Not far from Amalfi is Ravello, which I recommend you visit. This charming citadel was founded in the Middle Ages by some noble families that had fled Amalfi as a result of clashes between…
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There is no other hotel where I have spent so much time in its bar, sitting in an armchair. And I enjoy it so much! The armchairs are all occupied by people of the American Cinema Festival…
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The mansion had been a hunting lodge belonging to Leopold III, the last Grand Duke of Tuscany, who had loved Maremma very much and tried to bring the region out of all the difficulties it was in. This was told to me by the manager of the hotel…
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The pulse of Jerez is horses, flamenco and Sherry. The famous purebred Andalusian horses with their great beauty, nobility and grace arouse admiration…
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When you are in the Alhambra, you have the impression of being in a maze of buildings and gardens. You walk around…
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Barbara Athanassiadis is an internationally accomplished travel writer delving deeply into “the Art of Travel” - but she approaches her visits and descriptions in a spiritual way. By this I mean her books bring out…
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As you approach the island of Spetses, the Poseidonion Hotel becomes clearer and clearer, and it becomes the central, focal point due to the predominantly French style of its architecture. When you first see…
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In the seventies, quiet Firostefani had enchanted Dimitris Tsitouras. It was sparsely populated back then and time had left its patina on the white bell towers and mills. He said…
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Staying at the Cipriani is like walking on soft cotton. Everything works perfectly: with finesse and effortlessness, as if someone was conducting it with a magical baton. The next day was…
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If I were ever to buy a house in Tuscany, it would be the villa San Michele. I would leave it decorated exactly as it is now and call Architectural Digest to come and photograph it. The villa…
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In Italy there are many beautiful places. Some, however, are not only beautiful, but unique, unforgettable. Among these is Portofino, the pearl of the Italian Riviera.The Roman…
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I have always wondered how modern technology, and I mean optic-acoustic systems specifically, is incorporated into the heavily-decorated palaces that are brimming over with Roman baroque…
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I was walking in a labyrinth of extreme beauty: serene interior gardens; shady, covered verandahs; cool, marble loggias. I’d climb up small towers and descend into yet another garden…
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The Tandjung Sari is an ageless beauty. At more than fifty years old, shaded by huge trees and quietly sheltering treasure at every turn, it remains serene, discreet and elegant. It is described by many as Asia’s original boutique hotel…
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Within fifteen minutes we would be walking down the corridors of the Oberoi to drink a cup of coffee in one of the lounges that viewed the Taj Mahal, as it stood in the early…
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One of the most suggestive views that I remember from my travels is the one from the terrace of the Old Cataract in Aswan, in Egypt. It’ s not only the view, but the whole environment where this legendary…
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The straight sailing of the ship, the slow, rotating motion of the Earth, the sun's rays penetrating the stratosphere and illuminating the fixed spot I saw spreading on the horizon and deepening …
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Late one afternoon I was at the Ҫirağan Palace. I left the cocktaiI party I had been invited to and descended the stairs into the gardens so that I could walk next…
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