Over 4 seasons of Succession, we’ve watched, with scrumptious schadenfreude, because the Roys schemed, bitched, betrayed, whined, mumbled, and bumbled advert nauseum, oftentimes whereas swaddled in some wealthy and rarefied (albeit vacuous) cocoon of their billionaires’ existence. They’ve been sequestered from the plenty in shiny glass castles within the sky; within the mahogany-trimmed sun-dappled glow of daddy’s PJ (with good cell reception!); in middle-of-nowhere Icelandic spas; in lavish Tuscan villas and textured English manors.
If there was something to envy about these unhappy sacks—apart from the Loro Piana baseball caps and all their sartorial stealth wealth accoutrements—it is the informal indifference with which they traversed the globe and inhabited its most lovely corners. Cash could not purchase happiness, however it positive can put the world at your fingertips.
These four-ish years have additionally been enjoyable for us, particularly from the wanderlust-inspiring angle. The Roys could have been too absorbed of their petulant greed and manipulations to ever benefit from the view, however the remainder of us actually can. As we bid adieu to TV’s most entertainingly depraved clan, we additionally give somewhat thanks for the journey ideas. Your Succession Grand Tour begins right here.
Season 1
Santa Fe
There was no such factor as a “vacation” within the Roys’ universe. Each journey had a enterprise objective and “household bonding time” solely occurred with reporters—and the Waystar comms workforce—round to spin it favorably for the press. Such was the case when Logan and co. descended on Connor’s New Mexico ranch for a weekend of household remedy (episode 7, “Austerlitz”).
Rancho Alegre, a 175-acre property exterior of Santa Fe, stood in for Connor’s pad. Designed by William F. Tull, who was well-known for his Southwestern Pueblo-inspired work, the ranch is owned by Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz, who rents it out for multigenerational celebrations and holidays. There are 11 bedrooms, unfold out between an 11,000-square-foot important residence, a ranch home, and a plaza with its personal roof deck, chapel, recording studio, and rose backyard.
Bishop’s Lodge.
If, in contrast to the Roys, you do not usually journey with a 20-person entourage, keep on the Bishop’s Lodge, an Auberge Resort located nearer to city. The restored 150-year-old landmark makes for a luxe dwelling base for exploring the distinctive metropolis, whether or not it is gallery hopping on Canyon Highway, tracing Georgia O’Keeffe’s footsteps at her dwelling and studio in Abiquiu, or having fun with an evening on the alfresco Santa Fe Opera.
The Cotswolds
The Roys convened within the English countryside for the final two episodes of the season for Shiv and Tom’s wedding ceremony, which came about on the ancestral property of her mom, Woman Caroline Collingwood. The actual-life Eastnor Citadel, the place it was all filmed, is situated in Herefordshire, in charming Cotswolds.
Shiv (Sarah Snook) in England.
The splendid pile has belonged to the identical household for the reason that nineteenth century. As with lots of England’s impossibly giant aristocratic properties, the current house owners open up elements of their manse and the grounds to movie and TV shoots, occasions, weddings, daytime guests, and in a single day visitors. To remain on the fort, there are 12 bedrooms obtainable for a full buy-out—so you may actually dig into the lord-of-the-manor vibe—every layered with interval particulars and furnishings.
Are you able to guess which Succession scene was filmed right here?
Season 2
Iceland
Season 2 opened with Kendall soaking in a bath in an Icelandic spa. The scene was filmed in a non-public residence (the identical one which was featured in an episode of Black Mirror) however Logan’s primary boy may need felt simply as dwelling at Deplar Farm. Positioned on a transformed sheep farm within the Fljót Valley of the Northern Troll Peninsula, this 13-room, 28,000-square-foot property is about as distant as you may get in a rustic already identified for its middle-of-nowhere backdrops.
Deplar Farm has two helipads. What might be extra Succession than that?
