

Stylish guesthouses, jenever bars, flower and vintage markets, canal-house museums and city-to-country bike rides—we got the lowdown for you from our friends who live there

The latest Ferragamo family hotel in a 16th-century seminary with a very sceney bar

Land of artisans, craft cocktail bars and incredible food–plus those Blue Ridge Mountains with plenty of great hiking to work it all off…this small Appalachian city punches way above its weight

A grand palazzo on the sea, just 30 minutes from the city center and from the Fiumicino airport–my favorite place to decompress after a long flight, or after a hectic and hot couple of days in Rome.

Where, what, and how to do it top to bottom—from our favorite locals and veteran visitors who we hounded for their intel

A tastefully appointed 19th-century mansion with a rooftop pool in Palma’s old town

Less a hotel room than a luxury apartment in the center of the city, by Prada’s former CEO

Liguria favorites—hiking to lunch in Cinque Terre, affordable rooms with a view in Portofino, architectural gems and antiques in Genoa, and everyone’s favorite boat-in beach with nonna-made lasagne

The land of hotel tassel keys: old-world and cool-modern palazzos & pensiones, the best cicchetti bars and trattorias—and elegant souvenirs: velvet slippers, letterpress stationery, and fine linens