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ITALY'S AMALFI COAST (p. 3)
Find salvation in Italy through some of the world's finest food and hotels.
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WHERE TO STAY
Boscolo Hotel Aleph
At the foot of the Via Veneto, this new hotel is one of the chicest in town. Apparently, the devil wears Prada.
Via di San Basilio, 15, Rome
Tel. 39-06-422-901
www.aleph.boscolohotels.com
Grand Hotel Parker’s
Parker’s is where opera stars come to evade nosy journalists.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 135, Naples
Tel. 39-08-1761-2474
www.grandhotelparkers.com
Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittorio
Perched high on a cliff, amid two hectares of orange groves.
Piazza Tasso, 34, Sorrento
Tel. 39-081-807-1044
www.exvitt.it/pag1c.htm
Le Sirenuse
Experience the poisonous envy of other tourists.
Via C. Colombo, 30, Positano
Tel. 39-089-875066
www.sirenuse.it
Santa Caterina
Terraced gardens step all the way down from the hotel to the sea.
S.S. Amalfitana, 9, Amalfi
Tel. 39-089-871012
www.hotelsantacaterina.it
Palazzo Sasso
A unique hotel – certainly the only 12th-century villa in the world with an outdoor gym.
Via San Giovanni Del Toro, 28, Ravello
Tel. 39-089-818181
www.palazzosasso.com
Hotel de Russie
The epitome of Roman swank, a stroll away from the Spanish Steps.
Via del Babuino, 9, Rome
Tel. 39-06-328881
www.roccofortehotels.com/derussie.html
WHAT TO EAT
Da Cicciotto
For less than $50 per person you can experience a feast of authentic Neopolitan cuisine.
Calata del Ponticello a Marechiaro, 32, Naples
Tel. 39-081-575-1165
Don Alfonso
If you’re travelling, say, from Toronto to Buffalo, you should consider a detour across the Atlantic to this three-star restaurant.
Corso S. Agata, 11, Sant’Agata sui due Golfi
Tel. 39-081-878-0026
www.donalfonso.com
WHAT TO DO
Pompeii
From Naples the train takes an hour to Pompeii, by far the most famous city ever to fall victim to a volcano. Pornographic frescoes are a highlight of your tour ; so is the pizza.
Promotouring,
Via Plinio, 63, Pompeii
Tel. 39-081-850-8855
Ristorante Pizzeria Carlo Alberto
Via Carlo Alberto, 15, Pompeii
Tel. 39-081-850-2190
Capri
Take the hydrofoil from Sorrento to Capri, an island ringed with famous grottoes, mushroom-shaped rocks and tanning celebs.
INFORMATION
Italian Government Tourist Board
www.italiantourism.com
Italian Government Travel Office
Tel. 416-925-4882
www.enit.it
HOW TO GET THERE
Air Canada offers daily non-stop service to Rome from Toronto.
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