The Gran Meliá Hotel, Rome
Serenity on the hill.
Staying at Gran Meliá Rome is like being an external insider—in the know, yet choosing to look on from a distinctly advantageous perch.
Explore Italy
Exploring Italy’s Painted City
Where la dolce vita and prosecco flow.
There is much to discover in “the painted city”.
Monastero Santa Rosa
Cliffside paradiso on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
The restored 17th-century monastery gets a new life as a remarkable 20-key hotel.
Truffle Hunting in Florence
Il Salviatino’s epicurean adventure.
Set off through Il Salviatino’s grounds to connect with one the region’s most celebrated culinary treats: truffles.
A Visitor’s Guide to Castelli Romani
Head for the hills.
Composed of 13 townships scattered along the Alban Hills to the southeast of Rome, the Castelli Romani have played many roles throughout the centuries.
Tenuta di Murlo in Umbria, Italy
Escape to Umbria.
“Unspoiled” is not the first word that one might associate Italy with, but it’s one that perfectly describes the country’s hinterland of Umbria.
The Garden of Ninfa
Enter Rome’s stunning secret garden.
The Garden of Ninfa is, in a word, elusive. Tucked away at the foot of the Lepini hills to the south of Rome, the garden opens to outsiders on a handful of days each year, and even then, only under the watchful eye of a guide.
From Ventimiglia to La Spezia
The Italian Riviera, squeezed between the sea and the mountains.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: From one long stretch of Mediterranean the gods wrought two Rivieras—Italian and French—what’s your pleasure? Travel and live on olives, pesto, and espresso, but decline to take this sun-blessed pocket of coastline for granted. The exposure to such gorgeousness could spoil you for life.
Certosa di Pavia
A monastic marvel.
Monasteries aren’t what they used to be. Today, we think of them as quiet, modest, even austere places in which monks pursue their relationship with God without the noisy distractions of the world around them. It wasn’t always thus.
