Departures, 2004
A Private Palazzo
Palazzetto Salvioni, a secluded 16th century palazzo for rent near San Giorgio
degli Schiavoni, could be out of Portrait of a Lady. Murano
chandeliers, cherubs frolicking above doorways, stucco work framing Old
Testament scenes done in oil, and a view of the campanile of San Giogio
from the library. The palazzo's master bedroom is done in the same grand
style; the other two are modest. Book through Bellini Travel.
When a Smart Car won't do
For those who'd prefer to bomb around the Tuscan countryside in a vintage
Triumph, Bellini Travel has a fleet of beautifully restored
and perfectly maintained classic cars, mostly two-seaters from the suxties and
seventies. There's also a VW Beetle, a Morgan, a Prosche 911S Targa, and one
of Bellini's most popular cars, a divine little red Alfa Romeo Duetto (the kind
Dustin Hoffman drove in The Graduate). Each car comes with a leather-bound
logbook highlighting interesting routes - via little-known back roads - and good
places to eat and shop.
See details of vintage cars...
Departures lists Bellini Travel in its "Dream Team" of the
top five private agents to contact when arranging a holiday in Italy.
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