Perennial stars of the Italian summer season along the Riviera, like Portofino and Cinque Terre, draw more visitors than they can often handle, but that doesn’t seem to deter the warm-weather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino The exterior facade of Splendido, A Belmond Hotel in Portofino, Italy. The hotel's elegant ...

Italy’s Riviera di Ponente, or Western Riviera, has long attracted travelers—in the late 19th century new rail connections made it easier for well-heeled and titled English and Russians to escape ...

Set on a hill overlooking Portofino, the jewel of the Italian Riviera, the Splendido, A Belmond Hotel has been an icon of Italian hospitality for more than a century. It opened in 1901 in a 16 ...

Goodbye London; hello Italian Riviera. Straight on the heels of Europe’s most iconic train route striking the UK capital from its list of destinations, the “Orient Express” has scheduled a trip to the ...

We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Last month, we kicked off our summer vacation exploring the French ...

Situated on the coast of the Ligurian Sea just south of Genoa and north of Cinque Terre, Rapallo is known for its temperate winters and leisurely Ligurian lifestyle. This Italian Riviera town of ...

The day before Italy’s Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino, reopened to the public, I sat on the hotel’s magnificent terrace at 6 a.m., sipping a cup of tea and watching Portofino wake up. The ...