Bespoke European Journeys | The Other Way
Europe, Beyond The Obvious
For those ready to experience Europe the way Europeans do — slower, deeper, and far more delicious.
Luxury Europe travel is one of the most searched phrases in the world — and most of it looks exactly the same. The Eiffel Tower. The Colosseum. A gondola in Venice. These are extraordinary, and they have earned their place. But Europe rewards those who go further — into the truffle hills of Umbria, the pintxos bars of San Sebastián, the fishing villages of the Alentejo coast, the walled cities of Dalmatia, and the vine-covered valleys of the Douro. At The Other Way, we design luxury Europe travel that feels like discovery, not a checklist.
The Europe We Design
Far Beyond the Checklist
Every first-time traveler to Europe does Paris, Rome, and Barcelona. These cities are magnificent — and they deserve to be experienced well.But luxury Europe travel truly begins when you move beyond the obvious. When you spend a week in a Tuscan farmhouse and never feel the need to leave. When you sail the Dalmatian Coast on a private catamaran and stop at islands with no tourist infrastructure at all. When you eat in a restaurant in the Basque Country with no English menu and the best food of your life.We are a boutique travel design house that has spent years building ground knowledge across Europe — not just the famous cities, but the wine regions, the coastal villages, the mountain valleys, and the culinary trails that most travel companies never take you to.Our Europe travelers are not first-timers ticking boxes. They are people who have done Paris and Rome, and are now ready for the real Europe.
EXPLORE EUROPE
By Region
-- Curated The Other Way
Tuscany truffle hunts & Amalfi cliff roads
WESTERN EUROPE
Italy · France · Switzerland · Monaco
The continent’s most iconic heartland — and still its most rewarding when experienced slowly. Private vineyard dinners in Chianti. Dawn at the Amalfi cliff edge before the crowds arrive. A truffle hunt in Umbria followed by lunch cooked with what you found. Western Europe at its most indulgent.
Pintxos trails, wine valleys & Portugal's quiet coast
IBERIAN PENINSULA
Portugal · Spain · Basque Country · Andalusia
Europe’s most underrated corner — and our personal favourite. San Sebastián’s pintxos bars. The Douro Valley by river cruise. Lisbon’s hidden fado houses. Seville at festival time. The Alentejo coast where the Atlantic is cold and the villages are unchanged. Iberia is inexhaustible.
Aegean sailing, hidden coves & island life
MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS
Greece · Croatia · Sicily · Malta · Corsica
Not Santorini in August. The smaller Cyclades — Folegandros, Milos, Naxos — where the tavernas are family-run and the beaches are reached by boat. The Dalmatian islands between Split and Dubrovnik. Sicily’s baroque hill towns and fish markets at dawn. Mediterranean luxury on its own terms.
Baroque cities, river journeys & hidden heritage
EASTERN EUROPE
Croatia · Slovenia · Czech Republic · Hungary · Poland
Europe’s most historically layered and least crowded region. Dubrovnik’s old city at 6am before the cruise ships dock. Ljubljana’s café culture and dragon bridge. Budapest’s thermal baths and ruin bars. Kraków’s medieval square and salt mine cathedrals. Eastern Europe rewards the curious.
Mountain villages, ski chalets & Dolomite drives
ALPINE EUROPE
Switzerland · Austria · Dolomites · Bavaria · Slovenia
The Alps in summer are as extraordinary as in winter — and far less crowded. Hiking between Swiss mountain villages. A private chalet in the Dolomites with views that defy description. Vienna’s concert halls and Kunsthistorisches Museum. Bavaria’s fairy-tale castles without the queues.
Fjords, design cities & midnight sun
Northern Europe
Norway · Denmark · Sweden · Finland · Netherlands
Scandinavia’s design aesthetic extends to everything — how cities are planned, how food is prepared, how nature is respected. A fjord cruise in Norway at midnight sun. Copenhagen’s Noma-era restaurant scene. Helsinki’s sauna culture and Baltic archipelago. Northern Europe for those who appreciate restraint as luxury.
Discover Europe,
Your Way
Bespoke luxury Europe travel, designed entirely around your vibe.
Whether you are drawn to Tuscany's slow mornings, the Basque Country's extraordinary food, a Dalmatian sailboat at sunset, or a mountain village in the Dolomites that has no tourists — your luxury Europe travel journey begins with a single conversation.
SIGNATURE EUROPE EXPERIENCES
Curated The Other Way
Eight ways to experience an Europe most travelers never reach.
01 — FEATURED
A private truffle hunt in the hills of Umbria
Deep in the oak forests above Spoleto, a third-generation tartufaio and his dog work the early morning ground before the mist lifts. You follow. You find. You cook lunch together with what you've discovered — pasta, olive oil, and truffles that were underground two hours ago. This is luxury Europe travel at its most quietly extraordinary.
