One Big Love Affair with Ischia
From silver screen to IRL In a telling moment in Anthony Mighella’s epic film The Talented Mr. Ripley, Tom Ripley looks adoringly at Dickie Greenleaf and says, “I’ve gotten to…
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A Castle in Puglia
Castello di Ugento is a love story, and no one knows better than Diana Bianchi and Massimo D'Amore, 21st century promessi sposi who've transformed the former fortress and Baroque castle into a beautiful home and hotel… in the Salento. Guest: Diana Bianchi Location: Puglia.
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Fade to Blue: Lazio’s Isola Palmarola
Island in the Sea 69 miles southeast of Rome as the crow flies, is a world of blue. The wild Palmarola is a nearly uninhabited floating paradise in the archipelago…
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Country Living at Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura’s B&B
Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore turn the tables with Casa Maria Luigia, their luxurious foodie and art retreat near Modena, Emilia Romagna. Design, Food, Travel, Italy.
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Indulgent Italy: Venice, Florence and Rome
Rome, Florence, Venice. For three centuries, these cities dominated the Italian Grand Tour for their incredible cultural heritage, gorgeous landscapes and unique personalities, as well as their unparalleled opulence. Luxury travel vacation in Italy.
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A Hill Town Grows in Tuscany
Chatting up Michael Cioffi, owner of Monteverdi Tuscany, a charming medieval borgo on a beautiful Tuscan hilltop "Where Art, Culture, and Luxury Come to Stay."
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Sunkissed with Marie-Louise Scìo, Pellicano Hotels
Who says all hotels are created equal? Nope, especially if Marie-Louise Scio, Creative Director of the Pellicano Hotels Group, is involved. Marie-Lousie actualizes fairytales in epic locations, including Palo Laziale, Porto Ercoli and Ischia. Living life like an Italian.
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Find Well-Being at Italy’s Costa Smeralda
Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda has long lured luxury vacationers seeking to enjoy its emerald green waters and chic lifestyle. But the true indulgence here might well be Sardinia’s embrace of wellness,…
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Masquerades, a Flying Angel and (So Many) Parties: Carnevale in Venice is a Must
Every year, the islands of Venice come together for Carnevale, the city’s biggest celebration and an epic 16-day costume party spilling into every calle and campo. Carnevale is a storied tradition in Venice, dating…
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Pit Stop Torino: Doubletree Lingotto and FIAT Factory
Torino is not the Italy you expect. It’s a rectilinear lines make make it the kind of city always ready for a street race, thanks to industrialist Giovanni Agnelli. Local…
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5 Things We Love About Milan’s Excelsior Hotel Gallia
I fell in love with Excelsior Hotel Gallia from the moment I walked through its doors. Literally. I was visiting during its very soft opening, and while I was walking…
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A Secret New Hotel in the Center of Everything Great in Rome
A charming new hotel in the center of Rome embodies everything that contributing editor Erica Firpo loves about her home town — beauty, discretion, charm, and aesthetics. This article…
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