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If, as Goethe wrote, Sicily is ‘the key to Italy’, then Vendicari encapsulates much of the island’s extraordinary history
Chile’s Route 7 has a new tourist-friendly name but remains wild, lonely — and partly unpaved
The art-filled Puro Vik is the latest in a portfolio of imaginative boutique hotels
A night on the Fingal is as close as you’ll get to a superyacht without chartering one
From a boutique retreat in Nairobi to the streets of downtown Nuuk, FT writers pick their best destinations of the year
An heiress and an artist have transformed a tired building in Arles into an eccentric experiment in design
Enlarged, brightened, reinvigorated — and now free — the museum is enough to merit a weekend trip to Stockholm
The Bangkok-based hotel group has made its urban debut — with a converted row of traditional ‘shophouses’
Faced with an economic crisis, the city has invested heavily in museums and culture
Hotels’ approach to art was once regarded as something of a joke — but now they are becoming serious exhibition spaces
Now on show in the US, this enigmatic masterpiece is more than a still life: it’s a record of the family’s life and times
William Dalrymple, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer and a panel of FT travel writers look back on 2017’s highlights
Threatened by a new dam, historic houses and 1,000-year-old trees have been transported 700km to create Aman’s lavish resort
A new Anish Kapoor sculpture is unveiled in a small Dutch city that punches above its weight in the world of contemporary art
The transformed National Gallery of Ireland shows the importance of art to a nation as ‘the locus of inspiration’
A half-hour drive from Miami Beach, Villa Vizcaya is a little piece of Italy in Florida
The African Arts Trust, which the collector has set up, serves as a catalyst for local contemporary art groups
Two lavish retreats are setting new standards on the Yucatán peninsula — and offering the chance to commune with both shamans and celebrities
Formed from 25 historic canal houses, the Pulitzer Amsterdam has been relaunched following a 16-month redesign
This weekend’s launch of an amibitious new arts centre marks a key stage in the rebirth of the Faena District
Visit the Rijksmuseum; stay at Soneva Jani or Zil Pasyon; book in advance for Sani Dunes
Moves are afoot to ‘rewild’ England’s largest forest by introducing Eurasian lynx
After the commotion of the Rio Olympics, this Unesco-protected littoral is the perfect place to unwind
A new director is transforming one of the world’s greatest collections of Renaissance art
Some 7,500 tonnes of sand have been shipped from Guyana to create the Caribbean’s newest beach
