PugliaThe sun-baked heel of Italy: whitewashed villages, ancient olives, two seas.
Destinations
Where the houses are
Puglia
- Puglia
PiedmontAt the foot of the Alps: mirror-still lakes, Barolo vineyards, quiet grandeur.
UmbriaThe green heart of Italy: quiet villages, saintly hills, slow time.
LazioThe country around Rome: umbrella pines, lake water, the city half an hour away.
CampaniaThe Cilento, south of the Amalfi Coast: a national park, hill villages, a turquoise coast.
Emilia-RomagnaThe Romagna hills above Faenza: vineyards, orchards and the plain beyond.
“A hilltop farmhouse in the Val d’Orcia for a week in October when the vines are turning.”