Summer Loving: The Destinations Our Editors Can’t Wait to Visit Again

The Upgrade by SUITCASE Magazine

Summer 2020 might not be what you hoped for, but we’re here to salvage what’s left of it. The travel industry was one of the hardest hit during the pandemic, so we’re spotlighting the destinations we’re keen to help get back on their feet as and when travel restrictions allow. Rattling through a whole host of recommendations for this (or next) year’s summer jaunts, we lift the lid on our treasured European hotspots and dive into the reasons why we’re returning to these nostalgic destinations.

We also catch up with Marie-Louise Sciò, CEO and Creative Director of the Pellicano Hotels and founder of Issimo – a new digital platform created for Italophiles. She’s spent countless summers at her family’s cult hotel, Il Pellicano, so she knows what’s what when it comes to getting a taste of la dolce vita and finding those lesser-trodden corners of Tuscany. Grab a pen; her recommendations are second to none.

We’d love to know where you’re going next and how you think the travel landscape might change as lockdown restrictions ease. Send your voice notes to [e-mail] or drop us a DM on Instagram @indiadowley and @fleur_rm. For a daily dose of travel inspiration, check in with us at suitcasemag.com.

Links and notes from the episode

Fleur’s service-stop recommendation if you’re road-tripping from Calais to Provence:

Take a detour and stop off at Arras. Have a lunch-break baguette at boulangerie-pâtisserie Cori Nadège et Laurent.

In Menton:

Try and grab a table at Mirazur.

If not, Le Petit Port is always worth a visit.

Bed down at Airelles Gordes, La Bastide

India’s Italian hotel recommendations:

Le Sirenuse (of course).

And the Amalfi’s darling, Monastero Santa Rosa.

The hotel in Poland Fleur was waxing on about?

Galery69 – trust us, go now.

Marie-Louise Sciò’s Italian recommendations

A truly tuscan road trip, visit:

Capalbio

Pescia Romana

Maremma

… and Bolgheri for wine

Here are the Tuscan islands she recommends: Giannutri, Giglio, Capraia, Montecristo and Populonia (where the deer are).

And her favourite place in Tuscany to eat:

Da Petroio

And in Rome:

Da Enzo

Roscioli

Her guide to Ischia:

Nitrodi thermal baths

La Scarrupata for lunch (you can only get there by boat) restaurant

Casamicciola Terme in the northern part of Ischia

Craving a bit of digital dolce vita?
Check out her new venture Issimo.

Find the SUITCASE team’s favourite hotels that they can’t wait to return to here.

In need of some summer escapism? Check out these articles:

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/SUITCASE-team-travels-post-lockdown

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/Enneagram-Type-Summer-Destinations

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/european-summer-holiday-destinations

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/destinations-making-comeback