Karen Brown's Italy : Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries 2006

Great food, great wine, an ideal climate, gracious people, and a rich cultural tradition make Italy a traveler's dream destination. It might be a splendid villa elegantly positioned overlooking one of Italy's romantic lakes or a chalet-style hotel snuggled high in a mountain meadow, all have a common denominator: charm. If you prefer to travel spending your nights in romantic villas, dramatic medieval castles, gorgeous palaces, and boutique city hotels, we are kindred souls.