Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bahrain’s Pearling Path is not quite like anything I’ve seen before. It is a landmark cultural project ...

The Pearling Path ... the understated and subdued character of the old town by bringing its industrial, horticultural, and civic heritage to the fore. Suq al Qayssareyah occupies the oldest market ...

These pillars mark the Pearling Path, a 2.2-mile walking trail that threads together more than a century of Bahrain’s pearling history. Before oil, pearls were the Persian Gulf’s main ...

Bahrain’s renowned Pearling Path, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has earned the title of the best walking tour destination in the Middle East, as recognized by Condé Nast Traveler. Read More ...

From left: A statue of a pearl diver at the Bahrain National Museum; Pearls at the Siyadi Pearl Museum, in Bahrain.