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Food & Drink

Shore up

High in the hills above Italy’s coastal resort is a farm and cookery school celebrating the real taste of Liguria.

  • Issue #167
  • 5 min read
Curved wood-paneled interior of yacht or boat cabin with beige seating and view to Mediterranean coastal town
Hospitality

Sunrise coast

Salento, the tip of the sun-drenched peninsula making up the heel of Italy's 'boot', is home to stunning beaches, architectural delights and family-run firms.

  • Issue #165
  • 14 min read
Person jumping from limestone cliffs into turquoise water with boats moored nearby
Craft

Slow burners

From traditional wicker baskets and classic leather sandals to woven artworks gracing Chinese hotels, the artisans of the Mediterreanean are full of talent – and surprises.

  • Issue #165
  • 5 min read
Alain Rondini sitting in his workshop surrounded by colorful leather materials and rolls
Design

The Opener

Speaking in tongues, secretly coded coins, spruiking Seoul and why learning a dialect can help you stay in the black.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Crowds gather around the Tree of Life, a large sculptural installation with geometric canopy at Milan Expo 2015
Travel and restaurants

Sunny outlook

The salt-kissed island’s capital Cagliari is both bustling city and laidback beach town – and somehow unlike anywhere else in Italy.

  • Issue #156
  • 9 min read
A couple enjoying cocktails at a Poetto beach under an umbrella with sandy beach and water in background
Architecture

Expo: Building optimism

Two Tunis architects rescue a crumbling 1930s art deco villa, transforming it into a contemporary showcase that celebrates the Mediterranean city's layered architectural heritage.

  • Issue #156
  • 10 min read
The Central Bank of Tunisia building with modernist architectural features
Design

Keep cool

In the island sun sits an innovative new apartment block that could reshape the city’s design ambitions.

  • Issue #155
  • 8 min read
Keep cool
Art

Follow your art

Away from the French capital, creatives head to the Med for a slower, more affordable way of life.

  • Issue #155
  • 11 min read
Follow your art

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