Tom Robbins selects his best mid-year reads
The galleries and museums where the Milanese local finds inspiration for her own work — and the restaurants that fuel her on her quest
Where to experience the city’s new generation of top-end accommodation
Wow-factor futurism or quiet contemporary luxe? Experience both aspects of the Japanese capital’s aesthetic
A cool Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager production in the heart of the capital’s upscale shopping and dining district
Here are the pieces you loved last week
The woman at the helm of the city’s Michelin-starred Glass Hostaria takes us to her top sights, eateries and bars
Take the plunge in Mexico, southern Italy or Corsica
From hiking in Madeira to the female freedivers of Japan’s Mie Prefecture
Free film screenings in some of the city’s most beautiful historic locations are one of the true highlights of summer
The best gelato, outdoor cinemas, scenic walks at night — and much more
For 3,000 years, the female freedivers have been the subject of myth in the Mie Prefecture. But can their ancient traditions survive?
The sisters bringing a rare creative energy to a 1,000-year-old castle-turned-hotel
Through the eyes of photographer Stefan Giftthaler, old masters become murals – and everything’s a Colosseum
Away from the obvious crowd-pullers are a host of watery wonders where you may even find yourself alone . . .
Explore Etruscan necropoli and imposing medieval castles taken over by pirates and Nazis, just under an hour from the capital
The man behind London’s Bocca di Lupo restaurant and Gelupo gelateria shares his go-to places for a scoop or two
The air is cooler, the crowds have thinned, the landmarks are beautifully lit up — the Eternal City is at its best once the sun has gone down
Manhattan’s hottest new restaurants are all about the haute cuisine
Grand escapes, from Kerry to Cork
Around the globe in American-style patties
For the East London actor, it’s all about cafés, culture – and the neighbourhood catwalk
Tracing the Greenwich Meridian is an 8km waterside route that takes in an Antony Gormley ‘cloud’, Tracey Emin birds and an upside-down pylon
Limitations on where overseas visitors can stay no longer exist yet they still risk being turned away
Where the man at the helm of the NGV likes to shop, dine, take in art — and go for a day trip to the nearby wine regions
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