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Lake Como — the cover of Vol. 2 · No. 07 · July 2026
Luxury Stays & Rental News · Vol. 2 · No. 07 · July 2026
The cover story Lombardy · Italy

Lake Como

A straight-talking guide to choosing where to base on Lake Como — Bellagio, Varenna, Menaggio, the western villa towns, or the …

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Aerial view of the Copacabana Penthouse's rooftop pool above the beach, with the Rio de Janeiro coastline beyond 01
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro · Art de Vivre

Copacabana Penthouse

A thirteenth-floor duplex on Copacabana's beachfront: five suites, a marble staircase, and one of the neighbourhood's largest private pools on the roof.

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Sedona Pickler, a single-storey stucco home in West Sedona at dusk, with a tiled roof under a pink and blue evening sky 02
West Sedona, Arizona

Sedona Pickler

A four-bedroom home in West Sedona built around a private, regulation-size indoor pickleball court — heated, air-conditioned and playable in any season.

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The open living and dining room at Sea Sun Maui, glass doors leading to a lanai with views of the ocean and the West Maui Mountains 03
Kihei, Maui

Sea Sun Maui

A fully renovated two-bedroom condo at Kihei Holiday, on Maui's south shore, with ocean views from the living room, the dining table and a private lanai.

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In this issue

Three worth the whole trip

The clifftop temple of Uluwatu above the Indian Ocean on Bali's Bukit Peninsula in the late afternoon light. 02
Indonesia

Bali

A practical guide to choosing where to base in Bali — Seminyak, Canggu, Ubud, the Bukit, Sanur, or the resort south — plus private pool villas, when to go around the d…

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A wide Atlantic beach at Comporta on Portugal's Alentejo coast, backed by low sand dunes and pine 03
Alentejo · Portugal

Comporta

A practical guide to Comporta on Portugal's Alentejo coast: which village to base in, whether to take a cabana or a villa, when to come, and why you need a car.

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The Maya temple El Castillo standing on a limestone cliff above the turquoise Caribbean at the Tulum ruins 04
Quintana Roo · Mexico

Tulum

A plainspoken guide to choosing where to stay in Tulum: the off-grid beach road, the practical town of Tulum Pueblo, or newer neighborhoods like Aldea Zama, plus when …

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