Tamie Adaya leads quite an exciting life traveling the globe in search of great cities, famous hotels, renowned restaurants and museums.

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Petersburgopens to guests on August 1, 2013 and is part of Four Seasons Historic Hotels, a small sub-collection within the famous luxury brand that includes unique and architecturally important heritage hotels in Europe, set in buildings dating from the fifteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

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While The Plaza and Peninsula are famous brands, lesser-known hotels are landmarks, too.

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But if the Pritzker family is to be given a notch in history it will be for its pioneering hotels rather than as a famous owner of money.

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The skyline of the city, famous for its citadel and ancient monuments, is changing rapidly, with new hotels being built to accommodate visitors form Iraq and beyond.

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In the past few years, a number of luxury palace hotels have opened in and around the city, including the revamp of the famous La Mamounia, the sumptuous Palais Namaskar and its water gardens, and the walled Selman just minutes from the medina.

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