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Marrakech

Chauffeur and guide Ali

Marrakech

Yves Saint Laurent’s love of Morocco has been well-documented. The designer first visited the country in the 60s, and in the 1970s, Yves Saint Laurent and and his then-partner Pierre Berge bought Villa Oasis. The duo renovated the grounds and the site later became a museum. The bright blue finish of the house and the wild plants in the Jardin Majorelle garden have enchanted visitors ever since.

The South Downs

The green miles

Charleston was the country home of artists Vanessa Bell, Virginia Wolf´s sister, and Duncan Grant. From 1916 and the following half-century Charleston became the country meeting place for the group of artists, writers and intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group.

The South Downs

Breaky Bottom Vineyard outside Rodmell sits in a beautiful secluded fold in the Sussex Downs

 

The South Downs

The green miles

A windswept tree near Wolstonbury Hill

«A call to the desert»

Driving through Joshua Tree National Park

The South Downs

The green miles

Vanessa Bell´s bedroom and Duncan Grant´s studio at Charleston. Inspired by Italian fresco painting and the post-impressionists, the artists decorated the interior of their home in their unique style.

 

The South Downs

The green miles

The South Downs

The green miles

Head of collections and exhibitions, Dr Darren Clark photographed in the studio of artist Duncan Grant at Charleston, East Sussex.

 

The South Downs

The green miles

Winemaker Peter Hall photographed at Breaky Bottom Vineyard outside Rodmell.

In the early 1970s, Peter Hall was a pig farmer based in the South Downs. When he decided to switch to agriculture, it may have been the influence of his Burgundian mother that encouraged him to try grapes rather than raspberries. Nearly fifty years later, his enterprise has been one of the pioneers and success stories of English Sparkling wine.