Paris is celebrating the anniversary of the singer’s birth, on 19 December, with a series of events, but from cafes to cabaret venues, it’s possible to tour the old haunts of her Belleville neighbourhood and beyond all year round
It’s not always a case of avoiding the ‘exit through the gift store’ bit. These striking and creatively stocked museum shops are worth a visit in their own right
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The American crooner, aka Mr Las Vegas, recently opened his home to the public, and it has all the dancing horses, gold Rollers and fabulously kitsch decor you’d hope for in a Sin City showbiz mansion. Welcome to Wayne’s otherworldly world
Our pick of cool new hotels in the Alps – plus the best websites for self-catering chalets, apartments and cabins
Sleeping in an igloo, the creation of the US’s biggest ski area, a high-speed rail link to the Alps… we round up the season’s developments
With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital’s high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes