​ Église Saint-Paul – Saint Louis, Sainte-Chapelle, Saint-Germain-des-Prés -- the concerts in these historic cathedrals are sublime ​Wherever there are tourists in Paris — and where are there not?— you will see posters advertising one or more concerts in the city's historic cathedrals.Dismissing these out of hand as dumbed-down made-for-tourists fa...

Durness is a village in the remote north-west of Scotland that lies on the North Coast 500, an 830-kilometre scenic route along Scotland's northern coast that begins and ends in the city of Inverness. The landscape is truly wild around Durness with a rugged, rocky coastline and windblown cliffs interrupted only by expansive sandy beaches. A driving...

Following the success of its inaugural year, Classical Pride will stage a five-day festival from 3 to 7 July 2024. The festival begins on Wednesday 3 July with Classical Drag taking over Outernet in the heart of Soho to showcase some of the biggest names in drag and classical music. The festival also embraces : •a choral concert featuring the world...

To 08 June 2024 Twelfth Night is the first major production in the 2024 season at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. And a fine way to kick things off. At its core is a romantic comedy of miss-understanding and mistaken identity written as a Twelfth Night entertainment and first performed in February 1602 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is my initial...

It Mallorca has opened the Hotel Valldemossa, a manor house in the Sierra de Tramuntana. The sixth property in the company's portfolio of high-end boutique hotels, it was once part of the Royal Charterhouse Palace and now offers twelve adult-only rooms with views of Mallorca. There is an indoor and outdoor pool, spa, and De Tokio a Lima serving a f...

​ (lead image above) : The Burrell Collection © Janie Airey / Art Fund 2023) (Image left) : William Morris Gallery, London, winner of Art Fund Museum of the Year 2013 © Grayson Perry. Courtesy William Morris Gallery. Photo: Mark Crick Art Fund Museum of the Year is an annual prize that champions what museums do, encourages more people to visit, and...