Luxury Travel Review  

By Elena del Valle, photos by Gary Cox The dining room in Canova restaurant It was our last night in Venice and it was raining. Again. For three days, in between showers and intermittent sunshine, we had walked mercilessly through the city. As much as we loved the pedestrian benefits we longed to enjoy a [...]

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By Elena del Valle, photos by Gary Cox The fish market in Venice We easily made our way on foot from our hotel near San Marco Square on the southern side of Venice to our meeting point, a quiet piazza where we easily found Damiano Martin, the son of the owners of Osteria da Fiore [...]

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Photos by Gary Cox The distinctive rock Fungo is just offshore of Lacco Ameno The ferry from Naples to Ischia Earlier this year, one of our teams visited the island of Ischia near Naples best known for its thermal springs and spa facilities. While in Ischia, our team stayed at the well known Albergo della [...]

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By Elena del Valle, photos by Gary Cox Naples was one of the stops in a spring multi-city trip we made to Italy earlier this year. Although in past years my travel partner and I had visited the region more than once, it was the first time we stayed in the coastal city. We arrived [...]

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By Elena del Valle, photos by Gary Cox Lacco Ameno in Ischia This spring while we visited Ischia, an island off the west coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea we stayed at L’Albergo della Regina Isabella hotel. Our last night on the island we had an unexpected and delicious gourmet dinner at the hotel. [...]

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