Some cities have it all. So which ones are places that you never need leave? We visit three, starting with bustling Piraeus. It’s good for lots more than sea views and freshly caught fish.
Renowned as a New Zealand playground, the Bay of Plenty is enjoying a commercial makeover thanks to its thriving port, excellent transport links and booming population of entrepreneurs. Monocle visits a region going global…
Tangier has a reputation for being a playground for pleasure seekers. But with the opening of a new port this summer, the city is set to become a key business centre. Just a short ferry ride from Europe, staff costs are low…
Global leaders may be lacking in ambition but that hasn’t stopped us doing the heavy lifting for them. Monocle presents 10 grand projects that would make a big difference.
The Galician port city is establishing itself as a hub of entrepreneurship, technology, international trade – and exceptional weather. Welcome to ‘Galifornia’.
They may not have come top in Monocle’s chart but the cities ranked 11 to 20 are still all great places to live. They didn’t make the first 10 because some lacked a real metropolitan buzz, while others failed to deliver on…
On the day that Nabil and Zoe Debs welcomed the first guests to their historic home turned hotel, Arthaus, it was all but destroyed in the port explosion. Yet in rebuilding it all from the rubble, they cemented its place…
As the sun begins to shine on the port city of Genoa its well-dressed guests come out in force. Grab a wide-brimmed hat and join the sun-kissed crew on the curving waterfront or head into town for a sundowner in a crisp…
The art world is back – renewed and reinvigorated. From the transformation of a cargo port into a public cultural centre in Singapore to the collectors funding the artists they admire, we survey the best of what the summer…
From finding balance when building a brand to questions over the future of entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and the US, our six essays explore what it will take for businesses to retool and thrive during the rebound that could…
Fiona Wilson reporting from Perth: Having recently transformed from sleepy suburban outpost into a thriving mineral-rich boomtown, this Western Australian city is poised to reinvent itself again, with sustainability and…
It’s certainly been a bumpy ride for businesses big and small, so how have they weathered
changes in the way that we shop, eat and work? Meet the smart souls who have found a
way to rebrand and thrive as our world cont…
As the seasons shift so does our collective appetite for winter treats and tasty tipples. In this spirit, Monocle visited five festive food firms that specialise in products that we think will embody and elevate any occa…
Bremen has always been an independent, outward-looking city, but that didn’t help it when the port’s traditional shipbuilding trade went into decline. Now the city has reinvented itself as a hi-tech hub. With low rents, a…