Many of the elegant bedrooms at Belmond Villa Sant'Andrea look out over the picturesque bay below - Belmond Italy's boot is fringed with nearly 5,000 miles of coastline – from the sandy beaches of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Sabino is an editor and author who writes about travel.

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. If you think about Rimini at all, you probably ...

Renting a spot in one of Italy's many beach resorts has not been cheap for a long time. However, it has never been as expensive as it is this summer. At Twiga, a luxurious club on the Tuscan coast ...

Reputational reboots, of course, are slow in coming. The word needs to spread, hotels need to improve, low-cost flights need airports. Puglia has taken the lead in southern Italy. The raw materials ...

There's a reason millions of people flock to the beach every year. Beach vacations offer sun, soft sand and a chance to finally relax. It’s hard to be stressed when you’re soaking in the sun and ...