Food and Drink

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• art and culture

4 min read • Jan 3, 2017

Unfolding over seven hills, Lisbon spoils its visitors with viewpoints aplenty. Here are the best of the best.

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • Jan 3, 2017

At first glance, Porto’s appeal may be in its old-school character, but interspersed between the city’s timeworn buildings is a scattering of hip and…

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• food and drink

4 min read • Dec 22, 2016

In a city where the mercury can hit 45C (113F) in summer and stays warm most of the year, cooling off with a creamy gelato is pure common sense. Seville…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 21, 2016

Looking for inspiration to refresh your travel wish list in 2017? From walking a tightrope above a 3000m drop to tasting gourmet snacks fresh off a 3D…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 21, 2016

Want to train with the world’s best rugby team? Learn about Buddhist art? How about record a song in Prince’s very own personal studio? It’s all possible…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 13, 2016

Madrid is changing. With modern gastropubs and stylish international restaurants offering food from around the world, you could almost forget that Spanish…

• food

• food and drink

12 min read • Dec 13, 2016

Iceland’s wild western coast has bred a long line of storytellers, who shared tales of super-human Vikings and meddlesome spirits across the millennia. We…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 13, 2016

Perth’s dining scene has reinvented itself over the past few years, with small bars championing petite eats, kitchens opening later, and standards…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 6, 2016

For decades this stretch of Southwest Florida cuisine flew under the radar, its classic seafood haunts and vintage Floridian dining rooms little known…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 6, 2016

It’s no accident Catalonia was appointed the European Region for Gastronomy for 2016: it’s renowned for its fabulous food scene. Combine this with the…

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • Dec 5, 2016

Chew it over: brunch is the most gratifying holiday meal. It’s the unadulterated pleasure of pressing snooze; a glorious second opportunity for the weary,…

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • Dec 5, 2016

Fold away the paper umbrella and ditch the cherry on a stick, Rotterdam’s cocktail scene is in the midst of a veritable shakeup as rooftop terraces,…

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• activities

6 min read • Dec 1, 2016

Here at Lonely Planet we don’t like to trade our passports for mince pies when it comes to the Christmas season. Once all the gifts are bought and wrapped…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Dec 1, 2016

The festive season doesn’t have to mean turkey and all the trimmings. Plus it’s undoubtedly one of the best times of year to hit the road. So forget the…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 30, 2016

Bequia, one of the more off the beaten track islands in the already remote Grenadine Islands in the Caribbean, is a world away from international resorts…

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• food and drink

6 min read • Nov 21, 2016

Like every great seducer, Corfu knows exactly how to reel you in. Sunsets, sandy beaches and clear seas have made this Ionian island a summertime…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 21, 2016

The secret is out: the Mile High City is more than just a gateway to the Rockies. Today’s Denver is young and thriving, combining rich cultural offerings,…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 21, 2016

One of America’s great unsung wine regions lies right in the heart of Texas. Hill Country may be better known for barbecue, but its rich soil has proved…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 21, 2016

Nestled in the southeast corner of the Appalachians, Asheville bridges the gap between tradition and modernity in surprising ways. This is the kind of…

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• food and drink

6 min read • Nov 21, 2016

Three decades after helping to orchestrate North America’s craft beer revolution, Seattle is in the throes of a new drinking renaissance. Travelers…

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • Nov 21, 2016

New York, Los Angeles, Chicago… Atlanta? The Capital of the South deserves its due as one of the largest, most cosmopolitan cities in the country. While…

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• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 16, 2016

With flowing lava, rich agriculture and miles of beach-lined coast, Hawaiian identity is inextricably linked to key aspects of the state’s biggest…