Experience the truly luxurious side of Italy

Complete the Telegraph Travel Awards survey at telegraph.co.uk/ tt-awards and you could win a six-night Italian tour with The Dedica Anthology

Anew brand in luxury hôtellerie, The Dedica Anthology is offering a once-in-a-lifetime package for two to discover the beauty of Italy over six nights. Travel in style between three exceptional landmark properties: Palazzo Naiadi in Rome, Palazzo Gaddi in Florence and Grand Hotel dei Dogi in Venice. The trip will be curated exclusively for the winner by their own private curator, based on their gastronomic and cultural preferences. The lucky winner will have access to an Italian classic car to travel between the properties and explore Italy’s cultural hotspots. Valued at over £29,000, the curated grand tour of Italy also includes return flights and airport transfers.

THE PRIZE

The Dedica Anthology, a portfolio of seven distinctive hotels in select European cities, is offering one lucky winner and their plus one the chance to experience a curated grand tour of Italy, with two nights in three exceptional landmark properties to discover the subtly Italian attitude which boasts a natural warmth, sociability and generosity of spirit. The guests will stay in Palazzo Naiadi in Rome, Palazzo Gaddi in Florence and Grand Hotel dei Dogi in Venice. In order to help them discover authentic Italy, the prize includes access to an Italian classic car, giving the winner the freedom to explore the rich history and culture of each of these celebrated Italian cities and the journey between them.

The winner will stay in a luxury suite at all three properties with the option to select a Dedica Curated Package of their choice, focusing on either romance, gastronomy, wellbeing or culture. With private tours of the cities and behind-thescenes experiences, these are completely tailored by the Dedica Anthology Curators to the winner’s preferences, creating the ultimate bespoke Italian grand tour. The winner will be invited to enjoy true Italian cuisine at breakfast and dinner at the properties.

The pair will begin their journey at Palazzo Naiadi, a magnificent hotel in the heart of Rome partly suspended over the ancient ruins of the Diocletian’s baths, allowing the guests to breathe in the history of the Eternal City. With access to an Italian classic car, the winner will enjoy the leisurely, romantic drive through the idyllic Tuscan countryside to Palazzo Gaddi in Florence. Originally two historic palaces, Palazzo Gaddi is now a contemporary-minded hotel with a strong sense of place derived from its antique Florentine architecture, as well as a panoramic rooftop terrace that overlooks the Duomo and Campanile.

The grand Italian tour will conclude at Grand Hotel dei Dogi in Venice, which echoes the feeling of a noble palazzo. The winner will have access

‘The winner will be able to select a Dedica Curated package of their choice’

to one of the city’s largest private gardens and incredible views of the Venetian lagoon and breathtaking sunsets. Be immersed in Italy’s rich cultural history which, alongside The Dedica Anthology journey, will create a grand tour of a lifetime.

THE PROVIDER

Unveiled in 2018, The Dedica Anthology (dahotels.com) creates inspiring spaces and is pioneering a new vision of curated, contemporary hôtellerie. Each of the seven distinctive hotels in select European cities is steeped in the soul and spirit

ITALIAN IDYLLS Clockwise from top left: food at The Dedica Anthology; the exterior of Palazzo Naiadi, Rome – The Dedica Anthology; a suite at Grand Hotel dei Dogi, Venice – The Dedica Anthology; a view of Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome