Many of the elegant bedrooms at Belmond Villa Sant'Andrea look out over the picturesque bay below - Belmond Italy's boot is fringed with nearly 5,000 miles of coastline – from the sandy beaches of the ...

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. If you think about Rimini at all, you probably ...

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Renting a spot in one of Italy's many beach resorts has not been cheap for a long time. However, it has never been as expensive as it is this summer. At Twiga, a luxurious club on the Tuscan coast ...

What picture springs to mind when you hear the word Tuscany? I’m going to take a gamble that it involves at least one of the following: A country villa or trattoria. Vineyards or olive groves and the ...

With nearly 8,000km of coastline, Italy’s beachgoers are spoilt for choice. From the dramatic cliffs of the Amalfi Coast to the vast stretch of golden sand along the Adriatic sea, the country has ...

There's a reason millions of people flock to the beach every year. Beach vacations offer sun, soft sand and a chance to finally relax. It’s hard to be stressed when you’re soaking in the sun and ...