Just steps away from Via Monte Napoleone, heart of Milan’s designer fashion district, the Bulgari Hotel’s spa is a stylish urban retreat where to unwind and enjoy the benefits of treatments especially designed for “frequent travelers”.
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Onice Lounge & Restaurant, Florence
Stefano Santo’s exquisite contemporary interpretations of traditional Tuscan cuisine make dining at the Onice Lounge & Restaurant, in Florence’s Hotel Villa La Vedetta, a truly unforgettable eating experience.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 17th, 2009The wine which conquered Britain
Since 1832, in an ancient “baglio” overlooking the sea of Western Sicily, the Cantine Florio has been producing the Marsala wine which, in the 18th century, became one of the Britain’s favorite tipples.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 12th, 2009Cooks by chance
Valeria Vocaturo’s “Cuochepercaso” cooking school in the heart of Rome, is a welcoming kitchen-cum-living room where students learn how to prepare delicious regional and ethnic dishes.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 10th, 2009Three centuries of Italian Coffee Houses
A tour of Italy’s historic coffee houses, from the 18th century botteghe del caffè overlooking St. Mark’s Square in Venice to the elegant Caffè of Milan, where Italian patriots and the great names of Classical Music all regularly stopped for a cup of “boiling black water“.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 5th, 2009The gardens of Venice
A mini guide to the secret gardens of Venice: gardens and parks hidden away amidst the ancient palaces, university halls, museums, and luxury hotels of Italy’s legendary lagoon city.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 3rd, 2009Contemporary art in Franciacorta
Franciacorta Sculpture Park: 13 contemporary works which have transformed the park of Albereta Relais & Chateaux, country hotel situated between the Alps of Lombardy and Lake Iseo, in open air art museum.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 16th, 2009Tuscan cooking courses at Badia a Coltibuono
For over 20 years , pupils attending the cooking school at Badia a Coltibuono , an old farm nestled between the hills of Chianti, have been taught the secrets of Tuscan cooking and how to prepare dishes with the region’s delicious organic vegetables, extra virgin olive oil, locally-reared meat, and Chianti Classico wine.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 13th, 2009Taglienti’s Piedmont
Born from the desire to rediscover the aromas of the region’s old family kitchens, Luigi Taglienti’s exciting variations of the traditional dishes of Piedmont make Hotel Palazzo Lovera’s “Delle Antiche Contrade” restaurant in Cuneo a gourmet paradise.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 6th, 2009Lake Maggiore Spa treats
A historic lakeside residence and a world class spa, the interiors of which inspired by those of India’s Taj Mahal; Hotel Villa and Palazzo Aminta, just kilometers from Verbania, offers a full range of remise en forme programs and the timeless beauty of Lake Maggiore.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - September 29th, 2009
