50 Portofino, ravello and taormina Italy’s coastlines are a natural spectacle and no tour of Italy would be complete without time spent exploring the beautiful bays and hillside villages of Liguria and the Cinque Terre. Overlooking the picture-perfect harbour of Portofino, with its luxury yachts bobbing at anchor, the hillside Belmond Hotel Splendido and Belmond Splendido Mare in the port itself are two of Italy’s most glamorous retreats and the ideal stopover between Venice and Florence. Or perhaps the lure of the South beckons. Admire the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the shimmering Mediterranean far below from an infinity pool that seems to touch the clouds at Belmond Hotel Caruso, a former 11th century palace above Ravello. End your grand tour in Taormina in Sicily, where, in the shadow of mighty Mount Etna, you might choose to split your time between a stay at Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo on the high slopes of Taormina Town itself before relocating to edge of the azure waters below at Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea. Soar over Sicily on a spectacular helicopter tour, enjoying a bird’s-eye view of smoking volcanoes, idyllic islands and captivating sites of interest. Fly above Mount Etna, the largest volcano in Europe, before heading to Stromboli and Vulcano. a bird’s eye view
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