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his magazine is intended as an invitation to find out all the best that Italy has to offer the visitor, whether for business or pleasure, for a few days or for a long stay, for a visit to a city or for discovering the country’s natural and artistic resources, from north to south. This is why we have created Hub International, to offer readers a marvellous window open on the most prestigious opportunities that our country has to offer guests, from the most important cities full of extraordinary historical and cultural heritages to picturesque medieval villages and the liveliest seaside and mountain resorts. For each of these places we have selected the most interesting business operators in order to present them to those leafing through these pages and thereby guarantee useful up-to-date suggestions and information on the most hospitable hotels, the most famous restaurants, the most fashionable shops, the most expert artisans, the most genuine and delicious local produce, the most well-stocked showrooms and the most professional services. A broad and thorough panorama therefore, by virtue of which it will become easier to choose the destination for a trip or the stopovers on a tour, safe in the knowledge that you will end up where the ‘Made in Italy’ brand is at its best, expressing the values of the most exclusive luxury, from Piemonte to Val d’Aosta, from Lombardia to Alto Adige and to Veneto, from Emilia Romagna to the Marche, from Toscana to Lazio and from Campania to Puglia and down to Sardinia. Hub International is the Italian Style magazine, enjoy your read!
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