7 d. ago Tiny market town with proper pubs on one of the world's most scenic train journeys

I love a Welsh market town, especially if it's got bags of character and history and proper pubs where you can get a round in without having to remortgage your house

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1 week ago Tiny UK seaside town with independent shops that have lasted a century

It was named as the most beautiful high street in Scotland in a public vote in 2019

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2 w. ago Leaky roofs, collapsed walls, mega debts: when Donald Judd, art’s master minimalist, tried architecture

Weary of the New York scene, and keen to focus on architecture, the artist started buying up properties to play with in a tiny Texas town. Trouble was, he couldn’t stop. We take the tour of his Marfa creationsA colossal cliff of green-tinted glass stretches along the side of a railway line, like a minty glacier greeting arriving trains. The glazing shimmers strangely in the light, its surface variously matt and gloss, wrapping offices and atriums together inside a changeable crystal skin. There’s a reason it looks unlike a typical office block – and it’s not just the Swiss precision.Completed in 2000, the facade of Peter Merian Haus in Basel is the largest, and yet perhaps least known, work of Donald Judd, one of the 20th century’s most important minimalist artists. If you have ever pondered a polished aluminium box in an art museum, or encountered a gnomic stack of coloured acrylic rectangles projecting from a wall, they were probably by him. But few realise that Judd’s prolific ou...

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2 w. ago Leaky roofs, collapsed walls, mega debts: when art’s master minimalist Donald Judd tried architecture

Weary of the New York scene, and keen to focus on architecture, the artist started buying up properties to play with in a tiny Texas town. Trouble was, he couldn’t stop. We take the tour of his Marfa creationsA colossal cliff of green-tinted glass stretches along the side of a railway line, like a minty glacier greeting arriving trains. The glazing shimmers strangely in the light, its surface variously matt and gloss, wrapping offices and atriums together inside a changeable crystal skin. There’s a reason it looks unlike a typical office block – and it’s not just the Swiss precision.Completed in 2000, the facade of Peter Merian Haus in Basel is the largest, and yet perhaps least known, work of Donald Judd, one of the 20th century’s most important minimalist artists. If you have ever pondered a polished aluminium box in an art museum, or encountered a gnomic stack of coloured acrylic rectangles projecting from a wall, they were probably by him. But few realise that Judd’s prolific ou...

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2 w. ago Hidden gem Welsh village with dramatic beaches and fairytale castle

The tiny town in North Wales is the perfect place for a holiday, with stunning beaches and an ancient castle, as well as a colourful town centre

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2 w. ago The tiny town less than two hours from Paris that's perfect for an autumn getaway

A weekend away in Paris is popular for a reason. But it has its drawbacks. If you're seeking the perks of France - good food, lots to see and do - there are lots of alternatives.

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3 w. ago England's best place to retire has been named and it's in unexpected location

The UK's best place to retire has been named as the tiny town of Glossop, on the edge of the Peak District, with a life expectancy of 85 and a short drive to Manchester

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3 w. ago England's best place to retire is tiny town just 30 minutes from Manchester

The study considered factors ranging from life expectancy and house prices to the average cost of care homes, should they be required.

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4 w. ago A tiny town in Idaho dodged incineration in 2024. Will the next wildfire take it out?

Heroic firefighting and a lucky turn in weather helped avert disaster once, but ‘a perfect storm of conditions’ remainsDuring a 2024 wildfire season described as “unprecedented”, the tiny central Idaho town of Stanley and nearby Redfish Lake Lodge narrowly missed incineration by two fires: the Bench Lake and then the Wapiti blazes.It took heroic firefighting efforts and favorable turns in weather conditions for the town – a mountain mecca for tourists from around the world – to survive without the loss of a single life or home. Continue reading...

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