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MUSICFESTIVAL
Opera,classical
music,jazzand
DJsetswillecho
aroundthegardens
of Florence’s
PalazzoCorsinial
Pratoduringthe
NewGeneration
Festival(28–31
August;newgener
ationfestival.org).
EXPEDITIONREWIND
The 1955 Oxford& CambridgeFar
EasternExpeditionsawLondonto
Singaporedrivenforthefirsttime.
FromAugust25,oneof theoriginal
LandRoverswillattemptthe return
trip (lastoverland.com).
WINERYWINNER
Argentina’sZuccardi
ValledeUcohasbeen
votedtheWorld’sBest
Vineyard.Its visitor
centreshowcases
wondrousviewsof
thevineyardsand
mountainsof Mendoza
(zuccardiwines.com).
WORLDHERITAGESITE
ThenorthwestIndiancityof Jaipur
hasfinallybeendeclareda World
HeritagesitebyUnesco.Thelisting
forJaipur– knownas thePinkCity
- statesthatit ‘hasmaintainedits
localcommercial,artisanaland
cooperative traditions to this day.’
STARSANDSTRIPES
ArchesNationalParkin Utah,
USA,hasbeennamedan
InternationalDarkSkyPark.
Alreadyknownforits immense
sandstonerockformations,the
parkhasnowbeenrecognisedfor
theeffortsmadeto protectand
preservedarkskiesthere,through
carefullightingpoliciesand
public education (nps.gov/arch). PHOTOGRAPHS:
GUY
BELL,
MIKADUN/
SHUTTERSTOCK,
JACOB W FRANK/NPS,
SAM VOCARE