Val Gardena

Hugo and Diana Seno, Melbourne, Victoria “The last rays of sunshine beam over the Dolomite mountains while driving through Val Gardena in the Veneto region.”

The Gardens of Venice & Veneto

Patricia Cleveland-Peck revels in the peace and tranquillity to be found walking among the many gardens around Venice. Join her for a tour of the undiscovered secrets of La Serenissima… Everyone loves Venice and everyone from Ruskin to Donna Leon has written about it – so is there anything left to say?  Well yes. One […]

Beyond a Venice holiday: The Villas of Veneto

Hannah Bellis goes beyond a Venice holiday and explores the Villas of the Veneto to choose her top 3 to visit A southern Italian friend once told me: “Italy is divided into three parts; northern Italy, central Italy and southern Italy. It seems mad to me. Surely we need only north and south. But I […]

Hotel Highlights in Veneto

Continuing to showcase some of the hotel highlights across Italy, this month we look at the elegant Veneto region and where to stay for luxury or local life? GIARDINO DI MEZZAVILLA (BED & BREAKFAST) In a town with a history ? it was the site of the Italian victory over the Austro-Hungarian forces, the end […]