In June we welcomed our first UnTourists back to Europe. After over a year of COVID-related closures, we were thrilled to see early interest in travel. As Greece was the first of our destinations to reopen its border to international visitors, our Nafplio UnTour hosted our first guests, Sarah and Israel Quintal. Here they share…
Inverness and nearby Ardersier are our UnTours hometowns in the Scottish Highlands, a welcoming home base for a truly incredible region of natural beauty. I had the pleasure of staying in Inverness a few years ago when we first set up the program. Home to some 47,000 people and known as the capital of the Highlands,…
Our colleague Claudia Prieler recently shared these gorgeous shots of her beloved Vienna, a city of sophistication, royal architecture, and sublime beauty. Claudia, our Vienna UnTour host, is connected to the city’s storied arts and culture. A sought-after professional photographer, Claudia’s work appears to capture something beneath the surface of this music and art capital she…
We miss travel. We miss France. We miss the the vineyards of Southern France. Our UnTours at Home series has helped us bridge the time until we can return to Europe. Our Provence UnTour staff person Anne Plomb has helped bring France to us on Zoom. Before travel was suspended, Anne hosted Wine and Food…
We see new optimism among UnTourists as more and more Americans are vaccinated. All that we are reading and hearing encourages us to get ready for fall travel in 2021 and to prepare for possible summer trips as well. We hope to reopen all of our UnTours for travel this year! At the same time,…
The Sierras Subbéticas literally form the backyard for our Andalusia UnTour hometowns. Though central and wildly beautiful, this area is largely untouched by tourism. It is at the very center of our rural Andalusia UnTour. The Sierra Subbética, la Subbética for short, is a strikingly beautiful, rugged park located in the triangle that forms between…
Did you know that UnTours was the first certified B Corp in the world? We are a small company with a big footprint in the realm of progressive business; our late founder Hal Taussig helped shape the movement to make business a force for good. In honor of B Corp Month, we’ll look back at…
On the Passeig de Gràcia in the Eixample district of Barcelona is quite possibly the most famous block in Spain. The Block of Discord is an architectural mishmash of ostentation and color. We’re looking at some of Barcelona’s most colorful architecture as we get ready for our upcoming Virtual Weekend in Barcelona and Madrid. Barcelona’s…
We recently got this sweet message with video and photos from Urs, one of our favorite colleagues in Switzerland, known among our Swiss UnTour alumni for his positivity and his singing voice. We had to share his greetings, and a bit of his optimism. In Coronatimes, singers and yodlers like me have a hard time….
Missing Italy? Here’s a little glimpse of one of our favorite towns in Tuscany. A short taxi or bus ride from the city center of Florence, Fiesole doesn’t feel quite as ambitious as a day trip. Yet its history is distinct and important. No trip to Florence is complete without a side trip up into…