Romantic, arty and passionate, Italy has for centuries welcomed visitors looking to experience a little bit (or a lot) of its magic. It’s a see-for-yourself destination
Canal plus Venice, Italy At first glance, the gracious palazzos, labyrinthine streets and winding waterways that made ‘La Serenissima’ the world’s first...
Stephen Lewis & Christian Scali Villa Ardore, Tuscany, Italy Beginning to explore their Italian roots a decade ago, LA couple Stephen Lewis and Christian Scali fell so...
Bottled poetry Tuscany, Italy If ever there were a more lyrical description of wine than the words above, we don’t know it....
Inside job Lake Como, Italy Bringing an 18th-century villa up to snuff for picky 21st-century guests takes nous and know-how. It helps, of...
The artist’s hand Florence, Italy Returning to Florence for a lesson in how many of the city’s (and therefore, the world’s) most revered...
Maiden Voyage Celebrity Edge, Mediterranean Sea For newbies to life on the ocean waves, a trip through the Mediterranean on one of the new...
Paolo Kastelec & Philip Robinson Villa Fontelunga, Arezzo, Italy Far from the tourist-trodden streets of Florence and Siena, Villa Fontelunga is a honeypot for guests from around...
Scent and the city Venice, Italy Teresa Levonian Cole follows her nose around Venice. In a hidden alleyway of Cannaregio, the northernmost of the...
Time to travel Venice, Italy Martin Perry travels to Venice for Italy’s most famous art festival, making a discovery or two along the...
W Rome Rome, Italy A new wave of five-star hotels has arrived in the Italian capital, and all but a few offer...
Six Senses Rome Rome, Italy Bulbous armchairs, a Verde Alpi green marble bar and curved steelwork overhung with ferns: what sounds like the...
Aman Venice Venice, Italy The Aman brand may be renowned for its luxurious minimalism and rich simplicity. But in “La Serenissima”, it’s...
J.K. Place Roma Rome, Italy In a world where “luxury” is more marketing than matter and five-star establishments bank on outward projection, J.K....
The St. Regis Rome Rome, Italy With its decorative columns, Murano chandeliers and an impressive collection of artworks that extends from the atrium into...
Villa Ardore Tuscany, Italy Villa Ardore fuses high contemporary luxury with authentic Tuscan aesthetics and offers privileged access to everything its storied...
Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel Rome, Italy A pastel paradise mere steps from Rome’s Piazza del Popolo and the high-fashion mile of Via Condotti, the...
Hassler Roma Rome, Italy Could there be a more sophisticated affair than imbibing a Bellini on the 7th Floor Terrace (the ‘world’s...
Bulgari Hotel Roma Rome, Italy With its dedication to making Italian craftsmanship the lynchpin around which each guest stay revolves, and a commitment...
Palazzo Talìa Rome, Italy What happens when a 16th-century city palace gets a playful makeover courtesy – amongst other creatives – of...
ROMEO Napoli Naples, Italy Naples is not a city you’d describe as being subtle or understated, and the same holds for ROMEO...
Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel Palermo, Sicily, Italy Whisper it, but Palermo is having a moment. Its days as Italy’s Mafia-blighted problem child are becoming a...
VISTA Palazzo Verona Verona, Italy VISTA Palazzo Verona, once a palazzo occupied by local grandees, originally dates from the 15th century. This five-star...
Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte Hotel Sciacca, Sicily, Italy Rocco Forte Hotels’ Verdura Resort bucks the group’s penchant for legacy properties – such as Edinburgh’s Balmoral, London’s...
Palazzo Cordusio Gran Meliá Milan, Italy An illustrious addition to the Gran Meliá portfolio, Palazzo Cordusio opened at the end of 2023, marking a...
Cape of Senses Lake Garda, Italy If one definition of luxury is boundless space, family-run five-star hotel and spa Cape of Senses possesses it...
The Venice Venice Hotel Venice, Italy The storied city of Venice has a timeless, old-world allure. Many of its grand, luxury hotels play right...
Hotel La Majun La Villa, Alta Badia, Italy Set in the eye-poppingly beautiful Dolomites in the sophisticated village of La Villa – and now even more...
Hotel Sassongher Corvara, Alta Badia, Italy There is surely nothing so quintessentially Italian as a septuagenarian barman, immaculately attired in black tie, winking as...
PassalacquaLake Como, Italy Passalacqua in Lake Como is far more than just a luxury hotel, but a sensorial and experiential ‘casa...
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train Very few travel experiences offer grandeur and elegance intertwined with romance and nostalgia, in the way that a...
Borgo Pignano Tuscany, Italy As the dreamy Tuscan sunset bounces off the handsome 18th-century yellow and stone Tuscan villa that is the...
Villa Cora Florence, Italy Historic yet forward-looking, the immaculately furnished Villa Cora in Florence is a solid choice for travellers looking to...
Grand Hotel Tremezzo & Villa Sola Cabiati Lake Como, Italy The lakeside getaway of Milan’s (and, in fact, the rest of the world’s) rich and famous, Lake Como...
