Aperture

🏠 In Verona, Velox Group inaugurated Residenza Wega – Luxury Apartments Verona, featuring 3 studios, 3 three-room apartments, and a terrace penthouse across four levels. The renovated accommodations offer modern amenities, Wi-Fi, and transfers, with views of the Arena and Roman walls. The site includes visible Galielo Roman stone walls and an ancient Roman road and well. Velox Group enhances its hospitality presence, including Wega Hotel Verona and Muraless Art Hotel, with further acquisitions planned in Verona's historic center.

🏨 Accor plans significant expansions in Italy, targeting luxury and lifestyle brands. In 2025, "Orient Express La Minerva" opens, followed by "Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli" in Venice in 2026. In 2027, Raffles Lake Como and Sofitel Genova Marina, designed by Renzo Piano, will launch. The Emblems Collection will debut in 2026 with four hotels, including Hotel Bellevue in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Accor emphasizes strategic growth, local culture, and sustainable practices.

🍕 Vincenzo Capuano inaugurated a second pizzeria in Turin on September 20, located at Corso Regina Margherita 161. The 350 sqm space offers 90 indoor seats and will soon add a 40-seat outdoor area. The event at 7 PM featured free pizza, pasta, and exclusive gifts for the first 100 customers. Capuano, a world pizza champion, now operates 42 pizzerias globally, focusing on artisan quality and superb ingredients.

🏨 Sofitel Genoa Waterfront, a luxury hotel, is set to open in 2027 in Genoa, Italy, as part of the Levante Waterfront redevelopment. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop designs it, with Orion Capital Managers and CDS Holding SpA as investors. The hotel will feature 120 rooms, including 20 suites. Enhanced high-speed rail links from 2026 will connect Genoa to Milan in 53 minutes. AG Group partners with Sofitel, strengthening luxury hospitality in Liguria, blending French elegance with local culture.

🍕 Brucio opens its third location in Rome’s Prati district, following Piazza delle Coppelle and Testaccio. The new 300 sqm space seats 150, split between indoors and a 60-seat outdoor area. Open daily from 11:30 to 23:30, it serves traditional Roman dishes and seasonal innovations, with pizzas featuring 96-hour fermentation. Chef Antonio Romano and pizzaiolo Alessandro Petrolà lead the culinary team, while the pastry and mixology offerings add unique flair to the dining experience.

🏨 AN Hotels inaugura oggi l'AN Hotel Milano San Donato, una struttura quattro stelle a sud-est di Milano, con 102 camere su sei piani. L'hotel offre una palestra, area wellness, giardino interno e un ristorante di prossima apertura. Progettato per eventi aziendali e privati, dispone di sale meeting con avanzata tecnologia multimediale. AN Hotels, fondata nel 2013, comprende quattro hotel a Milano e sta sviluppando nuove strutture a Portofino, Rapallo, Serravalle Scrivia e Piacenza.

🏨 Italy, 2025: Rome saw two major hotel openings—Orient Express La Minerva in April and Romeo Roma. Northern Italy will welcome The Lake Como EDITION by autumn. Venice introduces Airelles with 45 suites, 3 restaurants, and a 1,700 sqm spa. Florence opened Collegio alla Querce in March. Europe highlights include Rosewood Amsterdam, Mandarin Oriental Vienna, and new hotels in Nice, Brussels, and Hamburg's Elbtower. Luxurious transformations dominate the hospitality scene.

🏖 Accor plans to open Sofitel Genova Waterfront in 2027 at the Porto Antico in partnership with AG Group. The hotel will feature 120 rooms, including 20 suites, a restaurant, a panoramic bar, fitness facilities, and meeting spaces. Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, it will reflect a blend of modernity and tradition. This expansion is part of Sofitel's growth in Italy, following the success in Rome and upcoming projects in Milan, Venice, and Palermo.

🏨 Between Marbella and Gibraltar, Cortijo Genesis, designed by Victoria-Maria Geyer, is a vibrant boutique hotel situated in the Andalusian countryside of Spain. The article was published by Bianca Visconti on September 21, 2025, on we:ll magazine. The content is available in Italian and has an estimated reading time of six minutes.

🏖 JW Marriott's new resort in Crete, designed by Block722, blends site-specific architecture with local materials. This luxurious destination offers an ethical and sensory experience. Located on the island of Crete, the resort opened in September 2025, emphasizing a regenerative philosophy. The project is featured in We:ll magazine, authored by Marta Bernasconi, with an estimated reading time of 7 minutes.