Everyone loves a parade – and especially in Montreal where a surfeit of summer festivals transforms the city into 24/7 open-air theatre. Packed with visitors from around the world, Place Jacques-Cartier marked the commencement of the samba parade that kicked … Read More
Those who have witnessed Riga’s architectural splendors understand why Latvia’s largest city was designated the European Capital of Culture for 2014. Founded in 1201, the capital of Latvia was a member of the Hanseatic League, an economic alliance of merchant … Read More
The Latin phrase “sanctum sanctorum” most often refers to the most holy places – and for thespians and bibliophiles, few places are more sacred than theatres and libraries. With the publication of its two latest tomes Libraries and Theatres, Roads … Read More
Let’s say you’re on a rock-n-roll road trip to Asbury Park for a long, hot summer weekend. You’re living the lyrics of a Springsteen song about the best summer of your life. … Read More
Held in June 2014, the second edition of Mural Festival transformed Saint Lawrence Boulevard into a veritable open-air studio and museum as 20 international muralists created works of public art on the facades of buildings around Montreal’s most historic boulevard. … Read More
Some of the world’s most beloved cities are cherished for their architectural associations with a particular period: the 19th-century luminosity and grands boulevards of Paris, the imperialism of Rome, the 20th-century modernism of New York. Some cities have a harder … Read More
For Proust, it was the scent of linden-flower tea (and a brown butter madeleine) that took him back to his childhood and his meeting with Baron de Charlus, one of fiction’s most aristocratic aesthetes. In a similar vein, French couture … Read More
Often referred to as the “City of Festivals,” Montreal hosts no less than 100 annual multi-day festivals, with the majority occurring during the high season from April through October. … Read More
