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Antica Corte Pallavicina Relais

13/02/2014 by .
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It’s not often you would find me deep in a damp ancient cellar, down and dirty among racks of hanging meat, but on this particular occasion it was well worth it, for this particular cellar was under the Palazzo Antica Corte Pallavicina Relais, the domain of Massimo Spigaroli, the undisputed King of Culatello, the Rolls Royce of prosciutto.

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Palazzo Manfredi, Rome

21/09/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged on by .
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In an era when aristocrats rely on visitors to maintain their stately piles, it’s not surprising that an Italian count has turned his palatial offices into a boutique hotel.

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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah

26/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged , , on by .
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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah nicely bridges the gap between other five-star hotels on this ritzy Rome street which are so grand and stuffy as to seem unapproachable and the downmarket four-stars packed with loud Americans in shorts who threaten to strip the boulevard of its class.

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Cortina d’Ampezzo. Walking on summer sunshine

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, South Tyrol, Veneto and tagged , , , , on by .
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Guido Pompanin knows a thing or two about The Dolomites. Not surprising really when you consider his father Ugo and few friends built their very own cable car service to ferry passengers 2,700 metres up from Cortina d’Ampezzo to the summit of Mount Lagazuoi in 1965.

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Il Salviatino. Florence.

10/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Florence, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Tuscany and tagged , , , on by .
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Standing on the terrace of Il Salviatino, a stunning 16th century  palazzo in the hills above Florence, you might be forgiven you’ve died and gone to heaven.

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