Coming Soon Diary
by: April Hutchinson 7
NOW FEB
Picasso Sculpture MOMA, New York
New York’s Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition of Picasso’s work. His clay and wood creations include a deconstructed guitar and the cubist Head of a Woman (Fernande) (1909),
moma.org
NOW 5 JAN
Windsor Castle festival apartments
Berkshire Windsor’s State Apartments have a Regency- themed festive makeover this Christmas to show how the future George IV might have celebrated in the early 19th century,
royalcollection.org.uk
UNTIL
31 JAN
Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights Ontario See light displays, musical performances and three million lights lining a three-mile route,
wfol.com
DEC
1 30 JAN
Hotel Plaza Athenee
Paris Skate on a garden rink at the heart of the hotel and finish with champagne afternoon tea. The rink is open Wednesdays to Sundays with lessons for kids too,
dorchestercollection.com
Ones to watch…
More treats in store for the adventurous travellers
Park life It’s no April fool – the spring opening of Park Hyatt Mallorca will be a game changer for the island. The 142-room hotel is the first Park Hyatt in the Med and makes its debut as part of the swanky Cap Vermell Estate in the Canyamel valley. The hotel will have four restaurants, poolside bar, beach club, spa and fitness centre, while the estate has a facility-packed country club,
parkhyatt.com
1 31 JAN DEC
European Capital of Culture
San Sebastian Donostia (in Basque) or San Sebastian kicks off its year as European Capital of Culture with a programme of events from interactive theatre to video game creation,
dss2016.eu
25 3 JAN FEB
Found & Lost
Corinthia Hotel, London Composer Emily Hall’s “Promenade opera” takes place for groups of 12,
corinthia-air.com
29 13 JAN FEB
Tapati Rapa Nui Easter Island, Chile
Easter Island’s traditional festival begins and ends with float parades. Highlights include horse racing, a triathlon, dance competitions and sliding down a slope on banana tree trunks.
30 20 APRIL
JAN
Painting the Modern Garden:
Monet to Matisse Royal Academy, London Explores the role gardens played in the evolution of art from the 1860s to the 1920s. Among 120 works, Monet’s Agapanthus Triptych is being reunited for the show,
royalacademy.org.uk
23 9 JAN FEB
Venice Carnival Italy
The fabulous pre-Lent celebration takes to the squares and waterways of Venice with masked revellers vying for the most outrageous 18th-century style costumes. Expect formal balls, concerts, street theatre and an acrobatic display in St Mark’s Square,
carnevale.venezia.it/en
Hola Madrid Barcelo Hotels & Resorts is to open a new flagship in Madrid in January, the Barcelo Emperatriz, inspired by Eugenia de Montijo, the last Empress Consort of the French, wife of Napoleon III and one of the most powerful women of her time. No pressure then. The hotel is in the historical Salamanca neighbourhood and has 146 light- filled rooms with avant-garde furniture; the garden-setting restaurant and rooftop bar complete the picture,
barceloemperatriz.com
11 3 MAR APRIL
ICC World Twenty20
India The event will see 16 international sides battle it out at Eden Gardens, Kolkata and Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, New Delhi,
icc-cricket.com
flight with Cinnamon Air from Colombo,
anantara.com
Come in peace Set your clocks for January when Anantara makes its entry into Sri Lanka with the Tangalle Peace Haven Resort & Spa. On the south coast, the 152-room hotel has plenty of wellness offerings, while Yala national park is also close by. The hotel can be reached by a 30-minute seaplane
What’s in the next issue: There’ll be plenty of hot news from the Caribbean, luxury trends for 2016, the best family holidays, sexy suites in Madrid and tips on how to improve your website
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Time for tea Also joining the Sri Lanka map is a fifth bungalow at Tea Trails, the country’s first ever Relais & Chateaux property. Opening on February 1, Dunkeld is a restored four-bedroom tea planter’s home; meanwhile Tientsin and Summerville bungalows will be refurbished in 2016,
teatrails.com
PS... Those clever people at The Pig have done it again with the launch of Bert’s Box, an eco- friendly “lodge” in the New Forest. Designed by architects Box 9 and Bert & May Spaces, it has a bedroom, shower room and kitchen/lounge, with a log burner. From £395pn,
thepighotel.com
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