Italy - Julia Kostina - Luxury Travel Advisor

Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast, Italy, jetset lifestyle, Luxury Hotels, Luxury TravelJuly 4, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Amalfi Coast is a pure dream of many, and I can't blame you for dreaming of it. I dream of Amalfi Coast too, doesn't matter how many times I've been there, and there is no wonder - the beauty of the place has been charming anyone and everyone starting from noble romans, Caesar Augustus included.…

Taormina, Sicily

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, SicilyApril 28, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I know that some would say Taormina is not exactly Sicily, overestimated, expensive, touristy... But if you have a look at my pictures of Taormina, you may (or may not) trust my vision of Taormina. First time I came to Taormina (and Sicily) quite many years back. I guess it was 2010, and I was…

Speaking Puglia… Monopoli.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, Mindset, PugliaApril 26, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

One of my most personal encounters with Puglia was Monopoli, charming little sea side town with baroque architecture and so much character where I spent remarkable month 10 years back renting basement apartment from local lady called Cosima. It was not my first time in Puglia, but somehow it was one of very few…

Six Senses Hotel Rome

Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, Modern, RomeApril 24, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

New address in Rome, Six Senses Hotel: modern, slick, youngish, sustainable and oh so different from many classic style hotels in the city. Located just off Via del Corso on the little Piazza di San Marcello, Hotel Six Senses occupies solemn palazzo, perfect example of Roman Classicism with all its grandeur and splendour, but…

Sicilia. Noto and around.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, SicilyApril 12, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I was looking ahead to see Noto, and I was not disappointed. Small town indeed, but so picturesque that you can't stop taking one picture after another, and each angle is an authentic baroque beauty soaked in Southern sun to the honey-golden quality. And those balconies! With my obsession to architectural details, I was like…

Sicilia. Ragusa.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Travel, SicilyApril 11, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Don't take me wrong, I love Taormina with its luxury hotels, tremendous scenery, picturesque landscape, narrow streets dotted with boutique shops and characteristic restaurants. But lets speak about Sicily. The one where legendary "Inspector Montalbano" serial was filmed, where price for dinner is still human, and the streets are still populated with characters from 70th…

Speaking Puglia… Masseria de Carrube

Authentic Luxury, Gourmet dining, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, PugliaApril 8, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Sister (well, little sister) property of famous Borgo Egnazia - hotel which put Puglia on the map and radar of luxury travel. I have complicated relations with Borgo Egnazia (don't take me wrong, it is fabulous for certain and many clients), but Masseria de Carrube was a love from first glance: unpretentious, simple, and simply…

Live like Borghese

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, RomeApril 4, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

magine unimaginable: possibility to stay at noble private mansion, part of Palazzo Borghese in the very heart of Roma, and to have all this opulence and grandeur as your home for a night or two. The spaces and smashingly splendid, while meticulous refurbishment added some contemporary touches and all modern comfort, making it home but…

Hotel Bulgari Roma, recent addition to Bulgari collection

Bvlgari, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, Mindset, RomeApril 2, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Hotel Bulgari Roma, recent addition to Bulgari collection, an exquisite and unique as iconic Bulgari jewels. I may not be the biggest fan possible of modern design, but Bulgari hotels stay apart from those which can be considered too cold, too slick, too plain. Well, anything but plain with all these meticulously chosen details, materials,…

Brunello Cucinelli. Sometimes you meet your hero.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Travel, Umbria, Unique experienceApril 1, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes I think (and I guess I'm about right) that there is no other profession in the world which would offer as many possibilities to meet extraordinary people as travel related profession. When I say "extraordinary", I don't exactly mean famous or noble people even I was lucky to encounter few. I mean... simply amazing…

Florence, town to love.

Authentic Luxury, Florence, Italy, Luxury TravelMarch 31, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I don't know any other city in the world as easily lovable as Firenze. I was visiting, long and short, I was passing by number of times, I was even living there for months, and it was never ever enough. The beauty of Florence is overwhelmingly perfect but never boring, and between me and I,…

Perugia… and its fogs, the most romantic ever.

Authentic Luxury, Italy, Luxury Hotels, Luxury Travel, UmbriaMarch 30, 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Perugia, and Umbria in total, is very special place for me. Almost spiritual. Place from where somehow my love to Italy sprouted couple of decades ago thanks to my dear friends Enrico and Chiara, and later Stefano. Place where I've returned ten years later to learn Italian at Universita per Stranieri - one of the…