Conde Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler magazine is filled with the travel secrets of celebrated writers and sophisticated travelers. Each monthly issue features breathtaking destinations, including the finest art, architecture, fashion, culture, cuisine, lodgings, and shopping. With Condé Nast Traveler as your guide, you'll discover the best islands, cities, spas, castles, and cruises.

editor’s letter

Decoding the Dolomites • This part of the Alps will host the Winter Olympics in February, but its taverns, hotels, and hikes give it evergreen allure

GET TO KNOW The DOLOMITES • The Dolomite Alps stretch across three Italian regions: Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli Venezia Giulia. For a more manageable trip, plan your visit around the land’s main geographic centers, each of which offers different things for different travelers

From Sleep to Slope

HIGH-ALTITUDE RECOVERY

Fuel Up at a Low-Key Rifugio

REINHOLD’S RECS • In 1980 the first person to ascend Mount Everest solo was the Dolomites mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Now 81 years old, he still scales peaks closer to home. Here are his picks for where to eat, hike, and hang in his Dolomites domain

Hitting the Road

FULL OF ENERGY • In artistic Asheville, a creative community is bouncing back. What the city needs now are travelers to share the love

FRENCH CONNECTION • Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing shares where he finds inspiration at home in Paris

SEA AND SKY • Cruise ships are sailing toward next summer’s total solar eclipse—and other astral phenomena

BANGKOK’S NEW BEAT • The latest places to eat, drink, and shop in Chinatown, the Thai metropolis’s always-on neighborhood

EARTH TONES

COOL IN CANADA • New terrain, snowy excursions, and glacial spas are upping the ante in picturesque Banff

Creative Capital • From the planned city of Belo Horizonte to rural art parks, the landlocked Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is a design lover’s dream. ByMichaelSnyder

Love on Top • After 25 years of wild vacations, Shunali Khullar Shroff and her husband embrace the stillness of Bhutan on their silver anniversary

Take Me Home • For a century, the Grand Ole Opry has been the traditional lodestar of country music. But around Nashville, Kat Chen finds new venues fostering a more inclusive scene

The Walking Cure • At a crossroads in life, Stephanie Danler heads to the Alps in search of what comes next

where the CHEFS EAT • If you want to know where to get a great meal anywhere in the world, talk to the people who cook the food. We’ve asked some of the planet’s best-known culinary personalities about their favorite restaurants and dishes in their hometowns and the cities they love visiting. From unforgettable tasting menus to mouthwatering street eats, this is your guide to expert dining in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and beyond

DISHES TO FLY FOR • We asked chefs which meals have been so memorable, they’re worth crossing the world for

winter escapes • Quiet beaches. Turquoise waters. Lazy afternoons. These three island destinations have everything you need to get away from it all

BEACH READ • Though they’ve changed over the years—but only a little—the twin Bahamian sanctuaries of Harbour Island and Eleuthera are still perfect for going slow in high style

into the blue • SEYCHELLES’S LESSER-VISITED OUTER ISLANDS HAVE BECOME AN ECO-TOURISM PARADISE. STEPHANIE RAFANELLI DIVES IN

EAST IS EDEN • On the quieter side of the Big Island, Jen Murphy visits the Hāmākua Coast and finds not only verdant canyons striped with waterfalls but also a burgeoning food scene and a community approach to tourism

HOW TO DO IT

KRISTIN CHENOWETH on ROME