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European Summer Migration

Global wealth relocates to the water and Observer maps European power: Greek shipping dynasties, French Power Families, the yachting industry and the widening gap between how the US and Europe govern AI and finance.

Hermes CEO Axel Dumas and Dame Anna Wintour attend the Hermès SS26 Women's Show on October 4, 2025 in Paris, France.

Hermès’ Scarcity Model Shields Europe’s Richest Family From the Luxury Slump

As rivals struggle with weaker luxury demand, Hermès’ tightly controlled production and family ownership continue to protect its growth.
By Rachel Curry
A collage combines angled covers of books set on or associated with the French Riviera, including Akin, Bonjour Tristesse, Tender Is the Night and The Garden of Eden.

How Literature’s Greats Saw the Côte d’Azur

These books not only captured but also helped shape the mythos of the French Riviera.
By Henry Roberts

At Finca La Bobadilla, a Chance to Get Lost in the Andalusian Countryside

Rolling olive groves, zero paved roads, and 850 acres of untouched countryside turn this remote Spanish hotel into the ultimate escape.
By Caitlin White
An abstract seascape shows a glowing yellow sky and sun reflected across dark water, with a small sailboat near the right side.

At MICAS, Reggie Burrows Hodges’s Vision of Malta

By Henry Roberts
French AI developer Mistral's co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch speaks during the opening keynote of Mistral's "AI Now Summit" event at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris on May 28, 2026.

Arthur Mensch’s Mistral Is Europe’s Best Bet for Sovereign A.I.

By Tim Keary
Jacqueline Kennedy and Marella Agnelli on a pier in Amalfi before embarking on the yacht Agneta.

The Socialite Who Married Fiat’s Playboy King and Became Truman Capote’s Original Swan

By Jennifer Ashley Wright
Museum of Contemporary art

One Fine Show: “Views of Vexation of Spirit” at the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto

By Dan Duray

L’Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus Bets on A.I. to Extend a Nearly $100B Family Fortune

By Beth Duckett
A sunlit waterfront town with tightly packed pastel buildings, terracotta roofs, a red-and-yellow church tower and a round stone fort sits beneath dramatic clouds beside blue water.

In Saint-Tropez, a Gallery Scene Has Grown Up Alongside the Glamour

By Henry Roberts
A spacious contemporary gallery displays paintings, sculptures and freestanding installations beneath white beams, with historic stonework visible along one wall.

Jean-Marc Bustamante Gives Arles a New Contemporary Art Space

By Elisa Carollo

The Controlled Experiment Behind Costa Smeralda, Sardinia’s Protected Luxury Coast

By Paul Jebara
aerial view of beach in the summer

A First-Timer’s Guide to the Softer Side of Ibiza, From Locals Who Get It

By Allie Lebos
A vintage stylized image of patrons enjoying a singer

Why the Most Compelling Luxury Hotels Start With a Point of View

By Ryan Crown
Fiat Jolly presented for Techno Classica

For Italian Automakers, Beauty Has Always Come Before Horsepower

By John Scott Lewinski
View of an arrival and departure notification board near the entrance of the TWA terminal at Kennedy Airport, New York c. 1965

How A.I. Ended the Era of Launch Here, Localize Later

By Bryan Murphy
LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault arrives before a state dinner organised in honor of the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Thailand at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris France on June 29, 2026.

Bernard Arnault’s Succession Looms as LVMH Returns to Growth

By Beth Duckett

The Ultimate Cannes Beach Club Guide, Ranked By a Summer Insider

By Caitlin White
A wide view of the colorful buildings of Porto Portugal along the water with small, coloful boats in the foreground

The Best Art Galleries in Porto, Portugal 

By Tamar Lortkipanidze
oceanside lounge area.

The Insider’s Guide to Saint-Tropez, Beyond the Yacht Parade

By Paul Jebara
Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are seen on Jeff Bezos' yacht on June 12, 2023 in Portofino, Italy.

Why More Billionaires Are Chartering Superyachts Instead of Buying

By Rachel Curry
A photo of a Capri beach club with striped umbrellas, wooden cabanas, and sunbathers on a wooden terrace overlooking the sea, with the Faraglioni rock formations visible in the distance.

The Emptons: Estates Forsaken as Hamptonites Flee for European Shores

By Richard Kirshenbaum
61st Biennale Art 2026

What the Venice Biennale Reveals About the West’s Cultural Confidence

By Lucas Bitencourt
A wide aerial view of the European Parliament's new headquarters of the EU and an administrative home to the Members of European Parliament (MEPs), at the time of its opening, on 16th October 1993, in Brussels, Belgium

Why Clarity, Not Control, Will Define the Global Race to Govern A.I.

By Irina Denisenko
A monumental dark spider sculpture stands above a mirror-like reflecting pool beside a glass pavilion, with trees and wooded hills reflected across the water.

A Summer Art Road Trip Through the South of France

By Elisa Carollo
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