In the event you’re seeking to dry out à la Kendall, that is the place to do it. Almost half of the sq. footage is devoted to a state-of-the-art spa, which has Isopod flotation tanks, geothermal indoor and outside swimming pools, a yoga studio, and an alfresco Viking sauna. Adrenaline junkies may also get their repair: the record of actions consists of browsing, fats biking, whale watching, climbing, trout fishing, clay taking pictures, snowmobiling, and heli-skiing.
Find out how to detox like a Roy.
The Adirondacks
The Adirondacks have outdated cash roots that return to the Gilded Age, when Carnegies, Morgans, Astors, and Vanderbilts constructed extravagant timbered summer season retreats (often known as Nice Camps) alongside the sprawling area’s lakeshores. So it made sense for the fashionable robber barons of Succession to converge on the Adirondacks in episode 6 for Argestes, their billionaires’ media retreat, the place they might community with Center Jap aristos and decide at $75 Cobb salads. In actuality, Lake Placid’s Whiteface Lodge, the place it was filmed, is a way more accessible—and family-friendly—resort with a lot to do, from climbing and biking, to whitewater rafting and fishing, to boating and golf.
The Roys, although, by no means being ones for sharing their areas, may need been extra snug renting out the 11 rooms at The Level. Its ultra-luxe, all-inclusive expertise—assume five-course dinners each evening, black-tie evenings twice every week, caviar tastings—is actually a one percenters’ draw, as is its historical past: the idyllic retreat was once an Adirondack Nice Camp, and it is the one one that’s open to the general public. Its former house owners? The Rockefellers.
The Level.
London
Naturally the Roys had their very own lavish townhouse in London, used briefly to settle their varied UK-based affairs, of each the enterprise and extramarital selection (keep in mind Rhea Jarrell?). The English capital, so flush with outdated cash and nouveaux riches, has no scarcity of fabulous accommodations worthy of the Roys. However to duplicate that home-away-from-home vibe, take into account 11 Cadogan Gardens, town’s solely Relais & Châteaux, which has 62 keys (six of that are flats that every take up a flooring of a Victorian townhouse), is in stylish Chelsea, and grants you entry to the non-public Cadogan Gardens.
Scotland
Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and Shiv (Snook) in entrance of the V&A Museum in Dundee.
In episode 8, Logan reluctantly returned to his hometown of Dundee for a gala celebrating his fiftieth anniversary at Waystar. The social gathering came about on the V&A Dundee, sister museum of the London flagship. As for the place your entire entourage stayed? The Benz motorcade dropped them off at Gleneagles, lower than an hour away. The stately century-old property has all of the grand and richly draped trappings to befit a Roy, and, for the remainder of us, makes for a quintessential Scottish countryside vacation of falconry, horseback driving, off-road driving in a classic Land Rover Defender, and recreation taking pictures.
Gleneagles, the Roys’scottish palace.
Croatia
The Roys introduced their drama to the excessive seas for the finale of Succession‘s sophomore season, cruising across the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia in dad’s opulent superyacht, or, as Connor known as it, “Our metropolis on the water. It is like Venice, however it smells good.” The boat, a 279-foot vessel often known as the Solandge, is on the market to constitution for one million and alter per week. What does that get you? Murano glasswork, 49 forms of marble, greater than 30 forms of wooden, six decks, a big pool, an indoor movie show, an elevator, and a fully-stocked wine cellar.
The Roys at sea.
Choose dry land? Croatia’s picturesque Dalmatian Coast has no scarcity of historic cities and postcard-perfect islands. On tiny car-free Lopud (inhabitants: 278), proper off the coast of Dubrovnik, a member of the aristocratic Thyssen-Bornemisza dynasty spent twenty years restoring a Fifteenth-century Franciscan monastery and remodeling it into Lopud 1483. The 13 authentic cells are actually 5 suites adorned with a mixture of furnishings from the household assortment, plus trendy Italian items and up to date artwork. Fabulous views—with cocktails in hand—may be loved on the sundown terrace on prime of the fortress, whereas meditation and contemplation may be discovered within the sacred backyard. All of it makes for a really zen, very un-Roy-like expertise.
