Drinking

Wine With the Prince in Rome

More than 80 years ago, an eccentric Italian prince broke with tradition by doing what no other wine estate had done before. He ripped up his vineyard and replanted it with French and Portuguese grapes.

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Yours for the Day

A Renaissance Palazzo By the Sea

Once you find your way to La Posta Vecchia, a sumptuous, historic retreat on the sea, there’s little urgency to make the 40-minute trip back to Rome.

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On the Italian Riviera

Finding La Dolce Vita on a Dime

You’ve heard of Italy's Cinque Terre. But to experience the Italian Riviera as something other than a touristy (or costly) affair, just head north to Santa Margherita Ligure.

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Portofino’s

Wild —and Splendido—Side

The transformation of Splendido Mare, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino, celebrates its humble beginnings as a guest house for fishermen, bringing to life the natural, simple pleasures of Portofino long before it became synonymous with the Italian Riviera.

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The Beekman

A Luxury Manhattan Hotel With a

Gilded Age Filter

The first time I saw inside The Beekman, it wasn’t The Beekman. In 2010, it was still Temple Court, an abandoned 19th-century office building in lower Manhattan’s Financial District.

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The Mark Sailboat

Is an Ode to Old New York

A century-old Herreshoff vessel brings champagne toasts, Caviar Kaspia, and Jean-Georges’ culinary delights to New York Harbor.

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