For the most Christian of all holidays, the most inviting travel destination is Rome and the Vatican. But there’s more to experience in the Italian capital at the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010 than the Christmas or New Year’s mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Christians, non-Christians, agnostics, and atheists will all find something [...]

Tomorrow New York’s Guggenheim will open a new restaurant called “The Wright,” celebrating the 50 years of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum. It will only be serving lunches for now, but will open for dinner starting in mid-January. A special brunch will also be available on Sundays from 11AM to 5PM. The dining area features [...]

Even when knowing nothing about New York’s IAC (InterActiveCorp) Building, you can tell that it resembles many of Frank Gehry’s famous icons. And it is in fact a Frank Gehry project, although this time he traded bent metal for curved glass. The 10-story building stands by the city’s continuously renovated West Side and is visible [...]

If you’ll be in Paris until June 2010, you’ll be able to experience one of the French capital’s most breathtaking gastronomic experiences. It’s a temporary restaurant placed on top of the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum and is itself a piece of art. This glass box by artist Laurent Grasso is part of the [...]

Whether stunningly sited or blending extraordinary architecture with magnificent scenery, the world’s most beautiful cities are captivating. While globalization has stripped many great metropolises of their aesthetic authenticity and bought much of their soul, there are still many cities that remain true to themselves, clinging to their cultural, architectural, and natural heritage. UCityGuides.com has made [...]

Designed by local architect Ricardo Bofill, Barcelona’s newest hotel is already a city landmark — and a much controversial one. W Barcelona resembles a glass sail by the waterfront (its nickname is “the Sail Hotel”), but critics say it ruins the views of the sea from the port while others claim it is even a [...]

In addition to its countless Renaissance works, the lavish Palazzo Pitti in Florence is currently presenting a very temporary exhibition showing the rarely-seen interiors of the city’s opulent palaces. That is done through Massimo Listri’s photography that beautifully captures each extraordinary space and takes viewers closer to some hidden artistic spots. Until the 18th of [...]

© Gehry Partners LLP Milan’s Triennale is showing a special exhibition of Frank Gehry’s work curated by the architect himself. It presents a selection of Gehry’s building projects since 1997, that is, after designing Bilbao’s landmark Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao’s project inspired the architect (and so many others) to adopt different technologies and a town-planning approach [...]

New York remembers today the tragic events of September 11 of eight years ago. A preview site of the future of Ground Zero which will also stand as a memorial for the victims has opened nearby just over a week ago, and has become a popular attraction for curious tourists. UCityGuides.com has passed by and [...]

When Venice’s Palazzo Grassi was beautifully renovated in 2006, it became a space for temporary art exhibitions and the home of François Pinault’s personal art collection. But the French entrepreneur now has a second home in the most romantic of all Italian cities, found right at the entrance to the Grand Canal. The Punta della [...]