• Street smarts: educational guided walks across the UK

    From architecture in London, street art in Belfast and city routes hosted by former homeless people, here are some of the most informative trails on offerDo you want to know about crime and punishment in Edinburgh? Learn about depression in Manchester or about Scottish languages? These are just some of the unique subjects of Invisible cities guided walking tours.Continue reading...
  • Guggenheim effect: how the museum helped transform Bilbao

    The Basque city locals remember as grimy and industrial has changed a lot since the Frank Gehry-designed building sprang up 25 years agoEvening approaches Bilbao’s old port, bringing with it the joggers who pinball along the promenades, the tourists mulling a cruise on the dark green waters of the estuary, and the woman in the artisan ice-cream booth who keeps vigil behind tubs of dulce de leche, passionfruit and bubblegum-flavoured “blue smurf”.Close by, its titanium scales gl

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