Puglia

Italy

Puglia offers the best of Italy all in one place, from pristine beaches in quaint seaside towns to fascinating archaeological sites in Ostuni, and a culinary tradition of cucina povera that has brought food aficionados to the region for centuries. Here, miles of crystal waters frame Baroque architecture, giving it the nickname of the Florence of the South.

With the longest coastline of any region in the boot, take advantage of all the Adriatic has to offer. Spend time on the Straits of Otranto, home to the Otranto Jazz Festival and La Notte della Taranta. Here, the area's traditional dance, the Pizzica, is frequently celebrated. Stop by Salice Salentino and try its famous wines or simply dock in the port town of Brindisi, a former Roman settlement and today a thriving hotspot. Bellissimo!

Schloss Freudenstein

Sleep under medieval frescoes, sweep down labyrinthine corridors, lord it up on the lofty ramparts or stroll through the Mediterranean garden, admiring the ivy-clad castle backdrop.

Farnhaus Holiday Apartments | Tirolo, Dorf Tirol, South Tyrol Italy | The Aficionados

APARTMENT - Tirolo, Italy

Farnhaus

Fabulous holiday apartments with panoramic views and an interior palette that borrows from the surrounding beauty and captures the purity of nature with a modernist hand.

South Tyrol

Alpe di Siusi

East of Bolzano is the long heralded as Europe’s largest alpine plateau in the Dolomites of South Tyrol | Alto Adige, the pastures and ski region of Alpe di Siusi, or Seiser Alm in German.

Villaverde Merano | Design Wellness Hotel Apartments in Lagundo Algund, South Tyrol, Italy by Studio Biquadra | The Aficionados

Hotel - Lagundo, Italy

VillaVerde

History, design, calmed wellness and an interior of modern heritage make this hotel-apartment refuge close to Merano the perfect pitstop for some downtime and closeness to nature.

Borgo Eibn Mountain Lodge overlooks the Carnic Alps in Sauris, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. A boutique hotel, spa & restaurant with chalet style accommodation.

Hotel - Friuli Venezia Giulia , Italy

Borgo Eibn Mountain Lodge

Caramel timbers, robust chunky stone and larch shingled rooftops amplifies Alpine charisma buttered across the three ‘Malghe’houses of the Borgo Eibn which are draped in the views of the Sauris plateau and the Dolomites.

Anders Mountain Suites | Design Hotel | Brixen, Bressanone South Tyrol Italy by architect Martin Grubner | The Aficionados

Hotel - Plose, Italy

Anders Mountain Suites

A design refuge for those that like their head in the clouds but feet firmly placed in architectural modernism, set at 1850 metres, the hotel is lofty enough to be able to ski straight out of its door, as well as hiking in summer.

HOTEL - Sirmione, Italy

Aqva Boutique Hotel

With the feel of a hip in-the-know club for lido-lovers, Aqva Boutique Hotel’s modular alabaster white building is fronted by a turquoise pool surrounded by sleek decking. Like a pointing finger, a private pier juts out onto the lake - perfect for those celeb moments.

Roncolo 1888 | Boutique Guesthouse Hotel in the Venturini Baldini Vineyards of Emilia Romagna, Italy | The Aficionados

Guesthouse - Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Roncolo 1888

Dating back to the 16th century and once the noble country pad of Marquises and Counts – the Roncolo 1888 is a boutique guesthouse-hotel set within 130-hectares of the Venturini Baldini viticultural estate.

Apartment - Rome, Italy

Crossing Corso

Crossing Corso Apartment is a luxury design pad in the heartlands of Rome set within a historic 18th-century palazzo townhouse, which poignantly resides behind the Piazza di Spagna.

Cape of Senses | Spa Hotel Lake Garda, Italy | The Aficionados

HOTEL - Torri del Benaco, Italy

Cape of Senses

With arguably one of the most magnificent infinity views across Lake Garda, the new, all-suite hotel and wellness retreat is a fabulous escape of design.

Parkhotel Mondschein | Bolzano, South Tyrol Italy | The Aficionados

HOTEL - Bolzano, Italy

Parkhotel Mondschein

Remodelled over the centuries, 'Cinematic Italian' is the interior design mantra that consummately knits the restored historical elements to the nostalgia, style and flamboyance from the height of Italian film and design of the 1960s.

Filario Hotel Lake Como | Lezzeno, Lombardy Italy | The Aficionados

Hotel - Lake Como, Italy

Filario

A sleek modernist mansion sitting front row on the Lezzeno shoreline of Lake Como, backed by a mountainous canopy forest. An homage to Italian custom, style and native craftsmanship, Filario flirts with time-past decadence and chilled luxury.