Travelling

Have you ever watched… And God Created Women? It was summer, 1956, and Saint Tropez came into the spotlight, along with the star of the film, Brigitte Bardot, who purchased a villa there, the famous Madrague.  Film shooting began on May 3 and this small fishermen’s town became known to the world. The story of Saint Tropez’s fame, however, started many years earlier, in the early 1900s, when the town became an extension of Paris’s Rive Gauche, as the summer holiday retreat for Juliette Greco, Boris Vian, Sartre and Picasso. …

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L’A is a special place, one of those places of the soul where you feel at home as soon as you arrive. We spent a quiet family weekend break there, playing in the swimming pool, taking walks, enjoying delicious food and wine. The resort is located within Tenuta la Badiola, in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma area: nature and elegance are the words that best define it. Outside, nature is all around you, powerful and untouched; rows of vines and olive trees blend with the blue sea of Castiglione della Pescaia in the background: the smell of the sea fills the rooms. Inside, understated elegance and, thus, even more impressive. …

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Special holidays for my 40th birthday

Unforgettable days in Mauritius

My holiday: if it were a scent, it would be vanilla: that of the oil of the hotel’s very elegant spa- the same I brought home with me-; but also the sweet smell of our freshly cleaned rooms and of the afternoon tea that we enjoyed in the shade of big palm trees. …

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Roma Imperiale or Vittoria Apuana?

To the right of the jetty, the situation doesn’t change. Again it’s that fantastic mix of elegance and understatement that has the flavor of a family holiday but in a chic exclusive resort that makes the Versilia coast unique.  Here’s my selection for Vittoria Apuana.
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Roma Imperiale or Vittoria Apuana?

In Versilia the beach life has its rituals, its odors, its flavors… For example, there’s that plate of spaghetti with clams and a glass of bubbly! I selected the best beach facilities to the right and left of the Forte dei Marmi pier, ideal spots for a lunch or dinner in perfect Forte dei Marmi style. …

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Our little Ines fell in love with chess: what started as a game soon became, thanks to her teacher Marco, a true passion which brought the whole family this year to the Geovillage Hotel Olbia Resort , in Sardinia, for the 29th Italian Youth Chess Championship. Mornings spent on the beach, afternoons at the tournament. …

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I can think of no better words to describe our skiing vacations ever since my husband Giuseppe and I discovered this fabulous kid-friendly hotel in Selva Val Gardena. The Family Hotel Biancaneve – and the name says it all, really- is a truly special place where all wishes come true, for grown-ups and little ones alike. …

A dream ski holiday!Read More »