Joana Stichini Vilela
Urbanism
How Lisbon City Hall is protecting historic businesses across the city
The Portuguese capital is working to preserve and promote traditional retailers through Lojas com História, a municipal programme aimed at protection of cultural identity and urban regeneration.
Travel and restaurants
The Portuguese proprietor who turns his culinary fantasies into mouthwatering reality
Plus: the urban creamery in Philly that churns out prize-winning cheese, a sprawling Sicilian stay and a food hall in Toronto that really goes with the flow.
Urbanism
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2024: The 20 best places to live
Much of what defines a city’s quality of life can’t be quantified. We take a wider look to rank this year’s 20 best places to live.
Entrepreneurialism
Changing tides
Southern Portugal has long been a popular destination among sun-seeking holiday-makers but now a new generation of entrepreneurs is putting down roots in the Algarve in search of a higher quality of life.
