Italy
Florence, Lake Como, Milan, Positano, Sicily, Rome, Portofino, Ravello, Sardinia
April 7-April 20, July 20-July 31, September 7-15, September 23-26
Lake Como
Stay
Il Sereno - for modern, sexy & bespoke
Grand Hotel Tremezzo - for fun, lively & young
Villa D’Este - for classic, elegant & extravagance
Passalacqua - for new, classic & beautiful
Mandarin Oriental - for clean, elegant & secluded
Breakfast
Breakfast spread at Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Lunch
Dinner (in Cernobbio)
Harry’s Bar
Ristorante Perrotta - modern cuisine with traditional flavor
Ristorante Materia - 1 Michelin star
Trattoria del Beuc - very traditional local food
Valverde - Seafood restaurant
Dinner (in Como)
L' Ideale (gourmet pizza)
Le Colonne
Barbarossa
Crianza
Osteria Casa
Ristorante Terrazza in Villa Olmo
Drink
Fresco Cocktail shop
Bar Hemigway
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Villa D'Este (Very classic)
See/Do
Take a sea plane ride over the lakes. Sea planes depart from the city of Como.
If you don’t stay in the town of Como, make sure to spend 1 day exploring the city. You can easily take a ferry boat from any of the other lake towns.
Milan
Stay
Palacio Parigi
Breakfast
Lunch
Piz
Dinner
Drink
1930
El Camparino
See
The Duomo
Walk through La Galeria
Portofino
Stay
Belmond Splendido
Breakfast
Belmond Splendido
Lunch
Dinner
Drink
See
We took a driver with us to Cinque Terre for the day and explored all the cities. You can easily do this in 1 day (it will be a long day), and a driver is recommended as the trains can fill up quickly.
Cinque Terre
Stay
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
See
Florence
Stay
St. Regis
Breakfast
Lunch
Goby 13
Dinner
See
Tuscany
Stay
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
See
Rome
Stay
De La Ville
Breakfast
Lunch
Emmas
Dinner
Drink
Drinks Kong
The Court
See
Neighborhood of Trastevere
Positano
Stay
Il San Pietro
Le Sirenuse
Eat/Drink
Conca del Sogno for lunch
Da Adolfo for lunch
Chez Black for dinner
See
Boat ride around the coast
Ravello
From June 30th to July 3rd, 2024
Stay
Caruso
Villa Cimbrone
Eat/drink
Caruso
See/Do
Shop along the main streets
Walk around the main square, tour the old historic religious buildings
Sicily (Palermo)
Stay
Villa Igiea
Eat/Drink
See/Do
Favignana
Sicily (Taormina)
From June 26th - June 30th
Stay
San Domenico Taormina Four Seasons
Belmond (go after 2025, we’re hearing the renovation will be incredible)
See/Do
Hike to the top of Castello di Taormina for a view of the entire city of Taormina and neighboring cities
Visit the greek theatre
Do a Godfather tour & visit Savoca
Dive around Isola Bella (la Baia di Mazzaro)
Shop along the Main Street in Taormina Taormina
Take a helicopter to see the craters of Mt Etna
Eat/Drink
Dinner at La Neopalitana (make a reservation, it’s VERY popular)
Dinner at Aranciara for good local Sicilian food
Puglia
Stay:
Borgo Egnazia
Eat:
See/Do:
Boat ride
Bologna
Stay
Magestic Gia Baglioni
Eat
Dinner at Trattoria da Me (get a reservation!)
Do
Walk around Piazza Maggiore, enjoy an evening movie showing broadcasted along the side of an old building
Modena
Stay
Casa Maria Luigia
Eat
Osteria Francescana
Breakfast at Casa Maria Luigia
See/Do
Visit the Ferarri Museum
Walk through the Centro Storico to see all the food stalls and markets
Do a balsamic tasting
Sardinia
Stay
Hotel Cala Di Volpe (in Costa S’Meralda)
Belmond Romazzino (in Costa S’Meralda)
Otherwise, finding a great hotel walking distance to Porto Cervo is the way to go!
See/Do
Spend time walking around Porto Cervo admiring the mega yachts, the Nikki Beach pop up, shop at some luxury stores, sip on some cocktails and people watch.
Rent a vespa and drive around to all the beaches along Costa S’Meralda
See ancient ruins in Arzachena
Rent a boat and travel along the archipelago of Maddalena
Eat/Drink
Lunch at Nikki Beach
Dinner at Beef Bar in Cala di Volpe