Italy

April 8, 2010

Verdura Resort – Sicily

Verdura Resort & Spa
Sciacca, Sicily
April 2-6 – Easter
With the fortunate assignment of checking out Sir Rocco Forte’s latest resort, Vedura Resort & Spa, on the southern coast of Sicily, my husband and I spent our Easter holiday testing out the resort’s impressive golf offerings – 45 holes, spa complex – 46,000-square feet and encompassing sea [...]

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March 29, 2010

DAY 3 – Soft Seclusion in Umbria

PALAZZO TERRANOVA
Hills of Umbria (near Morra)

Today I found myself at a truly beautiful spot, WAY off the beaten path. So far off, the path actually had craters in it deep enough to sink my tiny Fiat Panda entirely. Tucked up in the Umbrian hills with nary a neighbor, Palazzo Terranova is quite the demure lady.
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March 26, 2010

Day 2 – Tuscany for the Gadget and Fitness Fanatic

BORGO FINOCCHIETO
BUONCONVENTO, TUSCANY
With a hilltop vantage that is the envy of the small town of Bibbiano, Borgo Finocchieto is spoiled with rolling landscape views that boldly include such Tuscan gemstones as a small river running through tilled plots of land, the hillside medieval village of Montalcino and even, the magnificent abbey of San Maggiore.  Even [...]

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March 25, 2010

Day 1 – All Day Robe-ing it in Tuscany

ADLER THERMAE TOSCANA
Bagno Vignoni, Val D’Orcia
Detoxing in Italy? If ever there seemed an oxymoronic concept. However, guests at the fully-booked (it’s late March!) Adler Spa & Resort, located in Bagno Vagnoni, the tiny, thermal spring village in the painfully picturesque Val d’Orcia area in Tuscany prove the idea isn’t as absurd as it sounds. [...]

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December 18, 2009

Christmas Plug for Italian Hideaways

What better says giving and Holiday Spirit than a little self-promotion? It’s that time of year again when you think of your loved ones in a most desperate manner as your rack your brain over the perfect gift that screams, “I swear I didn’t just think of this last week”. Well, friends and readers, search [...]

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