For a quieter three hours in west London, begin in the gardens of Fulham Palace, spend time in neighbouring Bishops Park and finish beside the northern
Allow two hours for this walk through western Cannaregio. Begin at the north-eastern end of Ponte dei Tre Archi, cross to the San Giobbe side
A glass sun draws your eyes upwards at the Palau de la Música Catalana. At Sant Pau, the same instinct to look around takes you out
Eltham Palace makes an unusually varied half-day outing in southeast London: a medieval great hall, a house shaped by the tastes of the 1930s and
Between La Fenice and Accademia Bridge, allow three hours for a walk through squares, palace façades and cultural institutions still working in historic buildings. Begin in
A stepped gable, a carved stone gallery and pointed towers can be three responses by the same architect to different urban tasks. This Barcelona walk follows
For a day towards Bexley, choose Red House for a booked encounter with William and Jane Morris’s Arts and Crafts home, or Hall Place for
Barcelona’s Modernisme becomes more varied when you step away from Passeig de Gràcia. This three-hour Eixample walk connects five façades associated with textiles, publishing,
The walk from San Marco to Rialto can be more than a transfer between famous sights. Allow roughly two and a half hours for the Clock
The Omenoni are the eight monumental male figures on the façade of Casa degli Omenoni, the Milan home and workshop of sculptor Leone Leoni, developed around
One day can introduce you to several sides of Gaudí’s Barcelona if you decide which places to enter and which to appreciate from the street.
Once a museum ticket is booked, build your Venice day outwards from that visit. Protect the time inside and the arrangements for getting in, then add
