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  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    Travel
    In Rome, a 2,000-year-old emperor’s tomb finally reopens

    Relics of Augustus’s reign are scattered across the city but now, after a major restoration, visitors can see his last resting place

  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Italian new wave: the top surfing spots only a short hop from Rome

    Brilliant breaks abound along the coast to the west of the Italian capital — for surfers of all levels

  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Game, set and Paris match: where and how to play tennis in the French capital

    The City of Light is well served for tennis courts — from the municipal to the pricey and private. Here is our guide to cracking le système

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Portrait of a park: the Tuileries Garden, Paris – a longstanding love affair

    Home to Rodin’s ‘Kiss’, this storied, quintessentially Parisian park is now the place for a romantic rendezvous

  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
    Travel
    Snow place like home: skiing in England

    The conditions are fickle and the lifts short but that doesn't deter England’s plucky powder hunters 

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    Portrait of a park: Paris’s Jardin du Luxembourg — a trail of the unexpected

    With its orchards, beehives and magnificent tributes to the greats of French culture and history, this Left Bank beauty is full of surprises

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    FT Globetrotter
    FT readers: where to wine and dine in Rome

    The Eternal City’s best restaurants and watering holes, as recommended by you

  • Saturday, 9 January, 2021
    Five historic villas to rent in the Med

    From a watchtower on the Amalfi Coast, to an author’s Greek hideaway and a waterfront palazzo in Croatia 

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    How To Spend It
    Cult shop: an artisan tableware mecca in Paris

    La Tuile à Loup’s exquisite plates and platters are almost too good to dine from

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  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Realm of the senses: Rome’s coolest cult jewellers and perfumers

    The Italian capital is teeming with opportunities for one-off gemological and olfactory discoveries

  • Saturday, 12 December, 2020
    Travel
    Travel discoveries of 2020

    William Dalrymple, Sophy Roberts, Pico Iyer and many more reveal their best finds in a turbulent year

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Small is bellissima: Rome’s best independent boutiques for fashion and accessories

    One-of-a-kind shops and ateliers offering bona fide Roman style, from the sleekly austere to the wildly flamboyant

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Travel
    Working from paradise: my escape to the south of France

    One writer on the joys of fleeing winter to become a digital nomad

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Merkel calls for closure of ski resorts across EU

    German chancellor’s appeal aimed at preventing Covid spread but faces opposition from Austria

  • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Piazza pivot: the restaurant bringing back locals to Rome’s most famous square

    Tired trattorias used to be the order of the day on Piazza Navona — until the lockdown prompted two brothers to reinvent their own as a cooler offering that appeals to the locals 

  • Saturday, 24 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    La dolce Vespa: the delights of discovering Rome by scooter

    The coolest, most classic way to experience the Eternal City is on two wheels.

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    How To Spend It
    The world’s best antique and vintage furniture stores

    A global guide to the greatest second-hand interior haunts

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Cocktails in Rome: the best (temporarily crowd-free) classic bars

    Take advantage of the calm before the bustle returns to la città eterna at these smart spots for an al fresco aperitivo

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Tips from the top: Orson Francescone’s central Rome

    From the church where Puccini’s Tosca was set to the best addresses for artichokes and carbonara, the managing director of FT Live reveals his ideal itinerary for a perfect day in the Italian capital

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Accommodation in Rome
    Rome’s most charming small hotels: FT readers’ top tips

    From stylish decor, the perfect location and fabulous service, to excellent food and drink, luxury toiletries and more, here are your favourite places to stay in the Italian capital

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    How To Spend It
    Finally, one of the world’s finest – and most mysterious – ancient statue collections is unveiled

    Ninety-six sculptures belonging to the Torlonia family are now on show at Villa Caffarelli in Rome

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Tell us your best tips about Rome

    Share your tip and be a part of our exclusive FT Globetrotter community 

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    FT Globetrotter
    Running in Rome: the best — and most beautiful — 5k routes

    These scenic runs in the city’s greenest spaces take in aqueducts, obelisks, stunning views of St Peter’s — and even the odd turtle

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    FT GlobetrotterPower Dining
    Where Rome’s politicos lunch in style

    Over amatriciana and saltimbocca, the three-course boozy lunch is alive and well for power brokers in the Italian capital

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    Arts
    Rebuilding and rebirth at Frankfurt’s Jewish museum

    The museum — the oldest of its kind in modern Germany — is reopening after a €50m reconstruction

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