Travel — Let Country Life guide you along the paths less travelled
The snapshot
Giardino dell’Iris, Florence, Italy
Keeping up with the dames
Jo Rodgers feels right at home in glamorous Paris, and we pick our favourite European hotels
Sleep like a champion
Here’s where to bed down after watching the Olympics in 2024
The magnificent seven
Seven spectacular islands—from Menorca to Manhattan
The Atlantic’s green lung
Rosalyn Wikeley gets away from it all in the ‘Hawaii of Europe’
Equatorial eden
Sarah Freeman falls for the allure of remote São Tomé and Príncipe
Raise a dram to Islay
Ben Lerwill savours the three Ws—walking, wildlife and whisky
London Life
Carla Passino sails through the docklands, Harry Mount digs into Roman history and artist LUAP reveals his love of the East End
Aurore Ankarcrona Hennessey’s favourite painting
The Arts Club director chooses an example of abstract beauty
The courage to be happy
Carla Carlisle spares some dos and don’ts for the Sussexes
Masterpiece
Flying Scotsman is still the world’s favourite loco, finds Jack Watkins
A picture frame
Jeremy Musson steps into the past at the atmospheric Dennis Severs’ House, London E1
Native breeds
Kate Green on Marsh Daisies
For he’s a jolly good fallow
Simon Lester is drawn to the shy and elusive Dama dama
The luck of the Irish
Can anyone stop Ireland in the Six Nations, asks Owain Jones
Our own prince of thieves
Robin Hood’s legend endures after 900 years, finds Ben Lerwill
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell is playing Cupid
Interiors
Warm to stylish fireplaces
Petal power
Non Morris is inspired by the rare and flourishing blooms at Stokesay Flowers in Shropshire
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson looks at leeks
Let the children sing
Ysenda Maxtone Graham sings the praises of Gabrieli Roar
And much more
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expectThe four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?
