Monocle announces Lisbon conference and summer newspaper
Monocle's 10th Quality of Life Conference will take place in Lisbon from Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 September 2026. The event, described as an urban retreat, brings together readers, speakers, and editors for conversations, meals, and visits to notable buildings, ateliers, and galleries. Monocle has also released its new summer newspaper, Med, Mountains & More, available at newsstands and in its Zürich shop at Dufourstrasse 90. The newspaper includes a large-format glossy supplement featuring reports from Syria's beach clubs, Sardinia, the new Mandarin Oriental in Mallorca, and Austria's military donkeys in the Alps.
Key facts
- Monocle's Quality of Life Conference is in its 10th edition.
- The conference will be held in Lisbon from September 3 to 5, 2026.
- The event spans three days and includes conversations, lunches, dinners, and access to city venues.
- Monocle launched a new summer newspaper titled Med, Mountains & More.
- The newspaper comes with a large-format glossy summer supplement.
- The supplement covers Syria's beach clubs, Sardinia, Mandarin Oriental in Mallorca, and Austria's military donkeys.
- The newspaper is available at newsstands and the Monocle shop in Zürich at Dufourstrasse 90.
- The conference was previously held in Barcelona in 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Robert Bound
Institutions
- Monocle
- Mandarin Oriental
- Gulbenkian
Locations
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Syria
- Sardinia
- Italy
- Mallorca
- Alps
- Austria
- Zürich
- Switzerland
- Dufourstrasse 90