Gino D’Acampo: ‘We bought a house in Sardinia within months of a holiday there’
I grew up in Torre del Greco, near Naples, and my summers were spent on the Amalfi coast. At the time, people were talking about how beautiful…
Do the new travel restrictions mean I should cancel my skiing holiday?
In light of the past two years, many operators now offer flexible booking policies. For example Inghams allows guests to change their holiday to a later date…
The overlooked Italian town that inspired ‘The Lost Leonardo’
Founded by the Lombards, extended in the 14th century, and frescoed 100 years later, only to have them whitewashed over during the 16th-century plague, this tiny space…
Andrew Cotter: ‘I had this quasi-transcendental experience climbing Mt Fuji’
We’d also do a driving holiday to Europe every few years Half of my mother’s family was from Germany, so one of my earliest memories is of…
Naughty not nice: Italian church apologises after bishop tells children Father Christmas doesn’t exist
A Roman Catholic diocese in Sicily publicly apologised to outraged parents after its bishop told a group of children that Father Christmas doesn’t exist. In a Facebook…
Europe’s digital Covid vaccine certificates explained
What do I need a pass for? Pretty much everything. After the current lockdown has been lifted, entry to restaurants, bars, theatres, cultural and sports events, as…
The death of the budget ski holiday
“Branded hoteliers have seen an opportunity in the Alps and they are exploiting that,” says Jeremy Rollason, Head of Savills Ski. Demand for non-ski activities There’s also…
Forget mince pies – how Italian panettone won over the great British Christmas
According to a representative for Eataly, the vast Italian food market in London which has sold thousands of panettone since November and 600 already this week, the…
The debauched history of ‘Chiantishire’, the playground for billionaires
Antony (Lord) Lambton, 6th Earl of Durham, was a Conservative MP until 1973, when he resigned after tabloid revelations involving drugs and prostitutes. In 1977 he bought…
Ski holiday tracker: The latest Covid rules in ski resort and travel advice
France Entry requirements Fully vaccinated Britons are allowed to visit France, however must provide proof of a negative test less than 48 hours before travel, and present…
The rules around vaccination and ski holidays this winter
Canada Entry requirements Travellers aged five or older must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before entering Canada. All travellers aged five or older must also…
Day-by-day checklist of every hoop you need to jump through for your ski holiday
Seven days before travel Double check all the rules for your destination Things are moving so fast right now that you need to keep in touch daily….
How to holiday like a Gucci
Another showpiece location is Maurizio’s father Rodolfo Gucci’s Milan home, the Villa Necchi Campiglio (00 39 276 340121; fondaambiente.it) a 1930s masterpiece by architect Piero Portaluppi. With…
A Netflix for arts lovers? It might work in Italy, but not here
But there is a wider problem with the idea of a British cultural Netflix, that is shaped by our national identity. We have a problem with the…
The Great British Bake Off 2021 final, review: it all came down to Giuseppe’s showstopper
Sensing this occasion was all about the bakers, hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas took more of a back seat than usual in the eerily empty tent….
The Great British Bake Off 2021 final, review: fine margins decide a nervy and emotional showdown
Sensing this occasion was all about the bakers, hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas took more of a back seat than usual in the eerily empty tent….
How vaccine rules are throwing family ski holidays into chaos
It’s not the only trip the Card’s have had to cancel: “My eldest son was also going on a school ski trip to Italy in half term…