Inside the Puglian Palazzo Where 19th-Century Grandeur Meets Contemporary Art

At Palazzo Daniele, a former aristocratic residence in Salento has been stripped back with radical restraint, revealing frescoed ceilings, mosaic floors and a new life shaped by artists, collectors and slow Italian hospitality

 

 

The Shepherd’s House Hidden in the Corsican Maquis

At Domaine de Murtoli, a 17th-century stone dwelling becomes an intimate retreat shaped by granite, wild thyme and distant views of the Mediterranean

 

Ai Barbacani Brings Venetian Tradition to One of the City's Most Romantic Corners

Set within a historic Venice address, the restaurant pairs the flavours of the lagoon with an intimate atmosphere shaped by old walls, narrow canals and the rituals of the city

 
 

Aman Venice Slows the Grand Canal to the Pace of a Private Palazzo

Within the 16th-century Palazzo Papadopoli, the hotel turns frescoed rooms, private gardens and water-level arrival into one of Venice’s most composed acts of hospitality

 

Castello di Vicarello Preserves Eight Centuries of Tuscan Life

In the hills between Rome and Florence, a 12th-century castle has been transformed into a deeply personal hotel shaped by family, landscape and the rhythms of rural Tuscany

 


 


Tonnara di Scopello Preserves Centuries of Sicily’s Maritime History

On Sicily’s northwestern coast, a medieval tuna fishery, fortified watchtower and centuries-old stone village remain remarkably intact beside the Mediterranean

 

 

Café Lapérouse Charts a Maritime Course Through the Hôtel de la Marine

Cordélia de Castellane transforms the Parisian landmark into an imagined voyage of ocean blues, tropical florals and Art Deco detail

 

Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay Begins a New Chapter Outside Paris

Forty-five minutes from the capital, the restored Cistercian abbey has been transformed by Paris Society into an expansive country-house hotel shaped by monastic history, Rothschild ambition and the surrounding forest

 
 

Castelfalfi Reimagines an Abandoned Tuscan Village as a 2,700-Acre Retreat

Across a medieval castle, former tobacco warehouse and restored farmhouses, the sprawling Tuscan estate brings contemporary hospitality to a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural life

 

Capri’s Cliff-Edge Villa Above the Bay of Naples

Hotel Caesar Augustus, a former aristocratic retreat 1,000 feet above the sea becomes one of the island’s most quietly cinematic stays

 

 

A View Across Florence, Seven Centuries in the Making

High above the Oltrarno, a medieval tower and Renaissance villa preserve the atmosphere of a private Florentine residence among orchards, olive groves and cypress-lined gardens

 

 

Borgo Santo Pietro Turns a 13th-Century Tuscan Estate Into a Living Landscape

South of Siena, 300 acres of organic farmland, woodland and gardens surround a restored medieval house where Danish restraint meets the material language of rural Tuscany

 

Il San Pietro di Positano Turns the Amalfi Coast Into a Private World Above the Sea

Perched on the cliffs beyond Positano, the 56-room hotel pairs tiled interiors, citrus-filled gardens and a private beach with uninterrupted views across the Tyrrhenian Sea

 
 

Reschio Revives an 11th-Century Estate on the Tuscany-Umbria Border

Across 3,700 acres of forest, farmland and restored stone buildings, Count Benedikt Bolza has transformed a near-ruined castle into a hotel shaped by architecture, craft and the landscape around it

 

Villa San Michele Through the Lens of François Halard

The French photographer turns his attention to a 15th-century Florentine monastery, capturing an architecture suspended between Renaissance history, human presence and the Tuscan landscape