Boasting centuries of American history amidst the urban landscapes of a thriving modern metropolis, Boston is a mecca for tourists year-round. But never is it more magnificent than at Christmastime, when many of the city’s most storied landmarks are adorned with towering firs, glittering lights, vibrantly hued poinsettias, and all manner of Yuletide finery.
Thoughtful renovations ensure the ideal blend of traditional elegance and modern amenities at the ornately appointed Fairmont Copley Plaza, an iconic symbol of style since its gala opening in 1912.
The Bertram Inn, a charming bed-and-breakfast in nearby Brookline, Massachusetts, offers guests an opportunity to step back in time to the early twentieth century, with its grand sweeping staircase, oak paneling, and cozy hearthside gathering spots.
Built in 1804, the gracious four-story townhouse of the wealthy Dr. Arthur Nichols family has been restored and preserved as the Nichols House Museum and features an exquisite collection of American and European antiques, Flemish tapestries, sculpture, and Asian works of art.
Since 1890, The College Club of Boston has thrived as a dynamic organization devoted to the promotion of culture, education, and philanthropy. Today, this quaint Victorian brownstone houses an eleven-room bed-and-breakfast, as well as lavishly furnished meeting rooms.
Reminiscent of a fifteenth-century Venetian palace, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum showcases an impressive collection of priceless works. A foremost female patron of the arts, Gardner was a longtime champion of the artists and writers of her time, including John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, and Henry James.
To view more of the City on a Hill, see “Boston Dressed for the Holidays,” on page 23 of the November/December 2013 issue of Victoria magazine.
I love the decorating photographs in your magazine.
As a subscriber to several major decorating magazines, I know which is best.
Victoria Magazine surpasses itself with each beautiful issue.
Please send my appreciation to the wonderful photographers who are totally amazing!
They use different angles/or perhaps include one tiny decorating object that perhaps
no one else except me will even notice. We built a new home in 2000. It is elegant
and is always evolving.
Your beautiful magazine will give me an idea, perhaps one or two per issue. It inspires me to have our home the showpiece in the area in which we live. I am always looking for different and elegant decor objects.
I look forward to the next issue.
Thank you Lyndia, your comments are so appreciated!