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Hotel Spotlight: A Bolthole in Basilicata

Hotel Spotlight: A Bolthole in Basilicata

by Melanie on 21. Jul, 2008 in Accommodations, Basilicata, Deals and Packages, Destinations, Hotel Spotlight

While everyone awaits the as-yet-unnamed* luxury hotel from native son Francis Ford Coppola, set to open in 2009, a new hotel has opened in Basilicata. The Financial Times reports that La Locanda delle Donne Monache, a sister hotel to Positano’s Casa Angelina, is now open for business in Maratea. Name: La Locanda delle Donne Monache [...]

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Hotel Spotlight: Finis Africae Country House

Hotel Spotlight: Finis Africae Country House

by Melanie on 28. Apr, 2008 in Accommodations, Destinations, Hotel Spotlight, Le Marche

It’s time for us to resume our occasional feature “Hotel Spotlight.” These hotels are ones that we’ve come across in our research. Sometimes they end up in the Unofficial Guide to Central Italy; sometimes, due to space constraints or geography, they do not. So, we like to highlight B&Bs, resorts, and farmhouses that have caught [...]

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Regarding Puglia

Regarding Puglia

by Melanie on 08. May, 2007 in Accommodations, Destinations, Hotel Spotlight, Puglia, Travel Articles

It seems that every time we poke our noses into the New York Times travel section, there’s a new article on travel to Italy. This week’s focus is on Puglia, also known as the “next Tuscany” (unless, of course, you’re talking about all the other next Tuscanies: Umbria, Le Marche, etc.). Times restaurant critic and [...]

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Hotel Spotlight: La Masale

Hotel Spotlight: La Masale

by Melanie on 17. Apr, 2007 in Accommodations, Hotel Spotlight, Umbria

Once in a while, we receive requests from hotels and B&Bs to be featured in the Unofficial Guide. Of course, we’re limited to how often we can update the book – that’s why we started this website! In order to meet this request and to give our readers some additional lodging ideas, we are starting [...]

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