Some hotels offer a very special way to get to your room. A boat picks you up and takes you directly to your door. This ...

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Villa Serbelloni brightens up its historic hotel with a glamorous new spa and beach club in Italy’s see-and-be-seen Bellagio ...

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All of our members are wealthy," one founder says of the club, which offers Instagram-ready curated trips to commoners who ...

Lake Orta: why Italy's 'secret lake' won't stay under the radar for long Only an hour from Milan, this beautiful lake boasts baroque buildings and Michelin-worthy restaurants in its vicinity.

"Where work feels like vacation," she wrote in the caption. She was seen wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and a jacket while sitting on the boat. Actress Fala Chen enjoys a boat ride on Lake Cosmo in ...

Lake Como has never been a hidden gem, but overtourism has intensified in recent years. In April 2024, a tourist tax charging day-trippers a 5 euro entry fee was rolled out.

And don’t stay in Como: its cathedral aside, it’s a dull, often modern place, spoiled by 1930s rebuilding. Nor in Cernobbio nearby, where the scenery is still relatively lacklustre.

Pianist Alessandro Martire uses natural settings to elevate his music, whether playing in Italy's lakes region, on a snowy hillside of the Alps or in the Australian desert. On Sunday he'll play at ...