Much of Lazio is often eclipsed by the grandeur of Rome, but beyond it lies a region of abundant treasures, perhaps none more compelling than Viterbo, just north of the capital. With its utterly unspoiled countryside, cozy trattorias and natural thermal springs, it's a much-loved escape for Romans. Victoria Locke shares an insider's guide.

Stockholm-based travel and design writer Nicole Kavander shares her favorite places in the Swedish capital, where historic streets, contemporary design and easy access to nature sit side by side. From neighborhood cafés and classic Swedish lunches to candlelit jazz bars, galleries and archipelago escapes, Nicole's hyperlocal insider's guide captures a personal side of Stockholm.

A century after the Bauhaus transformed the language of art, design and architecture, Anthea Gerrie follows its radical legacy back to Germany. From sleeping in the original Dessau school to tracing its origins in Weimar, she explores the buildings, objects and ideas that changed modern life — and discovers how a new generation is carrying its pioneering vision into the future.

Global event planner Michelle Rago has spent her career travelling the world in pursuit of beauty, atmosphere and decorative objects. But in the Delaware River Valley, where she now lives, she enjoys finding inspiration closer to home. Here, Michelle shares her favourite antiquing haunts across this quietly rich corner of the American Northeast, from river towns and historic homes to farms, studios and hidden treasures.

American architect Thomas A. Kligerman is celebrated for his classically inspired houses that draw on the architectural traditions of the American Coast. The author of Summer by the Sea, he has long championed a timeless approach to design rooted in craftsmanship, landscape and place. Here, he shares his favourite corners of Rhode Island, from historic inns and antique shops, to coastal gardens and beloved local restaurants.

Sophie Goodwin arrives in Rome for the Orient Express experience, checking-in to its brand new landmark hotel, the Hugo Toro-designed La Minerva, mere steps from the Pantheon. Inspired by the all-Italian itineraries on board La Dolce Vita, the 17th-century palazzo has, like its moving counterparts, been designed to evoke the golden age of travel.

Athens-based travel writer Kate Lough slips into the slower, wilder side of the Greek island of Folegandros while staying at Spina, an off-grid osteria-with-rooms on the island's remote south-western coast.

It's a big year for Matisse with shows in Barcelona, Chicago and Paris. The latter is a landmark exhibition, which spotlights the industrious last years of the artist's life when he moved to the small Provençal village of Saint Paul de Vence. Elizabeth Bennett shares a postcard from this pocket of Provence, where the art scene is still thriving.

Just an hour from Athens, Aegina is a quieter, lesser-known counterpoint to the Greek Summer, but no less special. Athens-based travel writer Kate Lough explores its pistachio groves, neoclassical harbour life, ancient ruins, and hidden swimming coves. A place of soft light and slower rhythms, she finds Greece at its most intimate, tactile, and unexpectedly timeless.

Sophie Goodwin visits Paris when it sizzles during a hot July weekend, resting at her favorite writer's final crime scene: L'Hotel, the famed left bank legend beloved by Oscar Wilde. She discovers a stay that's every bit as as decadent as Wilde would have wanted.

In this series, we travel the world’s great museums – large and small – through the eyes and minds of Cabana Curators, asking one question: if you had only an hour to spare, what would you see? This week, Arnika Ahldag, Director of the Museum of Art & Photography in Bengaluru, talks Cabana through a selection of the museum’s most notable objects.

For a fresh perspective on the Eternal City, follow Roman artist Paolo del Gallo through the places that shape his creative life and artistic practice. From hidden palaces, secret gardens and atmospheric cafés to timeless trattorias and off-the-tourist-track museums and shops, Paolo’s hyperlocal insider’s guide reveals a Rome of everyday beauty, extraordinary romance and enduring inspiration, far beyond the well-documented landmarks.

Known for creating immersive events and weddings layered with color, craftsmanship and cultural storytelling, Chicago-based designer Rishi Patel knows his city intimately. Today he shares the places that inspire him most, from storied institutions to neighbourhood favorites, offering an insider's guide that reveals the creativity, character and understated glamour of Chicago – through hyperlocal eyes.

Belgian designer Nathan Bruckner, co-founder of Manhattan-based design studio Casalta, grew up in Brussels, a city that shaped his discerning eye for architecture, antiques and craftsmanship. He shares an insider's guide to the city he called home for many years, revealing the galleries, shops, restaurants and hidden corners that make the Belgian capital an endlessly rewarding place to explore.

In the hills of Lazio, an hour from Rome, Sophie Goodwin discovers the magic of Fiuggi, a rolling landscape steeped in papal history, a cinematic legend, and the producer of the most famous (and delicious) drinking water in Italy.

A small, particular stretch between Plymouth and Exeter, "caught between the windswept vastness of Dartmoor and the softer, almost turquoise coastline" is where Paul Eldwin Glade's heart lies. The designer and creative director of Fowlescombe Farm, shares his favorite spots in this singular pocket of the English coast.