Stilviaggi Tuscany is a quality inbound Italy lifestyle specialist that opened 1986.  Enhancing and personalizing every detail of each trip with care and passion, this new inbound brand blends the professionalism of a lifetime with a desire for innovation and renewal. Products are perfectly tailored to customers’ needs, and there is a wide range of innovative and special experiences with creative insights into Tuscany as well as known and not-so-well-known parts of Italy.

Wine and gourmet tours with certified sommeliers

Stilviaggi also proposes lesser-known areas that are rich in culture, art, excellent wines and food, for gourmet breaks and moments of relaxation and fun!   The range of products include exclusive wine and food experiences and discovering all about local crus with professional lessons in the company of certified sommeliers.

Vespa and vintage car itineraries  

There are also targeted and exclusive itineraries to discover Italian art in the company of expert and native guides, and Vespa tours for exciting rides around the winding roads of the rolling Tuscan hills. For those in search of exclusivity, the trip can be enhanced by tours in the Val d'Orcia with vintage or luxury cars for unique experiences in a true corner of paradise. 

Tuscany for sports enthusiasts 

Tuscany also offers a lot to sports enthusiasts, and thanks to its collaboration with professional personal trainers and teachers, Stilviaggi offers trekking and biking on little-trodden paths, as well as yoga and meditation sessions in wonderful natural settings. And then thee is a choice of relaxation breaks in the thermal spa towns in southern Tuscany, renowned for their elegance and uniqueness. 

Stilviaggi.  Your ideal DMC and partner

Stilviaggi’s strength lies in its decades of experience, but also in its love, profound knowledge and respect for Italy and for Tuscany. With the assistance of a team of experts who ensure total, continuous and discreet assistance, Stilviaggi Tuscany is your ideal DMC and partner. For info: Tel. +39 0578757450 

The Life Resorts Calabrian Riva del Sol themed resort targets young adults thanks to a management contract between The White consulting company and the Riva del Sol Beach & Spa in Santa Caterina dello Jonio, on the Soverato coast. Ideal for holidays dedicated to relaxation, nature and fun, the Life Resort Riva del Sol is set in a tropical garden with hundreds of tall palm trees and includes 98 ethnic-style rooms and suites all just a few steps from the sea. 

Four restaurants and a private beach

It also has a private seafront that stretches over 1.5 kilometres along which there is a beach club, four restaurants, two bars, a grill, a Moroccan harem, a Thai area, swimming pools, sports facilities, a private beach and various entertainment services especially for young adults.

Open-air activities typical of tropical destinations  

CEO & founder of Life Resorts, Enzo Carella explains: “The Riva del Sol is a tourist complex of excellence, innovative in its formula, and a benchmark for tourism on the Ionian coast of Calabria. Directly overlooking the sea it is an extraordinary architectural mix combining excellent services with great value and open-air activities typical of tropical destinations. Quests can also enjoy the beach club which is a new prestigious address and, in collaboration with the property, we are part of a multi-year investment project aimed at developing additional areas of the hotel in Thai, Bali and Tulum style, to further strengthen its appeal to young adults.

The tours of Sansepolcro’s deconstructed museum and guided tours have resumed, allowing visitors to experience the stories and enter into the history, customs, and traditions of this delightful little Tuscan town. It is also a responsible tourism model with the experience centred on the continuous and increasingly intense interaction between travellers, guests, and citizens.

The Deconstructed Museum

Places, People, and Stories is a project connecting visitors and the local community of Sansepolcro which is known for its extraordinary historical, artistic, and cultural wonders.  “Visitors become symbolic guardians of our heritage and traditions as they learn about our secrets from those who have lived its past and live its present." A new approach to responsible tourism that confronts issues regarding the impact of visitors on the environment and host communities.

Tours have started again

The tours run every Saturday up to September 24 with guides leading visitors through the streets and shops of the historic centre and discovering the Civic Museum with the works of Piero della Francesca. In two of the eight participating sites citizens of Sansepolcro open the doors of the Diocesan Archive, the Cathedral’s Bell Tower, the CasermArcheologica headquarters, the Biblioteca della Resistenza Museum, as well as spaces dedicated to lace making and flag-wavers.  

