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W
ith miles of grassy dunes and
silver-green olives, burning
white
sugar-cube
towns,
intense turquoise-blue waters, Puglia still
remains remarkably unblemished by mass
tourism. Washed by the Adriatic on one
side and the Ionian Sea on the other, the
heel of Italy’s boot has many memorable
sights like wonderful Lecce, the so called
Florence of the South and the beehive-
roofed Trulli homes of Alberobello and
Locorotondo. Blessed by the sun, Puglia is
the garden of Italy, a place to enjoy locally
made pastas, cheeses, olive oils and every
kind of fruit.
Inspired by an Apulian village surrounded
by olive groves and made in stone,
Borgo
Egnazia
is a “Nowhere Else” place
embodying the true essence of Puglia.
Open all year round, it features suites,
casette and villas, sports facilities,
restaurants, the renowned Vair Spa and is
adjacent to the San Domenico Golf course.
Live one of the resort’s “Nowhere Else”
experiences, like a bike tour with “chic” nic
among the centuries old olive groves or
visit Alberobello in a vintage car tour and
taste the local food with a home
restaurant experience.
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Boutique Italy
T
owering cliffs, towns tumbling down into the
sea and views to die for... this is Italy at its
spectacular best.The Amalfi peninsula stretches
south from the Bay of Naples and the shadow of
Mount Versuvius presenting a winding “thrill ride” of
a road that reveals its treasures at each steep bend like
picture-perfect Positano and lofty Ravello, floating
1,000 feet up on a clifftop whilst glamorous Capri lies
glimmering offshore (see page 22).
Few places are more romantic than the
Santa
Caterina
, a dazzling white wedding cake of a hotel
perched on the side of a cliff with a grandstand view of
Amalfi. Huge full-length windows in the hotel’s lounge
look out onto a spectacular terrace dripping with
bougainvillea, below which cliffs plunge dramatically
to the sea. Terraced gardens with tiers of orange groves,
tumble down to the saltwater pool far below.
Embellishing the appeal for honeymooners and die-
hard romantics why not push the boat out by reserving
one of the feature suites like the Folia Amalfitana,
complete with vast bed, private terrace with
uninterrupted views of the sea and a sunken jacuzzzi.
Sunshine on a Plate
Dazzling shades of the South on the heel of Italy
An Italian Cliff Hanger
The Romance of the Amalfi Peninsula