"Menorca has so many stories to tell beyond the beach." This is how Cristina Lozano begins the conversation, which sounds rather like an adage, on a sunny morning in Mahón. 

Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are the formidable duo behind Roman and Williams. This American studio has been forging a name for itself in the world of hospitality since 2002. 

Ricardo Bak Gordon sees the architect as the maestro of an orchestra who, amid moments of certainty and doubt, constantly forges ahead to give the best of himself through this discipline. 

They breathe new life into old buildings with precocious good taste and a distinctive aesthetic. Spending their time between Menorca and Barcelona, Benito Escat and Pol Castells display an irreverent approach, while maintaining a profound respect for the region's history and resources. 

What coffee has brought together, no one can separate. This could well be the sentence that best describes Kyoichi and Ikumi Yoshida, the couple behind the Wife & Husband project. 

While mutation might be a constant, the premises of being a home, a gallery, a workshop and laboratory for research all in one place prevail here. 

We slowly approach the Southwest Alentejo Natural Park and Vicentine Coast, just a few kilometres from the white sand beaches. Enveloped by the fragrance of rosemary and lavender, we can imagine spending long days to the sound of chirping birds, the smell of warm bread and unexpected encounters with foxes and weasels while picking small strawberry-tree berries. 

A new romantic era, proclaiming ethereal murals and powerful aesthetics grounded in a bohemian style, can be found in central London, in the historic building once home to Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Police Station. 

This home, on Manhattan’s West Side, provides irrefutable proof that “our roots will always be present deep inside us”. 

Beyond their Belgian nationality, Bert Jeuris and Ludovic Beun also share a deep passion for Portugal. After numerous trips to the eastern Algarve, the pair decided they had to share this place with the world. 

Reminiscences of Europe and the legendary American Roaring Twenties can be detected at the Commodore Perry Estate, one of the latest luxury hideaways brought to us by the Auberge Resorts group. 

Inaugurated in January, Sussurro is the result of the unique combination of the backgrounds of its founding partners. We’re talking about design, in the case of Sarah Birkett and conservation, in the case of Adam Humphreys.