Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that's little changed since its founding more than a millennium ago.

For a vibrant place that is a combination of Italian and Austrian culture, head to this sunny city with the Dolomites on its ...

The villas at Mirror Lake will include four "treehouse" cabins, with spiral staircases wrapped around white pine trees, and bedrooms cantilevered over cliffs.