Talise by Jumeirah, QMS MediCosmetics, and Lanserhof Tegernsee lead World Spa Awards winners 2016

Talise by Jumeirah has led winners at the World Spa Awards, taking the title of World’s Best Hotel Spa Brand at a Gala Ceremony at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy. During a red-carpet event, QMS MediCosmetics was also recognized as the World’s Best Spa Brand by voters from around the world, while Sardinia, Italy, … Read more

Fendi’s Ape Piaggio transformed into a pop-up store

Take a look at this one-of-a-kind traveling pop-up store and a stylish nod to 20th century Italy. Ape Piaggio, an Italian symbol and the iconic three-wheeled Italian truck created in the late 1940s, was transformed by Italian luxury house of Fendi into a pop-up store. This stylish nod to 20th century Italy is used by … Read more

Bulgari’s €1.5m restoration of Rome’s Spanish Steps hit by delays

Economic woes and bureaucracy hold up work on city’s attraction, leaving it closed at height of tourist season

10 of the best swimming holidays around the world

Whether it’s wild swimming in lakes and fjords, a sea ‘safari’ in Crete, or a 6km swim in the warm waters of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, this selection of swims (and stays) is a stroke of genius

The Gucci wife and the hitman: fashion’s darkest tale

When Patrizia Reggiani married Maurizio Gucci, they became one of Italy’s first celebrity power couples. But then he left her – and she had him murdered. Abigail Haworth unpicks an incredible tale of glamour, sex, betrayal, death and prison in the dizzying world of high fashion

Stage set for Colosseum to begin hosting events again after restoration

Italy’s culture minister says ancient Roman arena will be able to hold ‘cultural events of the highest level’ when work is complete