Hotels
Hilton Lake Como
Hilton Lake Como sits on the site of a former silk factory on the slopes of Lake Como, famous for its dramatic scenery, fairy tale villages, water sports on the lake and of course its […]
Italy
Italy
Ristorante Michele, Como
If you watch too many TV shows that involve Jamie Oliver or Rick Stein travelling abroad, you’d be forgiven for having a certain clichéd view of a typical Italian trattoria: mainly featuring matronly old ladies […]
Hotels
Hotel Il Cavalier d’Arpino
Arpino situated in the province of Frosinone, in the Latin Valley region of Lazio in central Italy is a well-kept secret. An enchanting town just one and a half hours from Rome by car or […]
Europe
Hidden Europe – Livigno
Vitali Vitaliev discovers an alpine town high in the Retiche Alps, between the valleys of Valtellina and Engadina Those interested in Europe’s little-known geopolitical curios, I today invite you to Livigno – a 13-kilometre-long Alpine […]
Italy
Historic Verona
I knew Verona was going to be rather special, it being the setting for no less than two of Shakespeare’s plays. Fantastically situated, yards from the river Adige and bang opposite Sant’ Anastasia, one of […]
Florence
Ristorante Arà: è Sud, Florence
Being naturally prone to superstition, I mainly channel my OCD into avoiding ladders, dodging black cats and enthusiastically knocking on wood whenever my partner remarks that our travel plans seem to be running smoothly. I’ve […]
Florence
La Leggenda dei Frati, Florence
What I love about Italians is that they give a damn. They give a damn about the way they look, the way they talk and, above all, the way they eat. To me, this attitude […]
Hotels
Palazzo Bozzi Corso by La Fiermontina
Palazzo Bozzi Corso by La Fiermontina is one of the most stunning properties in this part of Italy. The grand palace in which it is housed was built in 1775 by Gabriele Bozzi Corso and […]
Hotels
La Fiermontina Urban Resort, Lecce
La Fiermontina Urban Resort is a luxurious, elegant boutique hotel with 16 distinctive rooms and suites built around a 17th century private home filled with art and custom design furniture reminiscent of 1920’s Italy. Opened […]
Florence
Osteria dell’Enoteca, Florence
“The garlic in Italy just smells…garlickier!” My partner and I have been in Florence less than a week and are so blown away by the level of flavour in the local cuisine that we’re running […]