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348 N OR T HER N I T AL Y

MERANO (MERAN) MILAN

Castel Fragsburg The setting’s the thing at this Four Seasons Hotel Milano This serene former
300-year-old former hunting lodge with monastery is only a few steps from Milan’s main
commanding views of the Texel massif. The long, shopping street. It exudes confidence, joie de
wisteria-covered terrace, seemingly suspended vivre, the smell of a business deal. Everything is
over the mountainside, is a lovely place on which of the highest quality, from the Frette bedlinen
to eat or drink. Bedrooms all have carved pine and underfloor heating in the marble bathrooms
furniture, pretty country fabrics and balconies. to the 220 staff who cater to every whim.
N Via Fragsburg 3, 39012 Merano, Bolzano. N Via Gesù 8, 20121 Milano. Map p334 C3.
Map p335 D2. § 0473 24 40 71. ` 0473 24 44 93. § 02 77088. ` 02 77 08 50 04. $ mil.reservations@
$ info@fragsburg.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 18. S ÷ ∂ fourseasons.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 118. z÷ ∂
¢ Nov to Easter. / MC, V. ¡¡¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡
MERANO (MERAN) MILAN

Villa Tivoli It’s almost in countryside, Principe di Savoia A colourful stained-glass
surrounded by a terraced garden filled with ceiling in the winter garden is one of the period
more than 2,000 plant varieties. The interior is features of this stately evocation of the late 1890s/
cool and chic, spacious and light; bedrooms all early 1900s. Bedrooms are superbly elegant and
have south-facing balconies. The mountainous there is a breathtaking new Presidential Suite. The
breakfast buffet could probably see you through downmarket location is a drawback.
to the excellent dinner. N Piazza della Repubblica 17, 20124 Milano. Map p334
N Via Verdi 72, 39012 Merano, Bolzano. Map p335 D2. C3. § 02 62 30 55 55. ` 02 65 37 99.
§ 0473 44 62 82. ` 0473 44 68 49. $ res047principedisavoia@luxurycollection.com
$ info@villativoli.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 20. S ÷ ∂ 0 b,l,d. Rooms 404. z S÷ ∂ ¢ Never.
¢ mid-Dec to mid-Mar. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡ / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡

MODENA MONTAGNANA
Canalgrande Stylish, peaceful villa set in lovely Aldo Moro Useful address within this handsome
gardens in the city centre. Neoclassical, stuccoed town’s superb rectangle of medieval walls: a
reception rooms; vaulted cellar restaurant. smart restaurant with modern, efficient rooms.
N Corso Canalgrande 6, 41100 Modena. N Via G. Marconi 27, 35044 Montagnana, Padova.
Map p335 D4. § 059 21 71 60. ` 059 22 16 74. Map p335 D3. § 0429 813 51. ` 0429 828 42.
$ info@canalgrandehotel.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 70. ¡¡ $ info@hotelaldomoro.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 34. ¡
MONFORTE D’ALBA ORTA SAN GIULIO
Giardino da Felicin Standing among hills and Orta Pleasantly old-fashioned, spacious central
vineyards, a family-run restaurant-with-rooms. hotel with an endearingly shabby façade. Around
Good food, fine wines, light, spacious bedrooms. the corner, its terrace overhangs Lake Orta.
N Via Vallada 18, 12065 Monforte d’Alba, Cuneo. N 28016 Orta San Giulio, Novara. Map p334 B2.
Map p334 A4. § 0173 782 25. ` 0173 78 73 77. § 0322 902 53. ` 0322 90 56 46.
$ albrist@felicin.it 0 b,l (Sun only),d. Rooms 13. ¡¡ $ info@hotelorta.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 35. ¡¡