is known for its rustic fare and equally earthy wines, and no region has defined Spanish wine more profoundly over time than Rioja.
Located inland in northern Spain, Rioja is sheltered from most of the cooling maritime influences of the Atlantic Ocean by the Cantabrian mountains. The bulk of the vineyards in Rioja line the banks of the region’s Ebro River, and most of these vineyards are planted with the region’s signature red wine grape Tempranillo. When well-made, Tempranillo-based wines deliver tart red and black berry flavours, earthy and cedar notes along with plenty of acidity and tannin, meaning the best examples have solid mid- to longer-term cellaring potential.