A Week Abroad: Athens

Discover Monocle’s favourite places to stay, eat, shop and visit in Greece. Following Monocle’s bestselling handbooks on France, Spain and Portugal, this practical and inspirational guide takes you from the bustling streets of Athens to the forested ski slopes of Arcadia, and beyond to Crete and the Ionian, Cyclades, Dodecanese and Aegean islands, introducing Monocle’s […]

The largest island in the Mediterranean, separated from mainland Italy by the Strait of Messina and close to the Tunisian coast, Sicily attracts and intrigues. Surrounded by several equally charming smaller islands, it will delight both aesthetic and gourmet travelers. In this edition, we invite you to discover Sicily and its islands through the eyes […]

“On the Greek island of Ikaria, life is sweet . . . and very, very long. What is the locals’ secret?” from “The island of Long Life” by Andrew Anthony Few countries have received more media attention in recent years and even fewer have been represented in such vastly divergent ways. There’s a downside to […]

Following the success of The Monocle Book of Japan, Monocle’s latest book is a celebration of all things Italian. Few countries pack a punch like Italy – energetic, enigmatic and effortlessly cool, it’s a country of chic beach clubs, tradition-steeped hilltop towns and cities full of soul. Its cuisine is celebrated the world over, its […]