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Alastair Sawday

Alastair founded Sawday’s over 25 years ago, publishing our first book based on notes from his French walking tours. His passion for slow, thoughtful travel remains our guiding light. Although France was his first love, he’s as at home in the Yorkshire Dales as he is in the cities of Europe. He loves great food shared in good company, places that go the extra mile to give a warm welcome and anything that gives bland corporate hotels a poke in the eye.

Articles by Alastair Sawday

Humanity over thread count

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

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Brittany’s Voie Vertes: Alastair Sawday rolls back the years

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

France

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Alastair Sawday: back to the France I fell in love with

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

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Alastair’s Travelling Light – Italy

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

15 min read

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A love letter to Europe

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

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Beauty, history, fraternity – the organisation preserving France

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

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Quintessential châteaux under £150

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

5 min read

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The scattered hotels saving Italy’s villages

Alastair Sawday

Sawday's Expert

3 min read