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The rooftop bar blends indoor lounge space with an open-air terrace and is especially popular at sunset, thanks to sweeping views of downtown and the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Cortina d'Ampezzo — The lights shine from Olimpia della Tofane here every night, an eerily beautiful beacon in austere black and white hanging just off in the distance beyond Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Surrounded by a never-ending patchwork of tea plantations, with Castlereagh Reservoir glistening in the distance, this beautiful bungalow is a picture of colonial elegance.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Bowe set the world record for the 1,000 meters in 2019 and is a three-time world champion in the distance.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Cortina d'Ampezzo — The lights shine from Olimpia della Tofane here every night, an eerily beautiful beacon in austere black and white hanging just off in the distance beyond Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Surrounded by a never-ending patchwork of tea plantations, with Castlereagh Reservoir glistening in the distance, this beautiful bungalow is a picture of colonial elegance.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Bowe set the world record for the 1,000 meters in 2019 and is a three-time world champion in the distance.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“In the distance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20distance. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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