An example of responsible tourism 

The CasermArcheologica Association conceived the project in this format in 2019 in collaboration with other local associations and the Tourist Office. The Deconstructed Museum has proven to be one of Italy's most significant examples of responsible tourism, earning it the patronage of the Italia Patria della Bellezza Foundation.

Ancient and contemporary art

“As well as the Deconstructed Museum visitors are able to discover the customs, traditions and ancient and contemporary art of our city through its citizens,” said Francesca Mercati, Sansepolcro’s councillor for tourism.

The Londra hotel in Florence, close to the Tuscan capital's railway station, is to rebrand as an IGH Group Indigo property. Acquired by Eurazeo in 2020, it will first undergo a 4-star restyling and repositioning, due to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, when the hotel will be rebranded Indigo, opening with 160 rooms.

The hotel will be managed by Eurazeo

Edmond de Rothschild allocated € 28.3 million in global loans for the project, acting through his own Edmond de Rothschild European High Yield I Real Estate Debt Fund and another separate fund dedicated to a German insurance group. Grape Hospitality, a pan-European hospitality platform founded in 2016 and controlled by Eurazeo, will manage the hotel. Eurazeo owns, operates, and manages 106 hotels and 70 restaurants in eight countries, totaling over 10,000 rooms, and affiliated through franchising contracts.

Funding completed in Germany, France and the Netherlands 

"This transaction marks the first commercial operation of our pan-European fund in Italy, as well as the first in the hospitality sector,” explains Edmond de Rothschild's head of real estate debt, Ralf Kind. “The four previous funding operations we have conducted in Germany, France and the Netherlands demonstrated our team's ability to identify and create compelling businesses across Europe, supported by experienced sponsors and reliable funds. We will continue to intensify our international fundraising activities to grow our pan-European high yield investment fund which is due to close at the end of 2022.”

Villa Treville in Positano adds six new suites and the La Traviata spa for summer 2022 in the former residence of Franco Zeffirelli which has been transformed into a luxury hotel. 

A spa in an Art Nouveau greenhouse  

The main novelty of the season is the restyling of the property's elegant Art Nouveau wrought iron greenhouse which has been redeveloped and now houses the La Traviata Wellness & Spa. The spa menu includes face and body treatments based on the luxury products of beauty-guru Barbara Sturm. There is also a gym equipped with the latest generation Technogym equipment. Great attention is also paid to outdoor fitness activities, with the Outrace Outdoor Cube Calisthenics machine and walking and trekking  on mountain trails, as well as yoga and pilates sessions.

Martino Acampora is the new general manager 

The Friedland family, the current owners of Villa Treville, have appointed Martino Acampora as general manager. "I am happy and proud to put myself to the test with this new challenge, and to have the opportunity to do it in Italy with a project that has no equal globally. The important history and indisputable charm of Villa Treville make it unique in the world of hospitality, and the estate is a must-see for international luxury travellers. My commitment is to make every stay unique and unforgettable, ensuring that guests feel quite at home through our excellent service combined with the unparalleled experiences to be enjoyed here.”  

 

Oasi Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western in Levanto is just a few steps from the historic centre and 350 metres from the beach. With 14 rooms, each in a different colour and design, those on the ground floor have direct access to the garden.

Cooking classes, yoga and wine tastings 

Oasi Sure Hotel Collection guests also have access to a smartphone with free and unlimited local and international calls, smart TV with apps including Netflix and Spotify, concierge service, bike rentals, beach equipment and guided tours. The personalized experiences that allow them to experience the destination include cooking classes, yoga in the garden, wine tastings in the vineyard and many other activities.

Fish specialties in the Oasis restaurant

Oasi Sure’s strong point is its food & beverage: breakfast with organic and local products and à la carte lunch and dinner in the restaurant of the same name, which is just 200 metres from the hotel and specializes in fish cuisine.

“Our hotel has a strong personality”

“Being part of a network such as Bwh Hotel Group Italia is an excellent way to reach new markets throughout the year - says the hotel's manager, Silvia Moggia – our hotel has a strong personality and we are in a well-known and very attractive location.”

