Architechtural Digest

"Bellini at Mr. C will fulfill any pasta cravings in a space brimming with Italian style."

"Families or groups of friends traveling together may want to consider Rocco Forte Private Villas, part of Verdura Resort, on the southwest coast. Set on a hillside, the 20 villas are either three or four bedrooms and range in size from 2,150 to 3,200 square feet. They all have large swimming pools and landscaped gardens."

"Looking to southern Italy, in the Amalfi Coast, where new hotels are a rarity, the upscale and unbelievably chic Borgo Santandrea opened with a splash this summer in the town of Amalfi. Featuring a design that’s a combination of midcentury and Mediterranean, the 45-room family-run property has a private beach club, three restaurants, and gorgeous terraced gardens with sea views and laden with colorful blossoms."

"Nordelaia, in Piedmont, is another new property in the north. With just 12 rooms, it’s built around a farmhouse dating back to the year 800 and set among 12 acres of land planted with vines. The hotel has two restaurants, a spa with vaulted windows overlooking the valley, a yoga room, and an outdoor pool."

"In the world’s highest vineyard, there are endless halls of color, with nothing on the walls, no sculptures, just light: Welcome to the James Turrell Museum in Colomé, Argentina. The museum belongs to the Hess Art Collection, and houses art from the artist’s half-century career—a “time tunnel” of nine rooms devoted entirely to Turrell’s works."

"For the last 40 years, on the edge of Arizona’s Painted Desert, James Turrell has been on a mission to capture the heavens on Earth with his magnum opus, Roden Crater. In 1977, Turrell acquired this two-mile-wide extinct volcano near Flagstaff, the city he calls home, and since then has been excavating tons of earth to carve viewing chambers and tunnels—transforming a volcanic cinder cone into a naked-eye observatory full of his signature light and space installations."

"The power of James Turrell’s art is that it evokes and expands contemplative states within the viewer. So what could be a more fitting home for his art than a guesthouse for meditation deep within Japan’s rural western countryside? Guests can stay overnight at the House of Light, where Turrell has fused aspects of traditional Japanese architecture, aesthetics, and culture with his own play on light and shadows."

"On Miami Beach, you can dine at hotspots stretching from South Point up to Surfside. For creative vegan cuisine in a chic space, Planta is a must."

"Designed by Rockwell Group, the Hyde Midtown Hotel brings fun, colorful style to Midtown Miami, and is ideally located near the Wynwood Walls and the Design District."

"In Coconut Grove, Glass & Vine is a casual option for alfresco burgers and beer."