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Cap Rocat is a 19th-century former military fortress along the southern edge of the Bay of Palma de Majorca, Spain. Local architect Antonio Obrador imbued the hotel with cues that hark back to its past (guest rooms built in former munitions stores; stylized bullets for door handles). Add private terraces furnished with all-weather canopy beds, an infinity pool, and easy access to the bathwater-warm Mediterranean for sailing, diving, and waterskiing excursions, and this island getaway certainly hits the spot.

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Today there is a strong current of activism and subversion in urban art. Street art become very powerful platform for reaching the public, and frequent themes include adbusting, subvertising and other culture jamming, the abolishment of private property and reclaiming the streets. Wayfaring is proud to presents some of the best street art cities in the world! New York City, Brooklyn: While many street artists have migrated in recent years from Williamsburg to less-trammeled Brooklyn neighborhoods (Bushwick is the latest open-air gallery), swaths of art still adorn the streets and alleys of “Billyburg.” Prime viewing areas include North 6th Street (around Berry Street and Wythe Avenue), Ainslie Street (just east of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway), and Roebling Street—where, as of this writing, a towering radio-controlled giraffe by artist Nick Walker decorates a wall just south of Metropolitan Avenue.

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One Urban World Festival is held in Cartagena, Spain. Each year the streets of Cartagena are decorated and most of the squares swarm with djs, beatmakers, rap musicians, hippsters and graffatti artists, all part of One Urban Festival. In addition to this year program artists Ross, Suso33, Pixel Panxo, or M Kraser Mati, among others, have already begun work, cans in hand, to translate his works in different parts of the old town of Cartagena as the Callejon de la Soledad, next to Teatro Romano or windlass and around Monte Sacro.

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Newtown is the creative district of Johannesburg with a world class offering of theatre, dance, music, art, photography and crafts – all for your entertainment. Newtown’s key attractions include the world famous Market Theatre, MuseuMAfrica, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Bassline, Dance Factory and SAB World of Beer.

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Blaauwklippen Wine Farm is situated in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, and is one of the world’s most renowned wine-growing regions. At the foot of the Stellenbosch Mountains, in the lush green vineyards, a tranquil and idyllic atmosphere pervades, exuding a sense of long-standing tradition and inspiring change. A place where the grapes for unrivalled wines ripen on the vine. Under the warm South African sun, that magnificent wines have been created for over 300 years. Go and experience the rich and fascinating world of wine with Blaauwklippen.

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Neethlingshof Estate is a place of rare beauty, where man and nature strive together to produce the finest wines. The vine roots there stretch back to the earliest years of winemaking at the Cape – grapes were already being produced on the farm by 1705. Despite being steeped in history with its thatched Cape-Dutch homestead and outbuildings it has also remained in the forefront of new trends and developments, and has become a leading exponent of the drive to balance nature and winegrowing in the Western Cape. 

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The MAS is an impressive building with a museum, among other things. Because it is also the visible storage, the museum square with Luc Tuymans’ mosaic, the boulevard, the rooftop panorama, etc. The MAS is a total experience. Nowdays, Antwerp has its own iconic piece of museum architecture and it’s poised to make the medieval Flemish town a global destination. The Museum aan de Stroom opened last weekend to an estimated 100,000 visitors, including the Belgian royal family. 

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Each year the french ministry of culture and communication in invites a leading artist to create a work that responds to the exceptional architectural space of the grand palais in paris. The sheer monumental scale of the building provided the inspiration for a big idea.This year, indian-born, british-based artist anish kapoor created a temporary, site-specific installation inside the nave of the glass-domed hall.

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is the idea of a project created by Czech Glass and lighting company Lasvit in collaboration with italian designer Fabio Novembre for the Milan Design Week 2011,It represents concepts of love and light, the idea of the cocoon and the symbol of an anticipated metamorphosis. 

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The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden is one of the great escapes of Johannesburg. The gardens are nestled in Roodepoort, Gauteng, which  is a haven for birds and a popular picnic spot for Gautengers. In recent years, there is an urban development on this beautiful garden, set against the backdrop of the magnificent Witpoortjie waterfall. However is still the home of a breeding pair of Verreaux’s Eagles that nest in the cliffs alongside the waterfall and no visit is complete until they have been sited.

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