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Hospitality

Volcanic activity

At the foot of Mount Etna, the once-overlooked Sicilian port of Catania has undergone a striking modern transformation. Its increasingly confident youthful population are bringing new life to its now vibrant streets.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 5 min read
A cream-coloured baroque church with a domed cupola surrounded by flowering plants and trees in Catania's central piazza.
Hospitality

Good times

Travel has been stilted over the past year but a beautiful crop of new Parisian hotels is giving people a reason to visit and plenty to write home about.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 7 min read
Good times
Travel and restaurants

Small is beautiful

Size isn’t everything. Our third annual index of the most welcoming, vibrant small cities around the world presents the best compact urban environments that do it all, focusing on quality of life and opportunity.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 28 min read
Elevated view of Bolzano with Dolomite mountains, railway yard, and pastel-colored buildings below cable car lines.
Hospitality

House style

Business and pleasure ride tandem at the headquarters of one storied Swiss newspaper, where bylines are now mixed with breakfast, brunch and euphoric beats.

  • Issue #148
  • 6 min read
People dancing at nzz am Bellevue during weekend club night with dynamic lighting
Culture

New landscape

When the usual channels of shows closed, Italian curators found a new way to promote contemporary art.

  • Issue #148
  • 1 min read
New landscape
Design

Changing of the tide

We embark on a roadtrip around a surfers’ paradise turned blossoming art hub on the southwest coast of Mexico.

  • Issue #148
  • 1 min read
Curved brick archway framing wooden pergola walkway with terracotta pots and tropical plants

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