Arriving in Portals Nous, the first thing you see is white: a curved façade above the bay, light on smooth surfaces and the sea beyond. The Donna Portals is about fifteen minutes from Palma, close to the Puerto Portals marina, with its own access to the beach. Formerly the Iberostar Grand Portals Nous, the hotel reopened under its new name in March 2024. Penthouse Panorama Suite overlooking the bay of Portals Nous. Image: The Donna Portals A hotel as a gallery The interiors a

Sometimes it is not the grand experiences that define a stay. It is the hours in between. Those moments when there is nothing to achieve, nowhere to be, and you are simply allowed to exist in the present. At Giardino Ascona, there is a place dedicated precisely to that: the dipiù Spa. While Ticino’s palm trees sway gently in the breeze outside and Lake Maggiore lies just a short walk away, the spa opens up a world that operates at a deliberately slower pace. The sense of calm