02
Sail the Dalmatian Coast on a private catamaran
Split to Dubrovnik — but not the way anyone else does it. Private boat, island-hopping, hidden coves with no other boats, and fish caught that morning at lunch.
03
A pintxos crawl through San Sebastián
The world's most Michelin-starred city per capita. A guided evening through the old town's bars — each one serving something extraordinary on a piece of bread.
04
Spend a week in a Tuscan farmhouse — properly
Not a hotel that looks like one. A restored 16th-century masseria with an estate, a cook, a wine cellar, and absolutely nowhere you need to be.
05
The Douro Valley by river and road
Portugal's wine country from the water — vineyard terraces dropping to the river, quintas open only to those who know to ask, and port wine at the source.
06
Athens beyond the Acropolis
The Athens most travelers miss — Monastiraki's antique dealers, a private evening at the National Archaeological Museum, and dinner in a rooftop taverna that isn't in any guide.
07- OFFBEAT
The Alentejo — Portugal's cork forests and empty coast
Two hours south of Lisbon, the Alentejo is one of Europe's last genuinely undiscovered regions. Cork oak forests as far as you can see. White hilltop villages with Roman foundations. An Atlantic coastline so unspoiled it feels like the 1970s. Boutique wine estates where the owner pours you a glass before dinner. This is the luxury Europe travel experience we are quietly proud to know better than almost anyone.
And if none of these feel quite right — tell us how you want to feel, and we'll design something entirely your own.
Why Choose The Other Way for
Luxury Europe Travel
Europe is the world's most visited continent — which means it is also the easiest place to have a mediocre experience if you don't know where to go and who to trust. Luxury Europe travel done well is about access, pace, and knowledge. Here is what we bring:
We know the Europe beyond the famous cities Our ground knowledge extends into the Alentejo, the Basque Country, the Dalmatian islands, the Dolomite valleys, and the Greek islands that don't appear in listicles. We have eaten in the restaurants, stayed in the properties, and built the relationships that make the difference.
Vibe-based itinerary design — not templates Every Europe journey begins with your vibe. Connoisseurs get slow wine country mornings and private museum access. Firecrackers get rooftop bars, festival timing, and high-design city hotels. Explorers get coastal drives, village trails, and culinary deep dives. The Collective gets shared villas, group dinners, and experiences that bond people.
Boutique stays, always Family-run hotels in converted palazzos. Wine estate stays in the Douro. Private villas on Croatian islands. Shepherd's huts in the Alentejo. We handpick every property for soul and setting — never for name recognition alone.
Multi-country fluency Europe's magic often lies in combinations — Lisbon and the Alentejo. The Dolomites and Venice. Athens and the smaller Cyclades. We design seamless multi-country journeys where the connections between places are as considered as the places themselves.
A curator with you throughout Direct line to your travel designer from planning to return. Not a call centre. Not a WhatsApp group with a stranger. Real expertise, real time, real accountability.
Got Questions?
Everything you need to know about traveling to Europe with us
Can't find your answer here? Speak directly to your curator — we're real people, not a chatbot.
Most travel companies design Europe around the famous cities. We design luxury Europe travel around what lies between and beyond them — wine regions, coastal villages, culinary trails, and experiences that feel genuinely personal. Every itinerary is built from scratch around your vibe.
We design journeys across Western Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland), the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, Basque Country), the Mediterranean (Greece, Croatia, Sicily, Malta), Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary), Alpine Europe (Switzerland, Austria, Dolomites), and Northern Europe (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland).
Both — but the experience is very different. First-time luxury Europe travelers often want a curated mix of iconic highlights done slowly and well. Return travelers want to go deeper — the Alentejo instead of Lisbon, Folegandros instead of Santorini, Umbria instead of Rome. We design both with equal care.
For a single country done well, 10–12 days minimum. For a multi-country journey, 14–18 days is ideal. We never rush Europe — the pace is part of the experience.
Yes — and this is where we excel. Our best Europe journeys often combine two or three countries in ways that feel seamless: Lisbon to the Douro to San Sebastián. Athens to the Cyclades to Crete. We design the connections as carefully as the destinations.
Late spring (May–June) and early autumn (September–October) are our favourite seasons — warm, uncrowded, and extraordinarily beautiful. Summer is ideal for the coast and islands. Winter is perfect for cities, Christmas markets, and Alpine stays. We design around the best season for your specific itinerary.
We provide full guidance on Schengen visa requirements for Indian passport holders and advise on documentation, timing, and the most straightforward application process as part of every luxury Europe travel journey we design.
THE OTHER WAY
Your Europe journey starts here
Bespoke luxury Europe travel — designed entirely around your vibe.
Whether you are drawn to Tuscany's slow mornings, the Basque Country's extraordinary food, a Dalmatian sailboat at sunset, the cork forests of the Alentejo, or a mountain village in the Dolomites that has no tourists — your luxury Europe travel journey begins with a single conversation.
