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Manchester
Manchester – one-time engine room of the Industrial Revolution – has a new role as a dynamo of British culture. The government has stumped up £78m for The Factory, an arts centre that will become the home of the Manchester International Festival. And the city has experienced an art attack of revamps and openings, including the Whitworth gallery, HOME (another multi-art form centre), and the pantheon-like Central Library. The repositioning of a city once addicted to heavy industry continues apace.
KOTOR
Kotor is drop-dead gorgeous from every angle. Within the city walls, locals sip strong coffee at pavement cafes and queue for warm bread at the bakers amid a dreamy maze of alleys and plazas; beyond them, the mountain-encircled, fjordlike bay of the same name is one of the most photogenic spots in all of Europe. Better still, the cruise ships have yet to overwhelm this marvel of the Med – get here before they drop anchor.
QUITO
Big oil is bankrolling the reinvention of Quito, with 21st-century infrastructure springing up around the Unesco-listed South American colonial architecture at the city’s heart. A new metro system that will whisk visitors from the bus station through all the historical districts of the city is set to start rolling soon, and a refurbished train station and gleaming new airport have also helped to tempt high-end tourists to complement the adventure-seeking backpackers of old.
DUBLIN
Stroll down the banks of the River Liffey today and you’d never guess that Ireland is only just emerging from an economic slump. Cosmopolitan Dublin knows how to bounce back, though – and with over 40% of the population under 30, the place pulsates with youthful vibrancy, optimism and creativity. This year marks the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first event in a chain that led to the creation of the republic; expect the commemorations to be long and loud.
Lonely Planet: Best in Travel 2016
Manchester – one-time engine room of the Industrial Revolution – has a new role as a dynamo of British culture. The government has stumped up £78m for The Factory, an arts centre that will become the home of the Manchester International Festival. And the city has experienced an art attack of revamps and openings, including the Whitworth gallery, HOME (another multi-art form centre), and the pantheon-like Central Library. The repositioning of a city once addicted to heavy industry continues apace.
KOTOR
Kotor is drop-dead gorgeous from every angle. Within the city walls, locals sip strong coffee at pavement cafes and queue for warm bread at the bakers amid a dreamy maze of alleys and plazas; beyond them, the mountain-encircled, fjordlike bay of the same name is one of the most photogenic spots in all of Europe. Better still, the cruise ships have yet to overwhelm this marvel of the Med – get here before they drop anchor.
QUITO
Big oil is bankrolling the reinvention of Quito, with 21st-century infrastructure springing up around the Unesco-listed South American colonial architecture at the city’s heart. A new metro system that will whisk visitors from the bus station through all the historical districts of the city is set to start rolling soon, and a refurbished train station and gleaming new airport have also helped to tempt high-end tourists to complement the adventure-seeking backpackers of old.
DUBLIN
Stroll down the banks of the River Liffey today and you’d never guess that Ireland is only just emerging from an economic slump. Cosmopolitan Dublin knows how to bounce back, though – and with over 40% of the population under 30, the place pulsates with youthful vibrancy, optimism and creativity. This year marks the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first event in a chain that led to the creation of the republic; expect the commemorations to be long and loud.
Lonely Planet: Best in Travel 2016
