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”Kick your cooking skills up a notch at Tuscany's newly opened 'wine resort,' Badia a Coltibuono. The 1,000-year-old abbey in...” MORE>> |
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”Cala del Porto's owner, Roberto Polito, whose Milan-based company is called Baglioni Hotels Group, was prescient in opening this intimate...” MORE>> |
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”The Browning shrine seemed a fitting finale for our tour (and a destination for a future one). Not all of...” MORE>> |
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”Casa Howard in Florence has custom-packaged pomegranate and mint soaps from the Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy—which happens to be right...” MORE>> |
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”It's 20 miles from Arezzo, but the antiques-filled Castelletto di Montebenichi is one of the province's best hotels....” MORE>> |
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”Designed by Alain Mertens (interior designer to Madonna and Sting), the 12th-century former nobleman's residence has Philippe Starck Ghost chairs...” MORE>> |
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”Alternatively, opt for a B&B such as the affordable Castello di Cafaggio, which also sells wine and award-winning olive oil....” MORE>> |
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”Surrounded by lush vineyards and olive groves, these 19 restored farmhouses are a mix of modern and traditional...” MORE>> |
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”This medieval castle has a bell tower dating back to the year 1000. The courtyard is a lovely spot for...” MORE>> |
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”On a hard-to-find hilltop with views over olive groves and vineyards and rolling hills, the 12th-century Castello di Vicarello is...” MORE>> |
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”7-story building and medieval tower with cutting-edge design (bleached-oak floors, all-white décor), owned by the Ferragamo family, just off the...” MORE>> |
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”Sleek Ferragamo-owned 7-story hotel with public spaces that double as an art gallery, near the Ponte Vecchio; sister property to...” MORE>> |
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”The Grand Hotel Continental, is in a frescoed palazzo. Or choose the Castelletto di Montebenichi. The Chianti and Siena portions...” MORE>> |
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”One difference between the Grand and the Excelsior is the difference between grand and grandiose. That's not a dig at...” MORE>> |
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”Charming, historic palazzo with 18th-century décor, close to the train station....” MORE>> |
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”The friendly, family-run Hotel Bambolo is an excellent value....” MORE>> |
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”Giuseppe Massa, who until recently was the general manager of the hotel, welcomed me. 'We want you to feel this...” MORE>> |
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”Housed in a well-located 18th-century building, the Cellai is one of the last family-run hotels in Florence. Staff members do...” MORE>> |
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”14th-century monastery with elegant period interiors....” MORE>> |
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”The hotel's complete lack of interest in anything chichi or gratuitously up-to-date extends to the 67 guest rooms, which are...” MORE>> |
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”Antiques-filled Medieval tower and later addition, steps from the Ponte Vecchio on the Arno; sister property to Gallery Hotel Art....” MORE>> |
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”Waking up in my $170 room at the Hotel Monna Lisa , I'm well aware that I've already used up...” MORE>> |
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”Wine estate and village (Romanesque, Medieval, and 19th-century buildings), in Chianti country....” MORE>> |
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”Neoclassical building on the Piazza della Repubblica, near the Duomo....” MORE>> |
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”I really like the Hotel Torre di Bellosguardo in Florence....” MORE>> |
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”With hunting prints on the walls, striped fabrics, and tartan carpets, the property is more English country house than hotel....” MORE>> |
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”An 18-room hotel in a beautifully restored 19th-century villa on Piazzale Michelangelo, overlooking the city. The restaurant, Onice, earned a...” MORE>> |
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”...restored to gorgeous effect...” MORE>> |
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”A Relais & Châteaux property on the Maremma coast. Sunset drinks on the terrace and a dip in the saltwater...” MORE>> |
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”This new 20-room boutique hotel decorated to look like a private home has muted tones, wainscoting and painted moldings. The...” MORE>> |
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”...admire a view of Monte Amiata...” MORE>> |
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”Stay at La Foce—at this country estate with flats in restored medieval castles and stone farmhouses, the tree and firewood...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Alain Ducasse runs two hotels in his native France, but for his first Italian venture he hooked up with...” MORE>> |
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”This ultramod hotel is one of three Florence properties in Leo-Andrieu's portfolio....” MORE>> |
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”A 13th-century monastery converted to an elegant hotel....” MORE>> |
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”Most of the hotels look as inviting as airport motels—except Pardini's Hermitage, a haute-bohemian establishment near the island's southern tip...” MORE>> |
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”Excellent amenities, including wine tastings, cooking classes, and—coming in October—treatments at the 2,500-square-foot spa....” MORE>> |
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”I am staying at La Commenda, a beautifully restored 16th-century monastery just outside the town of Arezzo. I eat on...” MORE>> |
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”Originally owned by Pope Julius II, this Renaissance villa has 32 rooms draped in brocade and velvet....” MORE>> |
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”Fortunately, the Pucci's other pluses are easier to appreciate: 13 spacious rooms with high ceilings, coconut-fiber carpets, and restrained swaths...” MORE>> |
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”Charles Dickens stayed here; look for his scrawl inthe hotel's 19th-century ledgers....” MORE>> |
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”Call it a kind of pastoral demonstration project: parts of the property are used to raise endangered breeds of livestock...” MORE>> |
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”Idyllic three-suite inn on the slopes of Mount Amiata. Rooms overlook olive groves and medieval villages in the distance....” MORE>> |
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”Water, not wine, is the point at the Antinori family's beachfront Tombolo Talasso Resort, one of Italy's first thalassotherapy spas...” MORE>> |
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”Visitors to the 84-room UNA Hotel Vittoria, from wonder-boy architect Fabio Novembre, just might think they've stumbled into a disco...” MORE>> |
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”Whimsical details (lampshades fashioned from iron baskets, straw-brush curtain tassels), which add rustic flair to the 12 chic rooms....” MORE>> |
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”For a Tuscan country wedding, consider the Villa Fontelunga, overlooking Cortona. Its three stylish owners create celebrations with white linens...” MORE>> |
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”Villa i Bossi , a 13th-century Tuscan estate, is surrounded by olive and grape fields....” MORE>> |
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”Until 2003, Villa il Poggiale was the private residence of the Vitta design family; 10 milesfrom Florence, it still has...” MORE>> |
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”A pitch-perfect mix of antique furnishings and neo-Baroque accents such as beaded lamps enlivens the seven fashionable rooms....” MORE>> |
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”15th-century monastery (façade attributed to Michelangelo) surrounded by gardens in the hills of Fiesole....” MORE>> |
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”Restored 16th-century building on Piazza Ognissanti, near the Ponte Vecchio....” MORE>> |
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