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A DAZZLING DESIGN BREAK

VISIT one of these beautiful cities and discover astonishing architectural wonders ...

BREATHTAKING BILBAO

FRANK GEHRY’S shiny, curvy Guggenheim museum,above, is a masterpiece. But the Spanish city is full of architectural wonders, from Norman Foster- designed Metro stations to the wacky wine warehouse Azkuna Zentroa, reimagined by Philippe Starck.

INSIDER TIP: Find design shop Mosel (Gran Via 53) for jewellery by Helena Rohner and desirable furnishings.

DETAILS: Rooms at Hotel Miro from £80 a night, dorisanddicky.com. Flights from £80 return, ba.uk.

ART DECO MIAMI

MIAMI’s Ocean Drive isn’t as glam as in the Thirties, but it’s still fun. Colourful Art Deco buildings line the street and opposite is the enormous Miami Beach, on which to play, pose or flop.

INSIDER TIP: Tour the Art Deco Versace Mansion, Carlyle Hotel and Wolfsonian-FIU, artdecotours.com.

DETAILS: Rooms at 1939’s Breakwater South Beach hotel from £97, break

watersouthbeach.com. Flights from £549 return, virgin-atlantic.com.

VENETIAN SPLENDOUR

FALL for Venice, with its flamboyant palazzos, ornate churches, grand squares, tiny streets and shimmering canals crossed by romantic bridges.

INSIDER TIP: The former home of Peggy Guggenheim — an 18thcentury palazzo — is now a museum of art with work by Jackson Pollock, Max Ernst and Barbara Hepworth.

DETAILS: Stay in the 15th-century palazzo, Cima Rosa, overlooking the Grand Canal. Rooms from €180 (£155) B&B or €300 (£260) overlooking the canal, cimarosavenezia.com. Flights from £48 return, easyjet.com.