Say ciao to stress during your 50-minute aromatherapy couples massage at The Spa at Ravella, or strut the glittering, neon-lit Las Vegas Strip just 15 minutes away.

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Whether you visit in the winter for Christmas markets glittering under snowflakes, or in the spring when the flowers in the city's many parks are in bloom, the city is sure to charm.

CNN: Luxuriating in 'Old World' Vienna

In her will, Hepburn forbade the sale of her Oscars (she won four for best actress) or costumes leaving fans the chance to possess only her less glittering possessions--furniture, souvenirs, address books, passports and her own artwork.

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These days, this often means gambling the night away at one of the glittering casinos found on the small island of Grand Bahama or in the capital of Nassau on the island of New Providence.

BBC: Surf and turf gambling in the Bahamas

Time was when the festival's glittering opening night almost invariably meant staple fare by, say, Mozart, Verdi or Richard Strauss.

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