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Kyoto Black Book
For all its temples, shrines and other visible layers of history, Kyoto isn’t a city preserved in amber. Its old machiya house some of its most exciting restaurants and shops, young artisans carry on generations-old family crafts, and contemporary galleries sit alongside mossy gardens, tea houses, and century-old bars.
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Our Edinburgh Black Book
Beyond its castles, hilly streets, and cozy pubs—not to mention associations with whisky, brooding winters and a certain whimsical wizarding world—Edinburgh has grown into one of Britain’s most unexpectedly creative cities.
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The Riviera dei Fiori List
Between Menton and Sanremo lies a stretch of coastline that drew artists and aristocrats long before Portofino and St. Tropez had their moment.
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The Newport List
Newport, Rhode Island may be famous for its Gilded Age mansions and sailing history, but it’s the rituals of local life that people fall for—and that bring families back for generations.
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The Comporta List
Once a sleepy beach escape for Portuguese families who came for its wide beaches, rice fields, pine forests, and laid-back rhythms, Comporta attracted an influential creative crowd who embodied hippie chic before it had a name. Today, the secret is very out, but its soul remains happily intact.
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Venice Through a Craft Lens
Venice has always been a city of makers, where extraordinary craftsmanship hides in plain sight. We asked architects, hoteliers, designers, and lifelong Venetians to share the ateliers, workshops, museums, shops, and hotels they return to again and again.
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Our Florence Black Book
Florence may not be large in scale—most of its major landmarks sit within walking distance of each other—but it’s by no means a city that’s easy to crack.
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My Summer in Rome List
A game plan for staying cool in the heat, plus our favorite new hotel and beach club discoveries
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Our Porto Black Book
Unlike sunny, bustling Lisbon, Porto is rugged, misty, and moody: medieval alleys tumbling down steep hillsides, decaying buildings with faded Art Deco signs, hand-painted azulejos on churches and train stations, and narrow homes stacked above the Douro River. We asked 14 locals and insiders to share their favorite places to eat, drink, shop and stay.