From our guide to Italy
Live like a prince in a country villa. This raspberry pink, 18th-century mansion was the neglected holiday home of the Princes of Castelcicala; now it has been restored, with care and passion...
A sparkling star in Tuscany's firmament. Susanna is full of life and laughter, her daughter Swan is equally warm - and an accomplished sommelier. Swan's husband, Chef Bartolo from Sicily...
Try as we might to conjure up Italy in our singing, our cooking, our coffee-drinking, we just cannot get near the real thing unless we are there. Italy has a particular charm in having only come together as a modern state in 1870, so Italians still see themselves as being from a region, a town or a village before being 'from Italy'. This gives its people an engaging variety and depth of belonging that affects the food, the architecture and the customs. Whichever part of Italy you want to explore, we can provide you with ready-made friends.
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