Season 3
Tuscany
Woman Caroline Collingwood’s wedding ceremony to a British status-digger named Peter had the Roys touring to Italy and taking up quite a few beautiful villas for the final two episodes of season 3. The nuptials came about at Villa Cetinale, a Seventeenth-century Baroque property close to Siena that was initially constructed for Pope Alexander II. The property, which is on the market for personal leases, has 13 bedrooms, a pool and tennis court docket, and an beautiful backyard that was profiled by Edith Wharton for her tome, Italian Villas & Their Gardens.
La Foce’s gorgeous Tuscan views.
La famiglia Roy, in the meantime, unfold out at La Foce within the UNESCO World Heritage Website of Val d’Orcia. The primary villa dates again to the Fifteenth century and has 12 bedrooms, plus a swimming pool and manicured gardens. There are 5 different smaller villas on the property which might be additionally obtainable to e book, every with its personal devoted pool and backyard. As for La Foce’s location, well-known medieval cities like Pienza (the Roy siblings lunched at La Terrazza del Chiostro), Montepulciano, Bagno Vignoni (the place Shiv and Tom ate at La Terrazza earlier than taking a stroll across the outdated baths), and Cortona (web site of Woman Caroline’s hen social gathering) are a simple drive away.
Logan (Brian Cox) on grandfather obligation by La Foce’s pool.
Lake Como
Lukas Matsson could have been bored of his luxurious Lake Como villa however absolutely you will not be. Villa la Cassinella boasts panoramic views, manicured gardens, an infinity pool, a movie show, and room for 17. It is also the ne plus extremely of privateness: it will probably solely be accessed through boat. And whereas having your personal villa is actually the OG approach of doing Lake Como, the area additionally brims with beautiful grande dame accommodations (see: Villa d’Este, reigning queen since 1873, and the Grand Resort Tremezzo, an Artwork Nouveau dream now in its 114th season).
Villa d’Este, a Lake Como traditional.
Season 4
Montecito
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s $30 million compound stood in for Nan Pierce’s property within the fourth season premiere. In the event you aren’t a tech bro, media titan, Oprah, or the Sussexes, and do not have your personal Montecito manse, you will get the VVIP remedy at San Ysidro Ranch, a floral paradise bursting with roses, lavender, wisteria, lemon timber, and orange blossom. The 38 cottages have severe A-list cred too: Jackie and JFK honeymooned in a single, Churchill wrote in one other. Masters of the universe will actually respect the sense of privateness, to not point out the 13,000-bottle wine cellar that incorporates each classic of Petrus since 1945.
San Ysidro Ranch.
Norway
Whereas in Norway on the behest of Lukas, the Roy siblings’ emotional state gave the impression to be in direct proportion to the fantastic thing about their environs: the extra depressing they turned, the higher the view.
When the CE-Bros flew too near the solar.
First they checked into the Juvet Panorama Resort, a contemporary architectural gem nestled deep within the forests of Valldal (it was additionally in Ex Machina). The 7 Panorama rooms are standalone, non-public, and have floor-to-ceiling glass partitions for whole nature immersion. There are additionally two Chicken Homes constructed like mini Norwegian log properties, a spacious two-bedroom Author’s Lodge (which was the place Lukas stayed), and lodge facilities like a shower home with a glass wall that appears out onto river, mountain, and forest.
Different highlights on their itinerary (and yours): scenic hikes at Gudbrandsjuvet, scenic drives on Atlantic Ocean Highway and the hairpin Trollstigen, a scenic experience within the Romsdals Gondola to the highest of Nesaksla mountain, eating with panoramic mountain views at Eggen Restaurant, you get the thought.
Editor
Leena Kim is an editor at City & Nation, the place she covers journey, jewellery, schooling, weddings, and tradition.
