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Why Does Catalonia Want Independence From Spain?
Why are Barcelona and Real Madrid such fierce sporting rivals? Here is the story of why Catalonia wants…
A 1987 Dream In Barcelona Reclaiming Its City For Its People
The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution…
Top 10: Smart Cities
This week’s list looks at the most innovative and digitally connected cities in the world We look at…
Top Travel Destinations to Visit This Springtime 2023
As the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, it’s time to start planning your springtime…
Davos 2023: Key takeaways for cities and local economies
Last week, nearly 3,000 global leaders – including over 350 government leaders and 47 heads of state –…
This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind
A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with…
Architects Are Redesigning Cities To Help With Social Distancing
In the once-bustling Eixample district, birdsong and the occasional whir of a food delivery cyclist have replaced the…
4 European Cities With Low Living Costs But A Great Quality Of Life
For those people who are looking to get the most out of life by moving to a new…
Why The Actions Of Cities — Not Nations — Will Be The Key To Our Survival On Earth
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like…
Learning About Cities By Mapping Their Smells
The English artist Kate McLean is trying to preserve our olfactory memory. Each of us probably has one:…
Overtourism: A Growing Global Problem
The summer holidays are in full swing – and protests against overtourism have begun (yet again) in a number of…
28 Best Party Cities & Places In The World
Some of the world’s most stunning destinations are also home to incredible nightlife for travelers to explore. From…
Europe’s Most Densely Populated Square Kilometres – Mapped
Prof Alasdair Rae at the University of Sheffield has crunched data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to locate…
The Top 10 Best Christmas Markets Of The World
In the weeks leading up Christmas, holiday markets open across Europe and America as part of an annual…
How “Urbanpreneur” Play Out In Cities Around The World?
How the internet ushered in a new era for entrepreneurs in the urban ecosystem. For years we’ve heard…
Major Cities Across The World Re-imagined Through A Video Game Universe
We don’t really feature video games here but a recent press release of game studio Eidos-Montreal showcasing their…
Top 20 Cities In The World For Cycling Lifestyle
THE BICYCLE MAKES sense in cities. With rising urbanization, our cities need modern mobility solutions, and moving around…
Do Not Let 2015 Pass You By With These Landmarks Adventures
There are some sights that are best seen in person. TripAdvisor polled its users on their favorite landmarks…
25 Breathtaking Restaurant Experiences You Shouldn’t Miss
There is an old cliché in real-estate saying “Location, location, location”. This usually refers to the value of…
Why Cities Can Learn From Another Even When They Differ
No two cities are alike. Though they might share the same geography or even the same population numbers,…
How Cities Can Woo Small Businesses
Small businesses aren’t all alike. Some are restaurants, some are mom-and-pop shops, and some might even become the…
7 Remarkable Modern Marketplaces
Urban marketplaces have thrived for centuries: from the Agora of ancient Greece to the Forum in Rome, people…
Ten Things For The Perfect City
A hipster economy and celebrities misbehaving in public are also essential for the ideal city. For the Economist,…
When Do The World’s Best Cities Go To Sleep?
24-hour transport, late shopping and bars without lockouts are key to a global city. But some of the…
15 Cities You Should Visit By Train
It has long been one of the more intriguing – and budget-conscious – ways to travel across our…
And The Lights Go Out : Formula One’s Romance With Cities (Part 1)
The Formula One 2015 Season is on! Races organised by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), where the…
Seville’s Cycling Transformation
Spain remains far from a paradise for bikes – yet cycling has increased 11-fold in Seville in the…
The Internet of Everything Will Change How We Live
As much as the Internet has already changed the world, it is the Web’s next phase that will…
World’s Best Cities for Architecture Lovers
Florence, Barcelona, Dubai, Seattle—these and ten other cities contain some of the world’s best examples of design and…