San Antonio’s River Walk decked out in holiday decor.
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A Stroll Through San Antonio |
The Alamo isn’t the only thing visitors will remember about San Antonio. Besides exploring the eighteenth-century Spanish museum and other colonial missions along the city’s namesake river, travelers can meander down the miles-long River Walk or peruse the local art museums, galleries, and theaters. And Texas’s second largest city is quickly becoming known for its diverse culinary scene. “The unique mixing of the Euro-Catholic, German, Indigenous, and Mexican cultures, plus pockets of Spanish and French, over three hundred years has created an incredible recipe,” says John Russ, chef and co-owner of the restaurant Clementine. Read on for more ways to savor this vibrant melting pot.
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Six Must-Visit Restaurants
with Bold Texas Flavors |
A Former Texas Motor Motel
Gets a Facelift from a Preservationist |
Robert Earl Keen on the
Epic Trip Behind “Gringo Honeymoon” |
Meet the San Antonio Couple
Saving Old Spaces with New Restaurants |
A Look Inside Nineteen Hyaku, a Blend of
Japanese Design and Texas Hospitality |
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MORE TO EXPLORE: With a blend of history, culture, and coastal charm, Pensacola, Florida, is a destination that warrants repeat visits. During your first stay you might visit fascinating buildings and fortifications from the city’s rich past, which stretches back to 1559. The next trip may call for sunny days on Perdido Key and Pensacola Beach. But plan to return to fully immerse yourself in the buzzing downtown, home to eclectic shops and vibrant festivals, and to explore a culinary scene that showcases the city’s multicultural influences and Gulf Coast bounty. Plan your trip to Pensacola.
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ELSEWHERE AROUND THE SOUTH |
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Seven Cozy Southern Speakeasies
(and What to Order When You Go) |
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Marbella, Spain. It wasn’t too hard to get to this coastal Spanish city. I flew from New Orleans to Newark and caught United Airlines’ seasonal direct flight to Malaga, then drove a beautiful, breezy hour. Marbella has vast history—as far back as the seventh century—and today is a relaxing, shore-lined paradise. There’s lauded dining, ample shopping (consignment Prada, Andalusian antiques, and artisan jewelry), open-air sculptures by Salvador Dalí, and beautiful dove-hued beaches. These I found best investigated beneath a thatched umbrella with frozen cocktail in hand. More highlights:
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To see and be seen: Not quite as glitzy as Saint-Tropez or Monaco, Marbella is still a haunt of the rich and famous. I drove the palm-lined tropical highway to the Puerto Banús, a marina where Formula 1 owners love to dock a yacht. I slept in Old Town, or Casco Antiguo, at the new La Fonda Heritage Hotel. Opened in 2023, the sixteenth-century building was painstakingly restored.
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The Marbella Club: The town’s crown-jewel hotel, the Marbella Club was a darling of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. Fading photos of Princess Diana and Brigitte Bardot line the walls, in spaces decked in colorful splendor, with wild wallpapers and grand oil portraits. I booked a spa treatment, had a patio lunch, and purchased a few handwoven placemats with matching napkins in the chic gift shop.
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Spain’s Southern tomato soup: Salmorejo, the region’s thick, creamy, cold soup, is served everywhere. I enjoyed it most at Casa Eladio, an alfresco restaurant in a picturesque cobblestone laneway. A symphony of bright, sweet tomatoes, bracing notes of sherry, and the fattiness of olive oil, it’s often decorated in sprigs of basil and jamón or a hefty crouton and crumbles of boiled egg. It’s perfect for a New Orleans afternoon and requires a mere five, always-on-hand, ingredients. You can find a bevy of iterations online.
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