The Spanish Empire was one of the first great colonial empires and one of the largest. Here Professor Alberto Maestre Fuentes talks about its former colony in Africa, The Spanish Sahara, which…

Flavio Lirussi for DANTE explains how cities around the world are leading the charge against climate change in fascinating and innovative ways. The ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network defines urban…

Rio is famous world-wide for a sensuality that is brash, joyous, uninhibited, sometimes violent, nearly cliched. But that voluptuousness can also be found in the interstices between moments, in…

Finding himself at a dead end after retiring from a high-flying career, DANTE contributor, Nigel Parsons is inspired by an old photo album and goes in search of long-lost friends. Andy Warhol…

Suonifreschi – or Fresh Sound - is a cultural association based in Venice, Italy, that believes that at the centre of music composition are the sounds produced by every day life. It takes its…

Cape Town has recently held another successful art fair but Heidi Erdmann asks whether the financial stakes involved are undermining their representative nature and clouding correct attribution…

The flamboyant Joseph Tawadros is a multi-instrumentalist, best known for playing the oud. Massimo Gava meets the virtuoso and discovers more about his instrument of choice.   Joseph Tawadros…

Some art fairs, among a surfeit of those worldwide, are particularly well-known and point the way to the future. Gallerist Heidi Erdmann visits one of the key entrants, Art Basel Hong Kong, which…

Being a high flying woman is not easy these days, especially when you want to look your best for every occasion and only have a few hours to prepare to fly - literally - from one meeting to another…

Pano Masti’s latest literary pilgrimage takes him to Jordan. Never mind Oscar Wilde or T. E. Lawrence, the words that echo in his mind are from women: Marie Colvin, Martha Gellhorn, Gertrude…

LEVAN LAGIDZE, the iconic and reclusive Georgian painter , returns to London  for the first time in 20 years with a major exhibition of new works Lagidze is known for his highly structured and…

The first edition of the Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF), which took place 17 – 20 May. 2018, aimed to place Georgia firmly back on the world’s map of art and culture. Katrine Levin reports back from…

.At Dante we don’t do rumours. We only state facts - but we have teamed up with Rumours.it in Milan to tell some interesting stories to feed our Italian soul that seem to be shared by many celebrities.…

The first edition of the annual Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF) is coming this May and as with most things in Georgia, it is going to be quite a celebration! Hosted by the exhibition centre ExpoGeorgia…

On the 4th of March 2018, Italy, the third-largest continental European economy, goes to the polls. Italians are electing a new parliament, hoping for a majority government and a prime minister.…

The Prosecco 2017 has almost finished its fermentation process and Anita Herbertson talks about this year’s vintage and the tradition of this wonderful area. The 11th of November in almost…

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Tiziana Leopizzi delves a little deeper into our cover theme. She argues that, more than ever, bling is trivial and art is eternal. Living in luxury and opulence is certainly the way to go for…

Turkey has been in the news for its attempted coup, refugees and terror attacks. Still, our International Editor Alice James visited Istanbul’s bazaar – twice – a while ago. She came back…

A new generation of clubs is opening up. Nowhere is this more so than in London. The Devonshire Club in the city and the revitalised Soho House are the leaders in the field. Mark Beech, a regular…

If  you are driven by a spirit of adventure, to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before’ - to coin a phrase, then let us take you to Ethiopia, a huge African land of contrasts and culture.…

Bangkok-based photographer and journalist Ben Davies writes about the multi-year project that took him from spirit doctors appeasing the spirits of the sky to entranced devotees and a floating…

Dante gets a sneak peak at the world’s most exclusive auto tour By Mark Beech Italian supercar makers will be revealing some of their most stunning million-dollar prototypes for the first time…

Nigel Parsons, a senior media executive, tells a provocative story about his recent experience at Heathrow Airport. This is a subjective account but supported by court evidence. The views expressed…

In this day and age we are overwhelmed by giant internationals who flood the market with their uniform products, but when global commercialisation is banished and the industry returns to its roots,…

