Le Mont Mont Saint Michel
A Gothic Benedictine abbey crowning a tidal island off Normandy, ringed by a medieval village whose Grande Rue climbs to the Wonder of the West amid some of Europe’s highest tides.
Travel for Solo
Solo travel has gone fully mainstream — roughly three in four Millennial and Gen Z travelers now plan trips on their own, and most are choosing longer stays over quick getaways. This archive covers safety-first destination picks, social hostels and group tours, and itineraries designed for travelers who set their own pace and answer to no one.
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Historic Center of Montalcino
A fortified hilltop town in Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia, home of Brunello di Montalcino wine, crowned by a pentagonal 14th-century fortress above Piazza del Popolo.
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Brera Milan
A bohemian district in central Milan around the Pinacoteca di Brera and its fine-arts academy, with cobbled streets, galleries and boutiques that earn it the nickname Milanese Montmartre.
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Navigli Milan
A canal district in southern Milan built around the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese, lined with bars and restaurants and known for its evening aperitivo and nightlife.
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Coyoacán
A colonial neighborhood of cobblestone streets in southern Mexico City, centered on Plaza Hidalgo and Jardin Centenario, and home to Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul.
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Little Havana
The heart of Miami’s Cuban community, centered on Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) with cafes, cigar shops, murals and the domino players of Maximo Gomez (Domino) Park.
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Wynwood Miami
A street art mecca, creative district, urban gallery neighborhood ideal for Art lovers, Instagrammers, Young professionals.
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Centro Storico Messina
The historic core of Messina in Sicily, centered on Piazza del Duomo and its Norman cathedral, whose bell tower holds one of the world’s largest animated astronomical clocks.
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Centro Storico Mantua
The lake-ringed Renaissance heart of Mantua in Lombardy, a UNESCO site built around Piazza Sordello and the vast Gonzaga Palazzo Ducale with Mantegna’s frescoed Bridal Chamber.
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Le Panier Marseille
Marseille’s oldest quarter, founded as ancient Massalia, a hillside maze of narrow stepped lanes above the Vieux-Port and home to the Baroque Vieille Charite.
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Lahaina Maui
Maui’s historic west-coast town, a former whaling port and royal capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, whose Front Street and plantation-era landmarks were destroyed in the August 2023 wildfire and are being rebuilt.
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Le Caudan Waterfront Mauritius
A waterfront shopping and leisure complex on Port Louis harbour in Mauritius, opened in 1996, with shops, a craft market, restaurants, cinemas, a casino, marina and the Caudan Arts Centre.
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Cooper Young Memphis
A historically hip, local shopping, arts district neighborhood ideal for Local culture seekers, Music fans, Shoppers.
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Valletta Valletta
Malta’s fortified capital, built by the Knights of St. John after the 1565 Great Siege — a UNESCO World Heritage city known for baroque St John’s Co-Cathedral and its Caravaggio masterpiece.
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Ancoats
A post-industrial, foodie, historic neighborhood ideal for foodies, history buffs, architecture lovers.
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Northern Quarter Manchester
Manchester’s bohemian creative quarter, a grid of independent shops, record stores and street art centered on Afflecks, the multi-floor indie market that defined the district.
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Intramuros Manila
Manila’s 16th-century Spanish walled city on the Pasig River, home to Fort Santiago, San Agustin Church — the Philippines’ oldest stone church — and the Manila Cathedral.
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Centar Makarska
The heart of Makarska on Croatia’s Adriatic coast, set between Mount Biokovo and the sea, with a palm-lined Riva promenade and the 1776 St. Mark’s Church on Kačić Square.
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Centro Histórico Málaga
Málaga’s historic core on the Costa del Sol, home to the Moorish Alcazaba, the Renaissance cathedral known as La Manquita, Picasso’s birthplace and the marble shopping street Calle Larios.
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