A summer in Cannes: eat, drink and explore beyond the world-famous film festival

Some places are remembered for how they make you feel. Others for the views you never quite forget, landscapes so quietly extraordinary that they seem to rearrange something within you. Across mountains, coastlines, lakes and gardens, Ultima Collection brings together some of the most remarkable luxury destinations in Europe, certain destinations have a way of slowing time down and turning ordinary moments into something altogether more lasting.

From the French Alps to the Mediterranean coast, from the shores of Lake Geneva to the Swiss Alps, every destination in the Ultima Collection carries its own distinct atmosphere, shaped by nature, light and the particular quality of the world at that altitude or latitude. And whether you're visiting for a summer break or a winter getaway, the feeling remains the same: that rare sense of being exactly where you are meant to be.

Geneva measures time differently. Not in hours or minutes, but in centuries of craft —quietly accumulated, meticulously refined and carried forward through generations of hands. Here, along the curve of Lake Geneva and beneath the time-honoured rhythms of the Alps, watchmaking moves beyond industry to become woven into the city’s cultural fabric, shaped by place, precision and time itself. 

Set on the Belvédère piste in Courchevel 1850, Ultima Hotel Courchevel is a luxury ski-in/ski-out chalet hotel in the French alps, paring a private butler service with direct access to Les Trois Vallées.

Megève has always offered a unique interpretation of Alpine life. The sleepy medieval village was transformed into a chic winter resort in the early 20th century by Baroness Noémie de Rothschild, creating a quintessentially French alternative to St Moritz that was designed around charm rather than bravado; a cosmopolitan community shaped by discretion, heritage and understated style. That founding sensibility still shapes Megève today, from its enchanting historic centre to the refined art de vivre that defines winter here.

Each winter, as the first candles of the Advent are lit, villages across the Alps are wrapped in a rare kind of magic. In towns like Gstaad and Megève, festive shopping becomes an unforgettable experience as they transform into chocolate box visions of festive perfection. 

Autumn is the perfect time for families to explore the Alps, when the peaks are dusted with the very first snows and the larch forests are tinged with gold.

Some places are remembered for how they make you feel. Others for the views you never quite forget, landscapes so quietly extraordinary that they seem to rearrange something within you. Across mountains, coastlines, lakes and gardens, Ultima Collection brings together some of the most remarkable luxury destinations in Europe, certain destinations have a way of slowing time down and turning ordinary moments into something altogether more lasting.

From the French Alps to the Mediterranean coast, from the shores of Lake Geneva to the Swiss Alps, every destination in the Ultima Collection carries its own distinct atmosphere, shaped by nature, light and the particular quality of the world at that altitude or latitude. And whether you're visiting for a summer break or a winter getaway, the feeling remains the same: that rare sense of being exactly where you are meant to be.

Geneva measures time differently. Not in hours or minutes, but in centuries of craft —quietly accumulated, meticulously refined and carried forward through generations of hands. Here, along the curve of Lake Geneva and beneath the time-honoured rhythms of the Alps, watchmaking moves beyond industry to become woven into the city’s cultural fabric, shaped by place, precision and time itself. 

Set on the Belvédère piste in Courchevel 1850, Ultima Hotel Courchevel is a luxury ski-in/ski-out chalet hotel in the French alps, paring a private butler service with direct access to Les Trois Vallées.

Megève has always offered a unique interpretation of Alpine life. The sleepy medieval village was transformed into a chic winter resort in the early 20th century by Baroness Noémie de Rothschild, creating a quintessentially French alternative to St Moritz that was designed around charm rather than bravado; a cosmopolitan community shaped by discretion, heritage and understated style. That founding sensibility still shapes Megève today, from its enchanting historic centre to the refined art de vivre that defines winter here.

Each winter, as the first candles of the Advent are lit, villages across the Alps are wrapped in a rare kind of magic. In towns like Gstaad and Megève, festive shopping becomes an unforgettable experience as they transform into chocolate box visions of festive perfection. 

Autumn is the perfect time for families to explore the Alps, when the peaks are dusted with the very first snows and the larch forests are tinged with gold.

Some places are remembered for how they make you feel. Others for the views you never quite forget, landscapes so quietly extraordinary that they seem to rearrange something within you. Across mountains, coastlines, lakes and gardens, Ultima Collection brings together some of the most remarkable luxury destinations in Europe, certain destinations have a way of slowing time down and turning ordinary moments into something altogether more lasting.

From the French Alps to the Mediterranean coast, from the shores of Lake Geneva to the Swiss Alps, every destination in the Ultima Collection carries its own distinct atmosphere, shaped by nature, light and the particular quality of the world at that altitude or latitude. And whether you're visiting for a summer break or a winter getaway, the feeling remains the same: that rare sense of being exactly where you are meant to be.

Geneva measures time differently. Not in hours or minutes, but in centuries of craft —quietly accumulated, meticulously refined and carried forward through generations of hands. Here, along the curve of Lake Geneva and beneath the time-honoured rhythms of the Alps, watchmaking moves beyond industry to become woven into the city’s cultural fabric, shaped by place, precision and time itself. 

Set on the Belvédère piste in Courchevel 1850, Ultima Hotel Courchevel is a luxury ski-in/ski-out chalet hotel in the French alps, paring a private butler service with direct access to Les Trois Vallées.

Megève has always offered a unique interpretation of Alpine life. The sleepy medieval village was transformed into a chic winter resort in the early 20th century by Baroness Noémie de Rothschild, creating a quintessentially French alternative to St Moritz that was designed around charm rather than bravado; a cosmopolitan community shaped by discretion, heritage and understated style. That founding sensibility still shapes Megève today, from its enchanting historic centre to the refined art de vivre that defines winter here.

Each winter, as the first candles of the Advent are lit, villages across the Alps are wrapped in a rare kind of magic. In towns like Gstaad and Megève, festive shopping becomes an unforgettable experience as they transform into chocolate box visions of festive perfection. 

Autumn is the perfect time for families to explore the Alps, when the peaks are dusted with the very first snows and the larch forests are tinged with gold.