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CLRECOMMENDS
TRAVEL
Art isa formof
creativity, andcre-
ativitygenerates
energy, andenergy
creates hope.
four-dayannualcontemporaryartshowrunningDec.
4to7, toopenhere in2002.Backthen, itdrew30,000
patrons;now itbrings in75,000.Andnaturally,where
collectorsgoandmultinationalcorporations invest,
developmentfollows.Newsince lastyear’sfair isthe
METROPOLITANBYCOMO,MIAMIBEACH resort,witha
rooftop juicebaranda loungedevotedtoartisanalgin,
and THOMPSONMIAMIBEACH,whichmarriesvintage
andnewtowersandhostsateemingSeagrapebrasserie
fromchefMichelleBernstein.There’salso MIAMIBEACH
EDITION, justthethird intheIanShrager-Marriottven-
ture.Ithousesanightclubaswellasabowlingalleyand
askatingrink.Andatthenewlyrenovatedmidcentury
charmer SHELBORNEWYNDHAMGRANDSOUTHBEACH,
hometotheDrawingRoomBar&Lounge,cocktail
cartsarewheelednightly
throughthe1940s-era lobby.
TheresoundingSouthBeach
boomhasalsospreadtoSoFi,
orSouthofFifthStreet,now
Miami’s latestdininghotspot.
TopChef alumFabioVivianijust
openedhisstylish, from-scratch
SIENATAVERNMIAMI. It joins
PORFIRIO’S, thefirstStateside
iterationof theMexicoCityhit,
aswellas the latest ILMULINO
restaurant.
Northofdowntown, the
creativeclasshasmovedon
toWynwood,whereTony
Goldman, founderofGold-
manProperties, instigated
WYNWOODWALLS,which fea-
turesmuralssplashedacross
buildings intheonce-scru•y,
newlytrendyarea.Themurals
capturethestyle-meets-
substanceprofileof thenew
Miami. “Forus,”delVallesays,
“art isa formofcreativity,and
creativitygeneratesenergy,
andenergycreateshope.”
—™š›œž™Ÿš¡¢›£
THEDETAILS:
ArtBaselMiamiBeach
Dec. 4 to7
www.artbasel.com
ArtCenterSouth
Florida
www.artcentersf.org
IlMulinoSouthBeach
www.ilmulino.com/
south-beach/
Metropolitanby
Como,MiamiBeach
From$250anight
www.comohotels
.com/metropolitan
miamibeach
MiamiBeachEdition
From$399anight
www.edition-hotels
.marriott.com/
miami-beach
NewWorldSymphony
www.nws.edu
O,Miami
www.omiami.org
PerezArtMuseum
Miami
www.pamm.org
Porfirio’s
www.porfirios
.com.mx/
ShelborneWyndham
GrandSouthBeach
From$399anight
www.shelborne.com
SienaTavernMiami
www.sienatavern
.com/miami
TheBetsy
From$275anight
www.thebetsy
hotel.com
ThompsonMiami
Beach
From$369anight
www.thompson
hotels.com
WynwoodWalls
www.thewynwood
walls.com
AnUnforgettable
Experience
H ™šœ-¢¤œglaciers intheAlps,fly-fish forsalmon intheRockies
andnowspeedBentleysthroughthemountainswithapro
race-cardrivertalkingyouthrougheveryhairpinturn.
ELEVENEXPERIENCE ,anexperiential luxurytravelbrandbased
inCrestedButte,Colorado,hasaddedBentleydrivingexcur-
sionsto its impressive listofbookableadventures.Visitorstoany
ofEleven’spropertiescanrequestnewmodelsof the iconiccar
(werecommendthehandsomeContinentalGTV8convertible)
andevenreceivehandling
lessons fromaprorace-car
driverwhoridesalong.Book
avehicleduringthewinter
andcruisethroughvirgin
powderatEleven’sScarp
RidgeLodge inCrestedButte,
orpowerthroughswitchback
turnsatChaletPelerin inthe
FrenchAlpsduringthesum-
mer. Inadditionto theop-
tionalBentley,ElevenExperienceprovidesallof itsguestswitha
personal chef, anoutdoorguideandgear, andaround-the-clock
conciergeservice. Pricing isavailableuponrequest,
www.elevenexperience.com —›š«¢¬ž¢®™¯¯›°±
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