VILLEGGIATURA: Italian Summer Vacation is THE travel book of the Summer! Published by the great house of Assouline in collaboration with Belmond Hotels, it’s a coffee table tome bursting with imagination and lucious photography. Everyone dreams of living La Dolce Vita: delicious cuisine, breathtaking landscapes, legendary scenes, and cultural treasures. We know of no better way to immerse yourself in this sweet life than by reading this book.

You will witness immersion in its purest form, a way of life perfectly encapsulated by Belmond’s Italian properties, where time spent leisurely understanding the local rhythms is of utmost importance. Whether in a state of reverie with sweeping views of the Italian Riviera or wandering the endless rolling hills of Tuscany, this is the intrinsically Italian concept of Villeggiatura–a term defined as a prolonged stay in a single place. An expression at the heart of the Belmond experience, with a deeper meaning, embodying the ability to feel a sense of belonging in a foreign city, an environment for mental and physical regeneration.

Journey with Belmond to the most-beloved Italian destinations, from Portofino to Florence, from Venice to Taormina, with VILLEGGIATURA: Italian Summer Vacation. Plan for the upcoming summer season at exceptional hotels: Cipriani, Splendido, Splendido Mare, Villa San Michele, Castello di Casole, Caruso, Grand Hotel Timeo, and Villa Sant’Andrea.

To truly experience Italy, one must vacation like an Italian and there is no better way to do this than by embtracing villeggiatura with Belmond’s luxurious properties, disconnecting from time and reconnecting to the landscape, the beauty, the way of life and savoring the escape.