Prints and prison cells: the Portuguese Centre for Photography, Porto
A former jail houses artefacts from the dawn of photography, and provides a window onto the life of one of Portugal’s most prolific novelist, who was locked up there for adultery
St Petersburg: city of revolution turns itself around – again
This year all eyes have been on what happened in Russia’s cultural capital 100 years ago, but we ask local artists and musicians for the lowdown on its best 21st-century clubs and arts venues
Mississippi’s bold new Civil Rights Museum offers unflinching view of US history
Jackson’s new Civil Rights Museum and its neighbour, the Museum of Mississippi History, have a joint launch on 9 December, in advance of a year of events across the south marking 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination
Naked attraction: art and tragic tales in Modigliani’s Paris
As Tate Modern prepares a new exhibition of his work, including 12 of his famous nudes, Louise Roddon explores the artist’s haunts around Montmartre and Montparnasse
Making light work: grand designs at Bodø’s Stormen library and cultural centre
This Norwegian town, hastily rebuilt after second world war bombing, now has a vibrant and innovative arts centre in pride of place on its waterfront
The alt city guide to York
It’s time for the Romans and Vikings to make way for a new insurgency in the North Yorkshire jewel: a sparky, creative scene fuelled by innovative music, food and drink outlets
A whale of a time: a Moby-Dick marathon in Massachusetts
Fans gather in a non-stop reading of Herman Melville’s entire masterpiece at an annual winter festival in New Bedford, where the idea for the novel was born
Vintage stuff: Belgium’s biggest flea market
Tongeren, Belgium’s oldest town founded in the first century AD, is also home to a vast and fascinating flea market. Perfect for a weekend treasure hunt
Eyes on the prize: on the civil rights trail in Washington DC
As America lurches to the right, now’s the time to check out the cultural heritage sites in its historic capital. By Aaron Millar
Guadalajara city guide: what to do, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Visitors often overlook Mexico’s second city but it is both cosmopolitan and – as capital of the state where tequila and mariachi originate – quintessentially Mexican
Elena Ferrante’s Naples – a photo essay
We follow in the (fictional) footsteps of the heroines of My Brilliant Friend and its sequels, into the alleyways, gritty apartment blocks and piazzas of this energetic and fascinating city
Frights and sights in Transylvania: exploring haunted Hoia Baciu
The home of Dracula it may be, but the forest of Hoia Bacui and nearby Cluj-Napoca, a Romanian cultural hotspot, are full of life
Kampot literary festival hopes to revive Cambodia’s lost art of storytelling
Atmospheric Kampot is hosting the likes of Jung Chang and Madeleine Thien as it seeks to rebuild Cambodia’s literary scene and defend its freedom of speech
Turkey’s other Hagia Sophia, in Trabzon
Once a church – and a hospital and a museum – it is now a mosque. It is also one of Turkey’s best-preserved late-Byzantine buildings, is free to enter and has much to offer visitors of all faiths or none
Toon and Tyne: Newcastle united … on a city walking tour
From the grandeur of Grey Street and Central station to the bridges over the Tyne, this walk takes in Newcastle’s fine Victorian architecture and industrial heritage