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Villeggiatura: Italian Summer Vacation

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Everyone dreams of living La Dolce Vita: delicious cuisine, breathtaking landscapes, legendary scenes, and cultural treasures. An immersion in a destination 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.

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Julian ★★★★★

The descriptions of the cuisine are so vivid I could almost taste the pasta as I read. The photography perfectly captures that relaxed Italian summer feeling.

Abigail Y. ★★★★★

The landscape chapters had me mapping out a whole trip through Tuscany before I'd even finished the book. It's less a guide and more an immersion in the Italian way of life, and the section on legendary scenes made me see places I thought I knew in a new light.

Stella U. ★★★★★

The food writing alone made me want to book a flight — the descriptions of regional cuisine go way past the usual travel-guide list. I ended up planning a whole trip around a couple of the cultural sections. Genuinely immersive.