The country has interiors inspiration a-plenty, whether your taste runs to the poet’s eclecticism, Napoleonic extravagance or coastal classicism
There are tensions between protecting antiquities and improving infrastructure
The musician at the helm of the Edinburgh International Festival on her favourite sights and bites in the city
Head to London, Chicago, Italy and the Dodecanese for Louise Bourgeois, Yinka Shonibare, Alex Katz, Peter Doig and more
An insider guide to navigating the biggest performing-arts festival in the world
Travellers look to keep costs down with all-inclusive deals to cheaper destinations
Vast horizons, rare animals and sublime night skies: a week-long journey across the country dazzles novelist Sarah Perry
Swapping the car for the tree has not been a universally popular strategy
The Cornish town was once a hub of maritime industry. Can a folk festival return it to its roots?
On the 50th anniversary of his illegal Twin Towers walk, the artist shares his favourite highs
Your favourite things to see and do in and around the Scottish capital
The city is famed for its multitude of watering holes, from the colourfully traditional (often centuries-old) to the coolly contemporary
The capital’s latest attraction explores the art and science of optical illusions — but it’s really all about the selfie
On one of Britain’s best-known aristocratic estates, the Cavendish Hotel is emerging from a £3.5mn refurbishment — plus five more places to live like a lord
Where to take in the landmarks and lesser-known gems
In Spain, record visitor numbers are provoking protests, but their spending props up the economy. Policymakers are trying to find a balance
The FT’s art critic shares her selection of masterpieces from an adventurous collection
Where the city’s fund managers, lawyers and consultants break bread and seal deals
Ultra-private wilderness in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique
With the French capital poised for the Olympics, two new books seek to expose the social challenges that have long existed at the margins of the city
On a 4x4 trip across southern Argentina, Stanley Stewart sees pumas, condors and a vast rewilding project inspired by the humble hooded grebe
With bottles of Moët and Louis Vuitton trunks never far from sight, the Parisian conglomerate’s brands have already made their mark on the Games
Bankrolled by a wealthy financier, the former mining town in County Durham is opening galleries, museums and smart new places to stay
The countryside estate is embarking on a celebration of Scotland
HTSI’s drinks writer shares her pick of what she’d pack to take home this summer