Five stimulating city breaks

From a hotel-cum-art gallery in Naples to a cocktail sensation in Venice – Jasper Spires reports on five of the best city breaks to take now.

Rosewood hotel São Paulo
(Image credit: © Rui Teixeira)

Artistic flair in São Paulo

“There is no luxury without art and culture.” So goes the ethos of the new Rosewood hotel in São Paulo, says Elise Taylor in Vogue. And the hotel itself rivals the city in which it’s based for artistic flair. More than 57 local artists have been recruited to design the interiors, including everything from the carpets, to the walls and lifts. World-renowned artist Vik Muniz made the stained glass windows in the on-site chapel, and even the champagne flutes have been engraved with sketches by Jean Cocteau.

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Jasper Spires

Jasper is a former writer for the MoneyWeek and he wrote on an array of topics including travel, investing in crypto and bitcoin, as well as cars. Previous to that he freelanced at The Art Newspaper, PORT Magazine and The Spectator. Jasper is currently a freelance writer at FAD magazine and he has an English literature degree from the University of Exeter, and a Master's degree from UCL.