Slow-travel stays from Tuscany to the Adriatic

Relais Olumia — Ostuni white-stone masseria relais with olive-grove pool suites between countryside and Adriatic in Ostu

A cliff hotel in Positano, with terraces over the coast, a Michelin-starred dining room, and a beach club in a cove.

A hotel on the Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice, with its own desk.

Arianna Occhipinti's biodynamic farm and winery in Ragusa: natural wine, Sicilian agritourism, and the Baroque heartland

Masseria Borgo San Marco — Amati family fortified masseria near Fasano with ~20 suites in 65 hectares of olive groves an

Masseria Elysium — 12-hectare Mesagne masseria with 12 rooms/suites, pool gardens and thermal-style spa rituals in Mesag

A restored medieval monastery and hamlet near Siena, with Villa Lavanda, the Monasterii spa, and Contrada.

The hotel a step from the Piazzetta, open since 1845, with the Faraglioni in view.

The hotel at the top of the Spanish Steps, with Imàgo and a terrace over Rome.

A five-star hotel at number 28 on Via San Giovanni del Toro in Ravello, above the Amalfi coast.

A hotel at Palmschoß 22 in Brixen, with its own desk.

A hotel above Meran, with its own desk.

Adults-only Tuscan glamping: sea-view lodges, private hot tubs, and Etruscan Coast calm

15th-century masseria on the Adriatic: 2,000-year-old olive grove, thalassotherapy spa, and the Valle d'Itria trulli cou

Borgo San Faustino Relais & Spa — UNESCO Peglia biosphere country relais near Orvieto with Elysium spa, organic farm and

Il Bottaccio — Boutique Tuscany hotel near Forte dei Marmi with Otzium Wellness Spa hammam and garden gym in Montignoso,

Agriturismo La Casella — Hillside Todi-area agriturismo with indoor hydromassage spa, sauna and emotional shower trail i

Masseria Bandino — 18th-century Otranto masseria hotel-restaurant with Bandino Spa near pine forest and beaches in Otran

Masseria Potenti — Manduria masseria with rooms, restaurant and spa path of sauna, hammam and sensory baths in Manduria,

Naturalis Bio Resort & Spa — Salento organic farm hamlet resort near Lecce with 4 Elements spa using estate aloe, olive

Villa Pitiana — Historic Reggello country hotel in the Tuscan hills with spa-oriented hospitality near Florence in Regge

Grotta Giusti Thermal Spa Resort — Historic Tuscan thermal resort built around a natural steam cave and mineral spa trea

Hotel Michelangelo Palace & SPA — Four-star Umbrian city spa hotel with Vitanova Urban Wellness SPA, pools, and Himalaya

Masseria & Spa LuciaGiovanni — Four-star Salento masseria spa near Lecce blending oriental wellness rituals with Puglian

Masseria Palombara Relais & Spa — Countryside Brindisi masseria relais with a spa programme rooted in olive-oil and loca

Masseria Spina Resort — Historic Puglian masseria resort near Monopoli offering olive-grove calm and a full resort spa.

Masseria Torre Coccaro — Iconic Fasano masseria spa resort among centuries-old olive trees in Savelletri di Fasano, Ital

Stroblhof Südtirol — Passeier Valley active SPA resort with five pool worlds, sky sauna, and centuries of South Tyrolean

A 41-room mountain hotel at 1,500 meters above Lana. The only way up is the cable car.

A contemporary hermitage in Umbria. One rate covers meals, wine, yoga, and the jeep from the car park. No Wi-Fi.

A thousand-year fortress in the Val d'Orcia, with a thermal spring, 45 suites, and three restaurants.

A stone borgo in Chianti, with Poggio Rosso, Osteria Il Grigio, a cellar, and The Botanic Spa.

A house on five hectares in the hills of Fiesole, ten minutes from Florence, with Da Giacomo and the Aquae Vitali spa.

A thousand-year hamlet on 1,100 organic acres in the Valdarno, in Relais & Châteaux.

A four-star castle hotel between Cison di Valmarino and Follina, with the Princess Spa.

A palace hotel on Lake Como at Via Regina 40 in Cernobbio, with its own golf club.

A lake palace at Via Statale 5401 in Tremezzina, with 77 rooms and suites and a floating pool.

A resort on Salina, in the Aeolian islands, with a lighthouse on the same ground.

A cliff hotel on Piazza Tasso in Sorrento, with its own desk.

A cliff hotel on Via G. Orlandi in Anacapri, with its own desk.

A villa hotel at Via della Massa 24 in Candeli, with its own desk.

A villa hotel in Panzano in Chianti, with its own desk.

A timber hotel in Innichen, with the pool aimed at the Dolomite wall.

A hotel in the meadow at St. Zyprian, with the lake under the Rosengarten.

A gabled house in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, with the church tower behind the roof.

A 12th-century estate at Chiusdino, with clipped gardens, a fountain, and a stone room under the beams.

A restored village at Castiglioncello del Trinoro, with the church on the street and the Val d'Orcia beyond.

A castle in the morning mist above Lisciano Niccone, with a round pool, a brass kitchen, and a workshop on the estate.

A cliff hotel at Porto Ercole, with the pool in the pines and a pier stepped into the water.

Rooms in the old houses of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, with the stone arch, the conical fireplace, and the hill town left

A fortified country house above Marina di Ragusa, with a stone hall, a courtyard, and a necropolis in the garden.

A resort on Vulcanello, where the volcano sets the swim, the spa, and a plant-based kitchen with two Michelin stars.

A working estate on a hill at Volterra, where the bees, the table, and the villa are the same stay.

A hotel built on the thermal spring at Saturnia, where the water is the reason to come.

A wine estate on the black soil of Etna, where the rooms are cut into the lava stone.

The villa Leopold II kept in the Maremma, still the house at the centre of Tenuta La Badiola.

A 16th century palazzo in Norcia, still a family house, with 24 rooms and the cooks in the garden before dinner.

An ivy-covered house in the Franciacorta vines, with a sculpture park and the Chenot method they name.

A wine estate in Montalcino: 42 suites, 11 villas, and Brunello on the property.

A Dolomites spa resort in Ortisei, under the alpenglow they call Enrosadira.

A hotel on the Costa Smeralda, 15 minutes from Porto Cervo.

A hotel above Portofino, at Salita Baratta 16.

A villa in Fiesole, above Florence.

A hotel beside the Greek theatre in Taormina.