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Nhow Hotel Milan

NH Hotels has an uncanny ability to create luxury hotels in the most unlikeliest of surroundings. The old Fiat factory in Torino with its rooftop test track, an ancient cliff top monastery in Amalfi and even a former railway station in Rome. Switch over to Milan and I discover another one; the Nhow (pronounced Now) right in the centre of Zona Tortona, Milan’s famous creative and design district.

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Touring Campania Wineries

Most people who visit Naples head out to Pompeii and the Amalfi coast, but there’s far more to Campania than this. Hire a car and set out for the wineries

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Nira Montana Hotel

Discreetly tucked away in a quiet corner of La Thuile, a delightful village in the foothills of Mont Blanc’s Italian slopes, Nira Montana is the very essence of Alpine luxury.

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SkyWay Monte Bianco elevates your senses

Mighty Monte straddles both France and Italy and although glitzy Chamonix grabs all the headlines and delves into deep pockets on its French side, it is well worth considering Monte’s Italian foothills and the charming Aosta Valley.

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The Delicious Food of Turin

This varied landscape, coupled with different climates, means that there’s a wide range of produce available and the cuisines of neighbouring Liguria and France both influence Turin’s gastronomy.

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Hotel NH Torino Lingotto Congress

In my time, I’ve stayed in many places that have been converted into hotels, including lighthouses, prisons, lunatic asylums, but Hotel NH Torino Lingotto Congress is in a former Fiat car factory.

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