Olivia Stone

Design-led travel. Quiet corners, good light, beautiful rooms. Copenhagen to Seoul.

Places Olivia Stone recommends

• Gamla Stan (Old Town, Stockholm, Sweden): Ochre lanes and the narrowest alley in the city. Wander before the day-trippers.
• Bukchon Hanok Village (Jongno, Seoul, South Korea): Traditional hanok rooftops with the city behind. Early morning, quiet shoes.
• Jardin Majorelle (Gueliz, Marrakech, Morocco): That cobalt blue against the cacti. Go right at opening for empty paths.
• Designmuseum Danmark (Frederiksstaden, Copenhagen, Denmark): The chair gallery alone is worth the trip. Light, calm, perfect.
• Musée Rodin Garden (7th arrondissement, Paris, France): Skip the queues at the big museums. Sit in the rose garden with The Thinker.
• Café Central (Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria): Vaulted ceilings and a melange. Sit with a newspaper like it’s 1910.
• Schönbrunn Gardens (Hietzing, Vienna, Austria): Skip the palace queue — the free gardens up to the Gloriette are the magic.
• Fotografiska (Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden): Photography museum with a top-floor café and harbour view. Open late.
• Shakespeare and Company (5th arrondissement, Paris, France): Creaky-floor English bookshop by the Seine. Buy something, get it stamped.
• Le Jardin Secret (Medina, Marrakech, Morocco): A restored riad garden tucked in the souks. Climb the tower for the rooftop view.
• La Banchina (Refshaleoen, Copenhagen, Denmark): Tiny harbour cafe. Coffee, a sauna, and a jump in the sea.
• Gyeongbokgung Palace (Jongno, Seoul, South Korea): Rent a hanbok nearby for free entry. Catch the guard-changing ceremony.
• Bahia Palace (Medina, Marrakech, Morocco): Carved cedar ceilings and zellij courtyards. Every doorway is a photo.
• Onion Anguk (Jongno, Seoul, South Korea): A café inside a converted hanok. The pandoro and a flat white in the courtyard.
• Marché des Enfants Rouges (Le Marais, Paris, France): The oldest covered market in Paris. Moroccan plate, then a wander through the Marais.
• Kunsthistorisches Museum (Innere Stadt, Vienna, Austria): Bruegel’s room alone. Then coffee under the dome in the café.
• Reffen Street Food (Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, Denmark): Sea-air containers full of food stalls. Go at golden hour with a natural wine.
• Rosendals Trädgård (Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden): A biodynamic garden café. Cinnamon bun in the orchard, then a slow walk.
• Naschmarkt (Wieden, Vienna, Austria): Saturday is the one. Cheese, olives, and a long lunch at a stall.
• Atelier September (Indre By, Copenhagen, Denmark): The avocado-on-rye that launched a thousand photos. Worth it, somehow.
• Canal Saint-Martin (10th arrondissement, Paris, France): Iron footbridges and picnic crews at dusk. The locals’ Paris.
• Jemaa el-Fnaa (Medina, Marrakech, Morocco): Overwhelming by design. Watch it fill from a terrace café with a mint tea.
• Leeum Museum of Art (Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea): Three buildings by three star architects. The traditional-art wing is the quiet gem.
• Archipelago ferry to Vaxholm (Vaxholm, Stockholm, Sweden): An hour on the water to a wooden-house island town. The best cheap "cruise".
• Naksan Park Wall (Ihwa, Seoul, South Korea): Walk the old fortress wall at dusk for the whole-city light show.
• Sainte-Chapelle (Île de la Cité, Paris, France): Go on a sunny morning when the stained glass sets the whole room alight.
• Louisiana Museum (Humlebæk, Copenhagen, Denmark): Day trip north. Modern art with sculpture lawns running down to the sea.

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