September 2026
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The Real White Lotus Hotels — Where Every Season Was Filmed
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#1 this monthFlorence, Italy
Loggia Rooftop Bar
A refined rooftop above the Oltrarno with a sweeping view over terracotta roofs to the Duomo and hills beyond.
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#2 this monthParis, France
Le Bristol Rooftop Suite
A private terrace above the Faubourg with a rose-hedged view of Sacré-Cœur, reserved for suite guests.
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#3 this monthMilan, Italy
Terrazza Gallia
A tenth-floor terrace above the Excelsior Gallia with Alps-clear views and a serious martini list.
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#4 this monthAmsterdam, Netherlands
Waldorf Astoria Peacock Alley
A canal-house terrace bar with hedged privacy and a discreet cocktail list.
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#5 this monthRotterdam, Netherlands
Nhow Rotterdam Skybar
A cantilevered terrace over the Maas with skyline and bridge views.
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#6 this monthThe Hague, Netherlands
Hotel Des Indes Bar
A garden terrace at the grand dame hotel where royalty and diplomats drink discreetly.
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#7 this monthMadrid, Spain
Picalagartos Sky Bar
A tenth-floor terrace over Gran Vía with a serious vermouth cellar.
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#8 this monthLisbon, Portugal
Topo Mouraria
A rooftop bar in Mouraria where locals watch sun set over the castle.
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#9 this monthIstanbul, Turkey
Upper Ist
A minimalist rooftop above The Peninsula Istanbul with a straight-on Bosphorus and Old City view.
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