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Healing hands
Clad in white coats and working with a surgeon’s precision, these Rome-based fine-art restorers are on a mission to preserve the city’s cultural heritage.
Europe
Finland’s public saunas, peace on the streets of Paris and a long-overdue opening in Rome.
Time to reboot?
With political turmoil unexpectedly yielding stable economic conditions, Italy is a land of nothing if not confusion.
Paper stocks
In a world of sliding newspaper sales, Rome daily ‘La Repubblica’ offers a beacon of hope for printed media.
Diplomacy
We’re on the 26th floor of Hong Kong’s Admiralty Centre to meet France’s consul-general.
Podium finish
Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.
Expo: Neighbourhoods
Three busy cities that wouldn’t be the same without serene pockets of peace and quiet.
Model living: Urban villages
From Auckland to Rome, find out why city living doesn’t rule out a relaxed, bucolic pace.
Food
We sample seafood at a one-time grocery store and try mezze at a former 1950s beauty salon that’s now a Turkish taverna. We also wet our whistle with some lively Italian aperitivos.
