Vogue's Guide to Italy's Best Art, Architecture, and Culinary Destinations
Vogue's travel guide highlights the rich cultural and artistic tapestry of Italy, featuring Sicily's UNESCO-recognized Noto, the architectural fusion of Palermo, and Agrigento's ancient Greek Valley of the Temples. Calabria presents outdoor activities, while the Aeolian Islands offer both tranquil and vibrant getaways. Puglia is known for its charming whitewashed towns and trulli, with Matera, famous from No Time to Die, drawing many visitors. Modena is celebrated for its dynamic culinary scene, and Naples hosts Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse. The Dolomites provide Alpine adventures, and Praiano is a serene choice on the Amalfi Coast. Montalcino is famous for its Brunello wine, and Umbria's Borgo dei Conti Resort is set to open in summer 2024. Rome is seeing new hotel developments, while Venice is prioritizing sustainability with the Biennale Architettura.
Key facts
- Noto received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2002 for its Sicilian Baroque style.
- Matera's history dates back to the Paleolithic period and it appeared in the Bond film No Time to Die.
- Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse at ROMEO Naples is newly opened.
- Borgo dei Conti Resort in Umbria opened in summer 2024 as a 50-room boutique hotel.
- The Venice Biennale Architettura runs from May 10 to November 23.
- Casa Angelina in Praiano features an impressive contemporary art collection.
- Hotel Principe di Savoia offers a walking tour led by an art historian following in the footsteps of artist Lucio Fontana.
- Luca Guadagnino's 2015 film A Bigger Splash was filmed on Pantelleria.
Entities
Artists
- Cary Joji Fukunaga
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Sophia Loren
- Anita Ekberg
- Emily FitzRoy
- Alain Ducasse
- Francesco Vincenzi
- Niko Romito
- Luca Guadagnino
- Lucio Fontana
- Alison Duray
- Antonio Citterio
- Patricia Viel
Institutions
- Vogue
- UNESCO
- Seven Rooms Villadorata
- Palazzo Nicolaci
- Villa Paola
- La Sirena Fillicudi
- Don Totu
- Palazzo Margherita
- Hotel Santavenere
- Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita
- Bellini Travel
- Franceschetta 58
- Aldina
- Mercato Albinelli
- Casa Conoscenti
- Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse at ROMEO Naples
- Casa D’Anna ai Cristallini
- Abercrombie & Kent
- Forestis
- Casa Angelina
- Castello Banfi Il Borgo
- Banfi
- Borgo dei Conti Resort
- Cape of Senses
- Reale
- Masciarelli
- Trabocco San Giacomo
- Sextantio Santo Stefano di Sessanio
- Hotel Principe di Savoia
- Gallicantu Stazzo Retreat
- Castello di Guarene
- Relais & Chateaux
- Six Senses Rome
- The Rome Edition
- Bulgari Hotel Roma
- ArcheoRunning
- Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese
- Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort
- Venice Film Festival
- The Venice Venice Hotel
- La Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Italy
- Sicily
- Noto
- Palermo
- Agrigento
- Valley of the Temples
- Mount Etna
- Taormina
- Calabria
- Tyrrhenian Sea
- Ionian Sea
- Tropea
- Aeolian Islands
- Filicudi
- Alicudi
- Lipari
- Salina
- Panarea
- Puglia
- Ostuni
- Martina Franca
- Locorotondo
- Itria Valley
- Torre Sant’Andrea
- Baia Dei Turchi
- Basilicata
- Matera
- Bernalda
- Maratea
- Modena
- Emilia-Romagna
- Bologna
- Naples
- Spaccanapoli
- Via San Gregorio Armeno
- Sanità
- Dolomites
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Praiano
- Amalfi Coast
- Positano
- Path of the Gods
- Montalcino
- Tuscany
- Fortezza di Montalcino
- Via Boldrini
- Umbria
- Florence
- Milan
- Rome
- Lombardy
- Crema
- Lake Garda
- Bergamo
- Abruzzo
- Apennine Mountains
- Trabocchi Coast
- Adriatic Sea
- Brera
- Sardinia
- Mediterranean
- Emerald Coast
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Alba
- Barbaresco
- Quartiere Coppedè
- Colosseum
- Pantelleria
- Tunisia
- Venice
- Piazza San Marco
- Rialto Bridge
- Grand Canal