PEAK Form

Head for the HILLS (or higher) for a slew of spots that deliver DRAMATIC SCENERY and COOLER CLIMES

TEXT BY GISELA WILLIAMS

In an issue dedicated to performance, what travel destination could be more on theme than those resorts and respites where one can behold the magnetic majesty of mountains, nature’s finest show, up close? For almost every culture and religion, those peaks, shaped by tectonic plates colliding and volcanoes exploding, symbolize transformation and the divine. More and more travelers are seeking out mountain towns over beaches during summer months for their cooler climates. In the wild north of Norway, where the sun doesn’t set for weeks at a time in the summer, guests at the new Wood Hotel Bodø, built near the summit of Mount Rønvik, can hike a network of trails even at midnight. For those who would rather take in their surroundings with a drink in hand, the 177-room lodge…

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Harper's Bazaar (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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