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Volume 34

A warm winter.
In Africa, amid lodges selected by Paola Di Girolamo; or in Buenos Aires, where Paolo Gerbaldo visited for us the Faena and then in Sao Paulo at the mythical Tivoli; or still again in Bangkok enjoying The Metropolitan, tested by Pamela McCourt. In warmth for a summer experience in winter, or in the cold to ski in style in Chamonix or Bad Ragaz.

Halfway between such different destinations in this issue, we propose a stop-off in Abu Dhabi, Verona, Madrid, Geneva, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Barcelona, Beirut and Pesaro. Historical hotels, art hotels, design hotels. For the art of playing host is often connected with uncommon forms and innovative concepts. And we here at resorts test them for you.
Ovidio Guaita
Editor-in-Chief
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News

09/01/2012
The new directory Top 100 Places to Stay in Florence & Nearby has been published.
It presents all best destinations in town and on the hills around Florence. All subscribers of Resorts Magazine will receive it along with issue 34.
01/10/2011
The new directory Top 100 Lodges of Africa has been published. For those who do not want to miss out on anything. Because even in the middle of the savannah, far from the lights of civilization, there is much unexpected luxury.
04/07/2011
The new website is online. New graphics and easier to navigate, even with an iPad.
01/06/2011
The new Ovidio's Selection app is available on iTunes. A database of the 300 most beautiful resorts and hotels on the planet. This app ensures that you always choose the best and never make a mistake in the selection of a holiday destination.

In this issue

Top 100 Florence
Few places in Italy have attracted foreigners as Florence has. Since the times of Goethe's Italian Journey, followed by the aristocrats of half of Europe, the Tuscan capital has been the destination of pilgrimages of the young off-springs of the European Intelligentsia, artists, musicians and noblemen who came here to spend the winter. The new directory of its best hotels has been published.
In Flight with… Etihad
A travel experience assessed for you by the correspondents of Resorts Magazine. An exclusive trip with a stop-over in the capital of the Arab Emirates.
Hotel Puerta America, Madrid
Design… extreme synthesis of a unique place. At Puerta America guests are introduced into an uncommon and original space, into a place in which diverse colours, materials and forms dominate. Experiencing such contemporary settings renders the trip to the Spanish capital even more exciting.
Lodges & Tented Camps in Africa
Blinxen's Out of Africa is a distant memory. And yet, a trip to Africa is really moving, in contact with nature as we have, perhaps, never been before. Not only meeting up with the lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinos and the other savannah animals that everybody is after. But also the deafening silence of the savannah, the mysticism of the desert, the music of the jungle that awakes every morning.
Hameau Albert 1er, Chamonix
In an Enchanting setting, the Hameau Albert 1st offers exceptional flavours and exquisite hospitality at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
The Old Thermal Tradition. A combination of class, exclusivity and wellbeing at the foot of the Swiss Alps. A creative and excellent resort, fruit of the grand tradition of Swiss hospitality combined with technology and a high level of comfort.
Metroplitan, Bangkok
An urban escape in the heart of Asia. When style and excellence blend to perfection. When each details begs attention. When two worlds meet: an hotel that exudes cool, chic understatement, and a city that beats with sultry excitement.
Radisson Blu Waterfront, Stockholm
A modern tower of steel and glass, suspended between the sky and sea. This is the first impression the Radisson Blu Waterfront gives to those who observe it from the distance. The imposing aspect of the structure is mitigated by the lightness of the supporting lines, which send the building soaring, making it well recognisable in the city skyline.
Travel4Travellers, Lebanon
Lebanon is a land rich in history. So many peoples have come and gone, not least of all the Romans. Among the various archeological sites one finds is Baalbek, one of the most important sites in the Middle East. It has been UNESCO patrimony since 1984 and is located only a few hours by car from Beirut.