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Expo 35: Beirut
International architecture firms and boutique hotels are catching on to Beirut, the friendliest and most vibrant city in the Middle East. Discover a metropolis whose charm means it remains an exceptional place to live.
Coast story
Portugal’s second city, Porto, has great architecture and food, but the escapes along its coast truly give it quality-of-life credentials. Pack your trunks and head for the boardwalks.
Expo 35: Istanbul
Istanbul is like the Med on steroids: stronger coffee, crazier roads and animated, opinionated people. The pace of life is relaxed, while the party scene doesn’t stop until dawn.
Observation
After a short break in Beirut, we’ll be back with music, chat and reportage to entertain you. Our Summer Series audio programme returns and we're launching a special-edition Monocle newspaper, writes Tyler Brûlé.
Alain Ducasse
For his 'last meal', Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse pays tribute to Monaco and the restaurant that sealed his reputation. He also contemplates his demise, having survived a deadly plane crash in 1984.
Monocle travel guide
Our global favourites this month include a London sushi spot, a lovers’ retreat in Greece and a Taipei hotel full of Warhol and Dalí originals. We also profile Norwegian airline Widerøe.
Dutch of class
Eccentric Michelin-starred chef Pierre Wind takes Monocle on a gastro-tour of Scheveningen, The Hague’s seaside neighbourhood, showing us where he buys the best oysters and juicy ham for his dog.
Alameda
Seville's parkside Alameda district is a perfect place for a second home. It boasts excellent transport links, sunshine and famous cocktail bars, plus plenty of old-world townhouse apartments at great prices.
On the sunny side
Portugal’s City of the Seven Hills, with its winding old backstreets and relaxing beach clubs, provides a blissful backdrop for our early summer fashion shoot. It’s time for the sandals and sunglasses.
Bertrand Piccard
Record-breaking adventurer Bertrand Piccard comes from a long line of high-fliers. For his ‘last meal’, he’d share a charbonnade at his favourite restaurant, Auberge de la Poste, in Les Diablerets.
