Experience March 2010.
Hotels famous for their excellent cuisine, world-class spas, cooking courses revealing the age-old secrets of Italian regional cuisine, ‘the’ wineries to visit and exhibitions to see, parks and gardens in which the infinite beauty of nature is displayed, and, each month, one great, ‘not-to-be-missed’ event.
Top of the Month
Legendary Castles
The intriguing tales of five of Italy's most beautiful castles.
The area of Lunigiana, between Tuscany and Liguria, is often referred to as the "land of a hundred castles". Arguably the most spectacular of Lunigiana's fortified edifices is that of Fosdinvovo, near...
Art Escapes
The image museum
The Alinari National Museum of Photography in Florence.
In 1852, the Alinari brothers opened a photographic workshop in Florence, specializing in photographic portraits and images of works of art, which quickly met with great national and international success. Today, the...
Green Ideas
Bio-energetic paths
The Seghetti Panichi Historic Gardens in the Marche.
Sited on the hill overlooking the River Tronto Valley, and just a few kilometers away from the city of Ascoli Piceno, is the historic group of buildings which make up Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi. This hamlet is...
Cooking Class
Valsugana: 180° taste
Caldonazzo's gastronomic laboratory and cooking school.
Valsugana is a corner of Trentino famous for its Alpine lakes, lakes which, being among the warmest in Europe, are the preferred destination of both water sports enthusiasts and holidaymakers in search of moments of...
Winery Trips
Red revival
The rediscovery of Umbria's Sagrantino di Montefalco.
Even today, debate as to whether the Sagrantino di Montefalco is indigenous to Umbria or not continues. A number of historic sources date the origins of the Sagrantino of Montefalco to sometime around the year 1000,...
Good for Food
Lopriore's Canto
Cutting-edge cuisine at the Certosa di Maggiano.
The discovery of the Certosa di Maggiano and its "Il Canto" restaurant is not without its surprises. The traveler who finds himself in the green countryside around Siena and comes upon this 5 star hotel for...
Time to Relax
Lakeside eco-resort
Bioenergy at Lake Garda’s Lefay Resort & Spa.
Lefay Resort & Spa is a contemporary bio hotel set in 11 hectares of park, close to the pretty little town of Gargnano on the eastern shore of Lake Garda. Built on sweeping natural terraces overlooking the lake,...


