‘It’s the closest thing to the moon’: my space odyssey to Iceland
How Iceland became a magnet for star-gazers, film-makers – and astronauts
The alt city guide to Glasgow
A network of indie galleries, clubs, restaurants and bars has created a robust creative scene in Scotland’s largest city, where talent is allowed time and space to flourish
Lake Atitlán, Guatemala: how a village became an artwork
An ambitious painting project designed to boost tourism and community spirit launches in lakeside Santa Catarina Palopó
Postcards from the Past – a trip down memory lane
Tom Jackson, the collector behind the popular Twitter account, picks six of his favourite postcards – and their often incongruous messages – from his new book
Venice world heritage status under threat
While the local population dwindles, passengers from giant cruise ships continue to flood into La Serenissima. So how are locals trying to save the city?
Le Havre, a short break built on concrete chic
Le Havre is celebrating its 500th anniversary this year, but its architectural gems are modern masterpieces built from the ashes of war – and now a world heritage site
Art from the Alps: a journey to Giacometti’s homeland
Switzerland’s mountains are stunning but the art of the Giacometti family enriches the cultural landscape, too. With a retrospective of sculptor Alberto opening at Tate Modern next week, our writer tours the area that inspired him
Concrete thinking’s in fashion at Brussels’ brutalist Jam Hotel
Budget hotels always offer basic, boxy rooms, but not many are as creative as this alternative gem in the Belgian capital
Round Paris with Rodin
As Paris marks 100 years since the death of Auguste Rodin, we visit the city’s back streets where he started out, and the grand belle époque palaces where he ended up
The Connecticut garden that inspired American impressionist painters
Florence Griswold’s house and garden, now a museum, has barely changed since the turn of the 20th century when artists escaped here to paint outside, says the director of a new film on American impressionism
Da Vinci’s vino: a visit to Leonardo’s vineyard in Milan
While painting the Last Supper, Leonardo would retire to his small vineyard across the road. After being badly damaged in the second world war, the vines are flourishing again and the house is open to visitors
Artful Accra: Ghana’s 60th marked by the birth of an ambitious gallery
The opening of a striking new arts hub shows that creativity is alive and kicking in Ghana’s capital, where young creatives are building on the work of their internationally recognised forebears
Rock art to digital films: on the territory’s art trail
The Northern Territory is an art lover’s paradise with ‘bush TVs’, Hermannsburg pottery, contemporary Indigenous artworks and more
Trans-Siberian Railway: a view from Moscow to Vladivostok – a photo essay
On a 9,288km journey inspired by the centennial anniversary of the railway’s completion in 1916, photographer Annie Ling captures life onboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, and beyond the carriage window
Prehistoric cave art celebrated at new Lascaux centre in Dordogne
Lascaux 4, a spectacular replica of France’s most celebrated cave art using interactive guides and multi-screen displays, opens on 15 December