HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND DESTINATIONS REVIEWED AT THE SPEED OF TRAVEL
Posted in Europe, Italy, Shopping, Tuscany on Jul 18th, 2011
Q: What is it? A: The factory outlet in Tuscany where Prada sells the stuff that won’t make it to the high street. I’ve already written a post about it here, but this update may come in handy nevertheless. * * * DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND MUCH MORE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! * * [...]
Q: What is it? A: A High Renaissance Tuscan villa that has been turned into a hotel, with ”frescoed ceilings, elaborate stuccowork and colourful terrazzo floors” and a pretty unmotivated staff. Impressive. That’s the first word that comes to mind… While driving up the hill after having passed the manned gate, you can’t but think [...]
Q: What is it? A: A villa in Lucca, Tuscany where you sleep and eat and get very well taken care of. It’s just one of many Tuscan villas… …but it does its job quite well, (being a villa, that is). It actually looks and feels very much like the quintessential Italian villa; a former [...]
* * * CLICK HERE FOR MY LATEST VISIT TO THE MALL * * * This is The Mall. Or is it? The Hertz Neverlost system failed me. In fact most interactive map systems failed me. At the time of writing, I only managed to find the address Via Europa 8 and the roundabout at [...]
Posted in Europe, Italy, Top rated, Top rated accommodation, Tuscany on Jul 22nd, 2008
Q: What is it? A: An amazing place to stay where Philip, Paolo and Simon are making you feel very, very much at home, with the help of Paolo’s mother, Ines, who take charge of the kitchen a few days a week. Five stars? Oh yes. What can I say? This is one of the [...]