Vogue's Top Fall Travel Destinations: From Malta to Kyoto
Vogue has published a list of nine recommended travel destinations for autumn, catering to a variety of travel styles. The list includes Malta, Banff in Canada, upstate New York, Tuscany, Maine, the Scottish Highlands, Kyoto, Saint-Émilion, and Paris. Each destination is paired with specific hotel recommendations and notable features. For instance, Malta offers historic forts and warm sea swimming through October, with the newly opened Casa Bonavita hotel. Banff features golden trees and five national parks, with the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and its new Basin Glacial Waters spa. Upstate New York highlights antiquing and hiking, with the Six Bells Countryside Inn. Tuscany is noted for the vendemmia (grape harvest) and medieval towns, with the new Collegio alla Querce hotel. Maine offers coastal trails and apple picking, with the Longfellow Hotel in Portland. The Scottish Highlands are ideal for the Braemar Gathering and rugged landscapes, with Boath House near Nairn. Kyoto is known for scarlet fall foliage and tea ceremonies, with the Sowaka hotel near Yasaka Shrine. Saint-Émilion is a wine city with harvest activities, and Château de Ferrand is a working vineyard with guest rooms. Paris is described as especially pretty in fall, with new eateries like Rojo, and the Le Grand Mazarin hotel in the Marais. The article also mentions various Airbnb properties as alternatives.
Key facts
- Vogue lists nine fall travel destinations: Malta, Banff, upstate New York, Tuscany, Maine, Scottish Highlands, Kyoto, Saint-Émilion, and Paris.
- Malta is located south of Sicily and offers warm sea swimming through October.
- Casa Bonavita, a restored 18th-century palazzo, opened in May as a 17-room boutique hotel.
- Banff in Canada has five national parks, including Jasper.
- Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise features the newly unveiled Basin Glacial Waters spa.
- Upstate New York includes Hudson Valley, Catskills, and Finger Lakes, with antiquing and hiking.
- Six Bells Countryside Inn is a just-opened hotel in upstate New York.
- Tuscany is known for the vendemmia (grape harvest) and medieval towns like Lucca and San Gimignano.
- Collegio alla Querce recently opened in Florence with neoclassical frescoes.
- Maine offers trails, apple picking, and the Longfellow Hotel in Portland, opened in 2024.
- The Scottish Highlands host the Braemar Gathering on the first Saturday of September.
- Boath House is an 1820s Georgian estate near Nairn with a woodland sauna.
- Kyoto's fall foliage is scarlet red, with tea ceremonies and boat rides on the Hozugawa River.
- Sowaka is a boutique hotel near Yasaka Shrine with 23 accommodations.
- Saint-Émilion is a wine city in southwestern France, best visited in fall for harvest.
- Château de Ferrand is a working vineyard with three guest rooms renovated in 2019.
- Paris is especially pretty in fall with thinned tourist crowds and new eateries like Rojo.
- Le Grand Mazarin is a hotel in the Marais with candy-colored rooms and trompe l'oeil frescoes.
Entities
Institutions
- Vogue
- Casa Bonavita
- Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
- Basin Glacial Waters
- Six Bells Countryside Inn
- Collegio alla Querce
- Longfellow Hotel
- Boath House
- Sowaka
- Château de Ferrand
- Le Grand Mazarin
- Rojo
Locations
- Malta
- Sicily
- Banff
- Canada
- Jasper
- Alberta
- Nordegg
- Upstate New York
- Hudson Valley
- Catskills
- Finger Lakes
- Saugerties
- Tuscany
- Italy
- Lucca
- San Gimignano
- Florence
- Siena
- Maine
- Portland
- Stockton Springs
- Acadia National Park
- Scottish Highlands
- Scotland
- Nairn
- Braemar
- Kyoto
- Japan
- Hozugawa River
- Yasaka Shrine
- Saint-Émilion
- France
- Bordeaux
- Paris
- Marais
- Jardin du Luxembourg