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How Gorizia and Nova Gorica turned a divided Italy-Slovenia border into a cultural bridge
Once defined by conflict and division, the border cities have reinvented themselves as Europe’s joint Capital of Culture, using art, collaboration and a year of shared events to reshape their future.
Plan a year of insights and entertainment with Monocle’s 2026 cultural calendar
Pick up a fresh new diary and fill the forthcoming 12 months with art, books, design, fashion and more from our rundown of the events not to be missed in the year ahead.
Five thought-provoking books that will challenge the way you think
This season, here are the atmospheric reads with which to hunker down as the nights draw in and the frost creeps across the windowpanes.
Die Alpen magazine is a specialised Alps guide for Switzerland’s committed mountain enthusiasts
A century-old Swiss magazine caters only to those who are serious about the Alps – and no detail is too small.
‘The Winter Warriors’ by Olivier Norek tells the unknown stories of Finnish soldiers and their quiet heroism
The French author travelled to Finland’s icy forests to get closer to his subject – sniper Simo Häyhä and the Finnish soldiers whose bravery helped to change the course of the Second World War.
‘Chroniques d’en Haut’: A public TV programme spotlighting the lives of French residents living on higher ground
TV presenter Laurent Guillaume journeys through France’s highlands to chronicle the lives of those who call them home. We join him behind the scenes before the cameras roll.
How singer Charlotte Dos Santos channels Norway’s winter landscapes on her ‘Neve Azul’ EP
Charlotte Dos Santos has many rare gifts, including synaesthesia, which helps her to form musical ideas. Monocle meets her to discuss the city’s evolving cultural scene and her new EP, ‘Neve Azul’.
Switzerland: The Monocle Handbook
The latest in our Handbook series is a practical and inspirational guide to one of Europe’s most admired nations. Order your copy today.
What Christmas television gets right that streaming and TikTok don’t
Christmas television used to be a thing. It was when the heads of channels would splurge on buying the rights to air the latest James Bond film or play all 12 days of The…
Vhils’ sculptural door installation for Cairo’s ‘Forever Is Now’ confronts the weight of Egypt’s layered history
At the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Portuguese artist Vhils presents ‘Doors of Cairo’ – featuring 65 salvaged doors that carve personal and collective histories into a collage of endurance, and memory.
