MICHELIN Guide (September 16, 2024): Discover the ‘Eternal City’ together with The MICHELIN Guide, in this 48-hour tour of Rome’s timeless monuments and gastronomic delights!
Day 1 – Enjoy an espresso at Caffè Sant’Eustachio. Take a walk around Campo de’ Fiori, Piazza Navona and Via del Governo Vecchio. Have lunch at SupplizioVisit the Monti district, the Roman Forum and the Piazza del Campidoglio. Enjoy an aperitif at The St. Regis Rome hotel’s Lumen Bar. Have dinner at Orma di Roy CaceresStay at Hotel Locarno.
Day 2 – Take a walk around Trastevere and Janiculum Hill. Visit the Vatican Museums. Have lunch at Hosteria Grappolo d’Oro. Walk the Coppedè district. Enjoy an aperitif the Hotel de Russie’s Stravinsky Bar. Have dinner at Arcangelo. Stay at Hotel Hassler
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (September 13, 2024): The latest issue featuresSasha Weiss on the Prince we never knew; Ben Hubbard on a U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees; Giles Harvey on the writer Tony Tulathimutte; and more.
Charles Quest-Ritson marvels at Friar Park’s ‘Henley Matterhorn’ in the superb Oxfordshire garden created by the late Beatle George Harrison and his widow, Olivia
How to time travel to spring
Now is the time to plan next year’s colourful garden display. John Hoyland advises what to plant and where for best results
Put a smile on your garden
John Hoyland hails a welcome resurgence in the popularity of pelargoniums, a stalwart that lights up the summer garden
Sing on, sweet bird
The soothing notes of Britain’s thrushes have long provided a reassuring soundtrack to our lives. Mark Cocker tunes in
Bravery beyond belief
As the Royal Humane Society marks its 250th anniversary, Rupert Uloth recounts a host of incredible life-saving feats
‘Without fever there is no creation’
Henrietta Bredin examines how the colourful life of Puccini was reflected in the melodramatic plot lines of his greatest operas
Rachel Podger’s favourite painting
The leading violinist chooses an inspiring, uplifting masterpiece with a beautiful depth of colour
Happiness in small things
The challenges facing female farmers in Africa put life in perspective for Minette Batters
The great indoors
Amelia Thorpe has the pick of planters and accessories to make the most of your houseplants
Civic splendour
John Goodall is heartened by the restoration of St Mary’s Guildhall, a symbol of Coventry’s great 14th-century prosperity
The legacy
Kate Green applauds the work of Sir Arthur Hobhouse, founding father of our national parks
Let’s get to the bottom of this
Is it a blessing or a curse to find a well on your property? Deborah Nicholls-Lee tests the water
I was on fire for you, where did you go?
David Profumo is in his element as he teases Atlantic salmon from Iceland’s low, clear waters
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell turns over a new leaf with autumn-inspired jewellery
Interiors
It’s show time! Amelia Thorpe seeks Design Week inspiration
Get your cob on
Prepare to be amazed by maize as Tom Parker Bowles savours those golden corn kernels in mouth-watering Mexican style
Foraging
Do you know a damson from a bullace? John Wright revels in the plum job of explaining it all
The colour revolution
The 19th-century development of new paints was a green light for artists, finds Michael Prodger
Colour vision
Rob Crossan catches up with the most famous and enduring face of our television screens
MICHELIN Guide (September 7, 2024): Join us for a tour of London’s highlights, taking in the best sights, sounds, smells and tastes that London has to offer, as the MICHELIN Inspectors share their top tips on where to eat, drink, stay and have fun in one of the world’s busiest and most exciting cities.
London comprises many neighbourhoods – a series of villages with their own distinct characters – a city that contrasts the old and the new, the stately and the subversive, the ceremonial and the spontaneous.
From great value bistros and quirky townhouses to MICHELIN-Starred restaurants and truly luxurious hotels, our MICHELIN Travel Guide has it all!
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (September 7, 2024): The latest issue features Caity Weaver on the tyranny of the American penny; Jordan Kisner on the future of the Shakers; Dan Kaufman on NAFTA and politics; and more.
Since its passage in 1993, the trade agreement has played an outsize role in presidential elections — which now often hinge on the three Rust Belt states it helped to hollow out.
BBC Select (September 4, 2024): With towering limestone cliffs, hidden temples, the teeming city of Bangkok and imposing forests, Thailand is a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty.
Each episode of this compelling natural history documentary is packed with amazing wildlife. Giant bats, huge water monitors, a dazzling island reef light show and the creatures of Bangkok are just some of the delights.
TRACKS – Travel Documentaries (August 31, 2024): Travel down the Main-Danube Canal and immerse yourself in a breathtaking European adventure, where every river bend reveals a tapestry of history and culture.
Stroll the romantic streets of Salzburg, famous for the backdrop to the beloved ‘Sound Of Music’, to the historic town of Bamburg with it’s beautiful architecture.
Country Life Magazine (August 20, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Sensational Scotland’ – Where to buy north of the border; The legend of the Stone of Scone; Up the workers – Chatsworth’s red-sock army; Forests of the future – the trees we should plant now…
Building on history
In the first of two articles, John Goodall charts the central role played by Scone and its former abbey in the history of Scotland.
Barking up the right tree
Britain’s native trees are facing an uncertain future, but we can still act to save our magnificent woodland, argues Sir Harry Studholme
Working their red socks off
A very special band of helpers is behind the smooth staging of Chatsworth Country Fair, as volunteer Simon Reinhold reveals
O Flowers of Scotland
Penny Churchill casts her eye over three Scottish estates, one a ‘pastoral oasis’ making its first appearance on the open market
Tom Byrne’s favourite painting
The actor chooses a work that treads that fine divide between ‘life and death, night and day’.
Dive in with both feet
There’s nothing more diverse than divers. Marianne Taylor dips below the surface to examine these underwater masters
Thistle do nicely
The ‘weediest of weeds’ is loved by insects, loathed by landowners. John Wright tackles the prickly matter of Scotland’s emblem.
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell selects luxuries designed or made in Scotland
Is that a plum in your mouth?
Tom Parker Bowles finds that the best way to savour traditional British varieties is to grow them yourself
Sculpting with plants
Perennials and billowing grasses are a perfect backdrop for the sculpture at Whitburgh House in Midlothian, finds Caroline Donald
And, as always, much much more
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