Quality of Life
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Expo 55: Turin
No longer just an industrial powerhouse, Turin has developed into a significant social centre in the afterglow of the 2006 Winter Olympics, adding a discreet modern confidence to its momentous history.
Health of the city
Swimming on Bondi Beach, playing tennis in the jardins of Paris, running down the beach in Rio. Monocle picks five cities to call home if you want to stay healthy and trim.
By the lake
We take in some sunshine, swimming and laid-back living in the picture-perfect Swiss city of Lugano. We also keep our eyes out for a handsome villa in the hills.
Monocle Strasse
The best streets evolve over time with an odd assortment of places and people. That’s why our perfect street contains a mixture of old and new from our favourite city haunts around the world.
Path to happiness
What makes a street truly liveable? Monocle plots the unassuming lanes where trust, patina and daily rituals trump grand boulevards — and where neighbours, not planners, keep things humming.
The water works
In New York, space is a premium. The city’s planners are making intelligent use of existing waterfronts and parks to showcase its famous skyline from a fresh perspective.
On the edge
While “suburban” isn’t often a compliment, not all suburbs are created equal. Wannsee, on Berlin's edge, boasts high quality of life and diversity, thanks to idyllic geography and unique geopolitics.
Cities, slicker
Cities evolve constantly, sometimes seemingly without anyone planning or guiding the process. But new ideas about how they work and can be improved abound, for those interested in taking them on.
Follow this leader
Michael Bloomberg, New York's three-term mayor, is admired worldwide for cleaning up the Big Apple. He tells Monocle how his ideas on crime, immigration and urban renewal can work elsewhere.
Living for the city
Great cities adapt and change like their residents. Finding a favourite is a global undertaking that renews our love of urban centres. Here are Monocle’s top 25.
