Paul Coehlo writes:

On the meaning of Travel

Travel as a pilgrimage; with the firm intention of being at one with a place, an environment, other people... in order to share. Is this not our main reason for living?

On why small hotels are special

On Inn keepers

These innkeepers and chefs themselves exude their environment. Here and nowhere   else, they have found their way, the expression of their life. They personify their surroundings. The immersion is total and unique.

Henceforth, there is no other choice but to place our trust in them; to dare to leave the familiar comfort of our own world to enter theirs; to be curious to encounter their culture, gastronomy and territory. Forget "It's not good to talk to strangers", as our parents would often tell us, we must reach out to them in order to reach within ourselves.

On meeting new people

On Relais & Chateaux

This richness, these pilgrimages to elsewhere, are to places that are just as unique as each and every one of us; Relais & Châteaux has been proposing them for more than 50 years. All you need do is let yourself go and let yourself be guided.