J K Place, Firenze
This year [hopefully] sees a return to Florence. There’s so much to see and the atmosphere, well, just heaven at any time of year. This time it will probably be […]
Category Archives: Italia
Portrait Suites, Rome
Our italian road trip saw us visit Rome for the first time in many, many years. You really need to live here to appreciate the wealth of history – a […]
Villa Bordoni, Greve in Chianti, Tuscany
We’ve always believed that wine you drink on holiday doesn’t travel well and tastes completely different in the searing heat of the Yorkshire summer. About twenty years ago we visited […]
Locanda Santi Apostoli, Venezia
At this time of year we’re looking forward to sunshine and longer days, light evenings and warmth. We have several friends who manage to escape to warmer places in the […]
Osteria Al Squero, Venezia
Osteria Al Squero sits alongside one of the less popular canals, running roughly south between the Grand Canal and the main waterway that separates the city from Giudecca – the […]
Gatto Nero, Burano, Venezia
Burano is one of the beautiful lagoon islands to the north-east of the city, lying out beyond Murano but easy to get to on the regular water bus. Whilst Murano […]
Osteria Santa Marina, Venezia
On the scale of hard to find, this is a challenge. Venezia is notoriously hard to navigate at first but, as with most things, practice makes perfect – and we’re […]
Monteverdi, Toscana
Monteverdi is set in the small village of Castiglioncello del Trinoro, in authentic Tuscany, at a height of 2,600 feet – oops, around 800 metres. Comprising a small number of […]
L’etto, Napoli
A chance discovery of a smart, stylish and very welcoming cafe just two minutes from the National Archaeological Museum, on Via S Maria di Constantinopoli. Has a clever system of […]
Capo la Gala, Vico Equense
Enjoying the very best of the atmosphere of the Bay of Naples but more secluded than Sorento. Vico Equense hugs the cliff top, whilst Capo la Gala, a beautiful small hotel, […]
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