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Valpolicella: Here For Some Wine!
Valpolicella doesn’t get the fanfare that other Italian wine regions get but if you’re a wine lover, this area outside of Verona needs to be on your next itinerary. Contributing writer Kevin Raub takes you deep into the family cellars and hillside vineyards where Amarone, one of Italy’s most prestigious red wines, gets made the old way, from grapes dried on bamboo racks to velvety, powerful wine that can command hundreds of dollars a bottle. You’ll meet the winemaking families behind legendary names like Speri, Bertani and Masi, step inside a 1580 farmhouse hidden behind a modern winery facade. Kevin tells you where to stay and eat. Pour yourself a glass of Amarone and settle in.
Tuscany’s Hidden Corner: From Lunigiana With Love
Think Tuscany has been fully discovered? Think again. Kevin Raub follows writers Antonio Romani and Martha Cooley, into a medieval hilltop village where they’re the only full-time residents, and into the private world of a castle once ruled by an eccentric professor with a collection of first edition books and incunabula, books printed before 1501. You’ll learn about Lunigiana’s mysterious ancient stone sculptures, its chestnut flour and secret cocktail recipe, and a local flatbread worth going out of your way to taste. This is the Tuscany nobody talks about and it deserves a spot on your list.
An Exotic Seaside Hotel on the Cliffs of Monte Argentario
Our editor Kathy McCabe has a new favorite hotel and it can be found on the cliffs of Tuscany’s Monte Argentario peninsula offering heart-stopping views of the Tyrrhenian Sea and a private beach club tucked into a rocky cove below. Once a hideaway for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, it remains one of Tuscany’s best-kept secrets. You’re now in the know.
Menaggio: Lake Como’s Old World Glamour Modernized
Kathy has found a peaceful corner of Lake Como, a feat in this over-visited destination. It is the town of Menaggio and she goes inside a Belle Epoque beauty-turned-luxury resort with the lake’s biggest spa and an incredible and family friendly beach club. Don’t miss out on the hotel’s half-day private boat tour, which includes an insider’s view of some very famous villas, plus there’s nothing like seeing the lake from the water.
Postcard Perfect at the Grand Hotel Portovenere
Just past the last town of the Cinque Terre sits Portovenere, with the same colorful harbor and seaside charm as its famous neighbors and far fewer crowds. Kathy checks into the Grand Hotel Portovenere, a former 17th-century convent with a rooftop restaurant looking out over the village and the sea.
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