Liam Aldous
Fresh stays
We present the finest hotels for your perusal this month, from a former Iranian embassy in Belgrade to a cinema-themed opening in Tbilisi. Plus: new shops that make responsible retail a pleasure.
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?
Checking in
Bringing a sense of fun and colour to Spain’s capital, the newest Edition hotel is revitalising hospitality in Madrid. Oh, and it has the city’s biggest rooftop pool.
Sea change
A staple of the Spanish coastline is in the balance. We meet the people behind Formentera’s chiringuitos.
Staying power
Checking in at intimate boltholes including a Portuguese hilltop town hotel, a wine shrine in a former Arizona newspaper building, and more characterful new properties worldwide
The Monocle Design Awards 2022
From the smartest greenhouses to the prettiest glassware, the Monocle Design Awards celebrate the most pleasing projects that bring our homes and cities to life.
Out of the past
Madrid's legendary Palacio de Anglada emerges from extensive renovation as Rosewood Villa Magna, trading aristocratic exclusivity for warm hospitality while preserving centuries of opulent heritage.
World in reach
Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.
Club rules
After surviving the financial blow of the pandemic, the night-time economy is finally swinging back to life. We visit three venues that are leading the charge and meet the entrepreneurs behind them.
Anything but ordinary
Girona's celebrated Roca brothers strip back fine dining's formality with Normal, a new restaurant built on proximity, seasonal produce and the intuition inherited from their grandmother's kitchen.
