Senses Douro Valley, Portugal

 Six Senses Douro Valley, Portugal

Apart from Seychelles, the Six Senses brand is also coming to Europe this year. The first opening is the Six Senses Douro Valley (photo, left), expected to open in spring 2015. Set in a restored 19th-century manor house, the 71-room resort overlooks a vine-covered rolling hills of the Douro Valley.
This is to be followed by Six Senses Mont Blanc in France (photo, right), in late 2015. It’s a new territory in more ways than one—after all it’s a ski resort, build by a chain most comfortable with beach hotels. Never-mind. This 32-suite Mont Blanc resort looks stunning, and it offers a panoramic view of Europe’s highest peak.
Portugal opening: mid-2015. Photos © Six Senses Resorts & Spas