Once the theatre of lavish parties, Villa Beatrice is now a palatial haven of seclusion with easy access to Portofino’s Splendido, a Belmond hotel ...

And the hotel, with the gardens illuminated by soft light and the Ligurian sea twinkling, was ready to host. Nightly rates at Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, start at $1,500, and you can book your ...

The Blue Flag, or Bandiera Blu as you’ll hear locals call it, is a pretty big deal along the Italian coast. It’s an international stamp of approval for beaches with spotless water, solid lifeguard ...

Routine sonar investigations of the French seafloor led to the accidental discovery of a 16 th- century shipwreck roughly 1.5 ...

Venture to dizzy heights with a look at some of the world’s most incredible clifftop towns. From seaside citadels to remote ...

Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino, reopened after a multi-year renovation, led by Martin Brudnizki. Villa Beatrice, Belmond’s newest private villa, is also available to rent.

From a clifftop walking trail to a subterranean Roman villa, via a martini worthy of a film star — here’s how to make the ...

The day before Italy’s Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino, reopened to the public, I sat on the hotel’s magnificent terrace at 6 a.m., sipping a cup of tea and watching Portofino wake up.

Italy, the land of red wine! Chianti with wild boar ragù, Barolo with white truffles, porchetta with Montepulciano d’Abruzzo — wait. Stop. Throw that Fiat into reverse. A lot of the great ...

Everyone is welcome at Italian trattorias, the inclusive and convival restaurants that are less formal than ristorantes and more substantial than osterias. The small, casual, family-owned places ...

21 White Wines to Bring a Taste of Italy to Your Summer Table – Starting at Just $13. The best white wines from Sicily, Sardinia, the coast of Tuscany and beyond to sip on this season.