Dating back to before Aztec times, the once-extensive canal system of Xochimilco endures as a quiet refuge in the midst of frenetic Mexico City. Now just a fragment of its former range, Xochimilco…

Tired of the hustle and bustle of your life? Need to recharge your batteries in unforgettable surroundings, nature, culture and gastronomy? Nicaragua is the place for you and what is more its…

Learn about New Flights, Airports and Infrastructure at LWTM Stand 475 Managua (October 29th , 2015) Representatives of the finest tour operators and hotels in Nicaragua will share good news at…

Even in the developed world, where feminism has been a significant societal force for over a century, women continue to struggle within their cultures to gain equal power and legal status with…

Not just a quick break to visit your parents in their eighties but a whole month together right on the other side of the world? Would you do it? Marc Forget recently completed an epic voyage and…

The most glamorous summer toast under the Tuscany's sky A Toast with an Italian Prosecco at the most exciting Event in Tuscany next Aug 16th. Only selected clients of Outstanding Italia will have…

Located in the central part of Japan’s main island Honshu, about 450km west of Tokyo, is Kyoto. Japan’s former capital city is home to countless ancient shrines and temples, and is popular…

Join pollinator extraordinaire, our very own Neil Geraghty as he embarks on a hunt for those elusive jewels of the plant world, orchids. No, not in Thailand but on a voyage of discovery through…

The Dominican Republic is by Neil Geraghty located on the eastern side of the island of Hispaniola, the second-largest island (after Cuba) in the Antilles. It is here that Latin American got its…

Nonno Panda and... the Rhino - One day, wandering along life’s path, I got lost in a dark jungle, unable to find the right way …   I stumbled across a small herd of rhinos. It was the…

Bored of week-end breaks? Fed-up of tiresome tourist-filled weeks of sand and sea? Then try taking four months off and backpack around the world with your family! by Nigel Parsons Two thousand…

Francesca Bortolotto Possati, interior designer, hotelier and scion of a prominent Venetian family, promotes the culture history and style of her unique hometown – not as a theme park or living…

At a restored villa on a rejuvenated olive farm, writer Dee King gets a taste of what life was like for olive harvesters before mechanisation – and drinks deeply of Tuscany itself. My trip in…

Counted as one of the top fifty ecolodges in the world by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Feynan Ecolodge in Wadi Feynan in Jordan upholds an environmental ethos that sits lightly on the…

In times like ours, where greed is destroying the world and nobody seems to care much about it, the simple truth of a small community, gathered around a project of solidarity to support a specific…

While he remains almost unknown in his native England, 17th century pirate Bartholomew Sharp, like many of his contemporaries, left an indelible mark on those who plied the waters and lived along…

A visit to the Tunisian Sahara may feel a bit familiar. You may not have been there in person, but it has entered the mass consciousness through the light and magic of Hollywood. Still, don’t…

Champagne anyone? Bah, that is so passé! Why not add a different sparkle to your life and try prosecco? Massimo Gava takes us to meet Gabriele Cescon, who has taken the art of making the high-quality…

Discover a lost world of fabulous treasures and dark mythology along northern Peru’s Moche Route. V “Vould you like choc ice?” an elegant Air France stewardess purred seductively as our…

The vast county of Finnmark lies in the extreme northern reach of Norway. It is also where east meets west – it’s easternmost town, Vardo, is located farther east than Istanbul. Despite the…

Situated on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, Cartagena de Indias is a centre of economic activity in the Caribbean, and a major resort city in Colombia. But this vibrant, modern city also wears its…

A gentle shark seems a laughable contradiction in terms – the stuff of sketch comedy routines. But the whale shark pretty much qualifies. And it's doing about as well as you'd expect, in today's…

The indigenous Guna people in Panama have banned foreign land ownership. After a long struggle, they have carved out a homeland for themselves, where they jealously guard their prerogatives. The…

With its striking perpendicular cliffs and multitude of submerged caves, and teaming with marine flora and fauna, Sardinia has spectacular sights to offer both above and below the surface of the…

Inspiration to such writers as Herman Melville and Robert Louis Stevenson, final resting place of Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel (both of whom spent the last years of their lives there), the remote,…