San Benedetto
Food Excellence Magazine

The fine restaurants and the most fascinating villages in Italy,
featured in a magazine dedicated to Italian excellence.

The villages you can visit to discover the most charming corners of Italy. Immerse yourself in our tales, between history, art and traditions.

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Villages
28 August 2023
San Donato in Poggio, where florins were once exchanged for emotions

A tiny ancient world that teaches the art of harmony.

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Villages
07 June 2023
Montefioralle, a visit to a bygone era

The charm of a place where everything tells its story.

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Villages
06 June 2023
Certaldo, where ancient poetry and gentle slopes reign

A medieval gem immersed in natural beauty.

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Villages
24 October 2022
Monreale, golden mosaics and echoes of distant civilizations

A melting pot of cultures, colours and thrills.

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Villages
16 May 2022
Castellammare del Golfo, the town with a heart of stone

The many faces of a town that merges with the sea

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Villages
31 August 2021
Barcis, the village, the lake and the memory of water

A green and blue dream

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Villages
29 July 2021
Montalcino, the village of Brunello

The place where the legend is created by history

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Villages
30 June 2021
Monteriggioni, the castle that tells fairy tales

The impenetrable beauty of the past

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Villages
23 June 2021
Montagnana, beyond the walls and into history

A treasure trove of culture and beauty

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Villages
28 April 2021
Tignale, overlooking beauty

Where nature has chosen its colours

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Villages
26 March 2021
Peschiera Maraglio, the calm after the beauty

A village tuned to the rhythm of life

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Villages
26 February 2021
Aci Trezza, where nature becomes myth

The village immortalised by poets, writers and filmmakers

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Villages
01 February 2021
Scilla, the legend that became a village

Where Calabria turns its gaze towards Sicily

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Villages
09 December 2020
Cefalù, a melting pot of cultures and legends

Reflections of pure elegance on a turquoise sea

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Villages
10 November 2020
Torreglia, part bull, part tower: two souls of a unique place

Where nature encapsulates history

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Villages
14 October 2020
Siena, the colour of history

The elegance of a timeless place.

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Villages
29 September 2020
Colle di Val d'Elsa, the village with a view

A pearl of history set amongst the rolling Chianti hills

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Villages
02 August 2020
Portofino, elegance and relaxation in a great holiday destination

The place where you can find balance, as well as love

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Villages
26 July 2020
San Vito Lo Capo, a melting pot of cultures in one fishing village

Where tradition, colours and flavours take on infinite nuances of blue

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Villages
07 July 2020
La Pigna and the forgotten treasure

A setting rich in mistery and beauty

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Villages
27 May 2020
Donnalucata, where history reflects off the blue of the sea

The beauty of a natural stage

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Villages
28 April 2020
Boccadasse, the place where lovers and poets can still dream

Boccadasse, a fishing village suspended in time

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Villages
15 April 2020
The spring of Minos's followers and the cascade of rocks

Gangi, a land of love and tradition where myth dances in history's embrace

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Villages
23 February 2020
Vignale Monferrato, dancing amidst the vineyards

In the heart of Montferrat, where the wine rests underground

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Villages
27 January 2020
Pietrasante, an open-air museum.

Sculpture and poetry in the heart of Versilia

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Villages
18 December 2019
Trapani, a slow journey through time

Crucible of ancient civilizations and cultures

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Villages
27 November 2019
Mazara del Vallo. The village with an oriental charm

A melting pot of cultures, a masterpiece of elegance.

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Villages
17 October 2019
Bagnara Calabra. On the tip of the boot.

A natural, brightly-coloured amphitheatre.

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Villages
19 September 2019
Alatri, in heart of Ciociaria one of the beautiful arts towns in southern Lazio

Strolling amongst archaeological remains and medieval history

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Villages
06 August 2019
Stresa. The pearl of lake Maggiore amongst spectacular islands

Betwixt the mountains and the lake, so mild, so vibrant

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Villages
17 July 2019
Canterano, an ancient village above the Aniene valley

Through alleyways, passageways and lanes, and then down to the caves

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Villages
13 June 2019
Lecce an ancient city at the gates of the Salento region

Lecce, the “lady of the baroque” offers features unique in the world

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Villages
20 May 2019
Sferracavallo, on the road to the sea

Where Palermo's ancient fishing tradition is still cherished and celebrated

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Villages
28 April 2019
Civita di Bagnoregio. A dying village.

Sat right at the top of a hill between Lazio and Umbria: a place where time has stood still

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Villages
28 March 2019
Trevi. The snail shaped village inspired by Leopardi.

Nestled among the Umbrian hills, Trevi, a village suspended in the greenery of olive groves.

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Villages
28 February 2019
Sperlonga. A treasure trove on the Mediterranean.

An enchanting village between the sky and the sea in the province of Latina

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Villages
31 January 2019
Santa Tecla. A place of ancient charm just a stone's throw from Catania.

Santa Tecla, the allure of an unforgettable explosion of color

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Villages
20 December 2018
Cortona. Staring at the infinity

From a hilltop, the view stretches all the way to the horizon.

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Villages
28 November 2018
Marano Lagunare, a little corner of la serenissima in the hearth of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia.

A pearl of the lagoon

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Villages
11 November 2018
Spello. An enchanting "most splendid colony".

Spello, a town with a fragrant history

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Villages
22 October 2018
Altamura, an ancient treasure immersed in an abundance of nature.

The charm of the past

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Villages
24 September 2018
Montepulciano. A place of great beauty.

The scenery and atmosphere of this small town in the province of Siena embody everything that is typical and charming of Tuscany

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Villages
02 September 2018
Cison di Valmarino. A little gem in the heart of the Treviso march.

Set against the backdrop of the Treviso Prealps, it offers beautiful meandering streets, alleyways and entrances and stunning views.

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Villages
08 August 2018
Arquà Petrarca. An atmosphere of true poetry.

Set on a gently sloping hillside, one of Italy's most beautiful villages and the beloved home of the fourteenth-century poet.

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Villages
26 July 2018
Borgo di Soncino. An open air museum in the land of pleasures.

The walled town on the River Oglio: a medieval gem studded with ancient buildings, walls and mills

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Villages
12 April 2018
Contrada Porto Levante, Vulcano. Perfection between sky and sea.

Craters, thermal springs and crystal clear waters dotted among the coves of a vibrant island

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Villages
11 April 2018
Follina. In the world of wool.

A tradition developed by the monks which today is the hallmark of Made in Italy quality

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Villages
11 April 2018
Matera. The city of the Sassi.

This designated World Heritage Site stupefies and charms with its unique urban architecture

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Villages
11 April 2018
Castiglion Fiorentino. The charm of an ancient past.

An astonishing historical, artistic and environmental treasure of Etruscan origin, right in the heart of Tuscany

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