On one of Britain’s best-known aristocratic estates, the Cavendish Hotel is emerging from a £3.5mn refurbishment — plus five more places to live like a lord
Where to take in the landmarks and lesser-known gems
In Spain, record visitor numbers are provoking protests, but their spending props up the economy. Policymakers are trying to find a balance
The FT’s art critic shares her selection of masterpieces from an adventurous collection
Where the city’s fund managers, lawyers and consultants break bread and seal deals
Ultra-private wilderness in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and Mozambique
With the French capital poised for the Olympics, two new books seek to expose the social challenges that have long existed at the margins of the city
On a 4x4 trip across southern Argentina, Stanley Stewart sees pumas, condors and a vast rewilding project inspired by the humble hooded grebe
With bottles of Moët and Louis Vuitton trunks never far from sight, the Parisian conglomerate’s brands have already made their mark on the Games
Bankrolled by a wealthy financier, the former mining town in County Durham is opening galleries, museums and smart new places to stay
The countryside estate is embarking on a celebration of Scotland
HTSI’s drinks writer shares her pick of what she’d pack to take home this summer
Eighteen cooks on what they stash in their carry-on
What to wear for a weekend walk or a mountain climb
The Swiss father of extreme skiing pioneered descents from the Alps to the Himalayas — and became the sport’s first star
The sustainability-driven superchef grows most of his restaurants’ produce on his farmstead in the Lake District, which this summer is offering a tasty peek behind the scenes at its workings
Make short work of some serious climbs on a route that takes in lakeside villages and Alpine passes
Tantalising terraces, gardens and rooftops, from Mayfair to Biarritz
Welcome to the adrenaline issue
After a divisive election, this summer’s Games will fire the starting gun on a vast project to transform the French capital
Model, writer and racquet obsessive Laura Bailey picks her favourite places to play
A new genre of extreme sport is opening the Sultanate’s mountainous interior. Will you take the plunge?
Hamburg’s massive flak tower has been planted with thousands of trees and relaunched as a hotel, concert hall and ‘gastronomy hub’
After a multimillion-euro renovation, the 15th-century castle has reopened as a lavish — and very Austrian — lakeside retreat
It’s already mocked as a middle-class obsession — so what will the eye-rollers make of the luxury version, complete with bell tent, tartan blankets and matching Dryrobes?