Otranto is a window on the East on the Adriatic seaboard of the Salento peninsula, and is the easternmost town in Italy. In half a day you can visit what is one of the most fascinating towns in Italy. In fact in 2010 it was recognized as a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site and a Messenger of Peace and is in the club of Italy’s Most Beautiful Towns, i Borghi più belli d'Italia.

The Otranto Channel separates Italy from Albania

Founded as a Greek-Messapic and then Roman, Byzantine and later Aragonese town, it developed around the imposing castle and the Norman cathedral. An archiepiscopal see and a major tourist centre, it gave its name to the Otranto Channel that separates Italy from Albania, and to the Terra d'Otranto, an ancient district of the Kingdom of Naples.

Cobbled streets and stately homes

The first things that catches the traveller's eye are the white houses dominated by the grandeur of the castle, which now houses the old town, and the turquoise sea, which is one of the most transparent in Italy. Through the Porta Terra gate you enter the citadel where a small triangular square precedes the Porta Alfonsina gate leading into the centre's narrow streets. These are cobbled and dotted with workshops and boutiques selling local crafts and other products. There are a number of stately homes such as the Lope Palace, which is the Diocesan Museum, and the Moors' Palace on the ramparts of the Ferdinandea Fortress.

The cathedral has  largest floor mosaic 

Climbing up the town you come to the castle where contemporary art exhibitions are held, and then the cathedral which has Europe's largest floor mosaic. This extraordinary Romanesque work is almost 900 years old and has the famous tree of life in the centre, its branches filled with biblical, angelic, demonic and monstrous figures.

The Salento’s unspoiled coast

In recent years Otranto has become one of the most sought-after destinations in Apulia, thanks to the beauty of its coastline and the clarity of its waters, making it a popular choice for holidays in contact with nature. The Baia dei Turchi is one of the best beaches, and as it is one of the last unspoiled corners of the Salento Adriatic coast, it is most certainly worth a visit.

The Hotel San Gallo Palace is the Allegroitalia group's new entry in Florence. Located just two kilometres from the central Piazza della Signoria square and the world-famous Galleria degli Uffici art gallery, the hotel is housed in a historic palazzo.

With 56 rooms and suites with balconies, it also has two meeting rooms for up to 50 people, a lounge bar and a fitness area.

Food and wine tastings and fun events

The B is an urban bistro and a well-known Florentine haunt in the garden of the historic building. It is open every day from morning for breakfast until late at night for fun events, exhibitions and wine and food tastings. Among the experiences are those linked to gin and juniper berries (of which Tuscany is a quality producer), as well as to events inspired by other emotions and flavours of Tuscany. The Allegroitalia group reconfirms and gladly entrusts the management of the property to the young Apulian manager Stefania Puliafito.

Another 5-star hotel for Rome, with the 78-room Palazzo Ripetta which is slated to open in September.

So yet another luxury property is preparing to make its debut in the Eternal City after moves from Rosewood, Six Senses, Mandarin Oriental, as well as Edition and Bulgari of the Marriott group, to name but a few.

This time the newcomer, Palazzo Ripetta is an independent property and it is due to be opened next September by the Ginobbi group. It will also be the first in a rash of new hotel openings, the true scope of which is, however, still unknown.

The 17th-century palace has undergone two makeovers 

Located between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna, in the street that gives the Palazzo its name, the hotel is the result of the conversion of a 17th-century palace which underwent a makeover in 1968 by the architect Luigi Moretti and was renovated again in 2020 by the interior design studios Fausta Gaetani Design and Moi Architetti. When it opens, it will have 78 rooms and suites and a restaurant.

“The focus will be on Italy’s art, history and culture”

"The intent is not only to give the city a new landmark with a building of great value, but also to present a new style of hotellerie focusing on Italy’s art, history and culture - explains Palazzo Ripetta’s CEO, Giacomo Crisci.- We want our guests to experience a unique and exclusive stay. That is why we have selected only the highest quality Italian materials and products; but even more so it will be our staff that will make the difference.”