“Monte Argentario: my hidden treasure in Italy” by Dianne Hales

I want to come back here every year for the rest of our lives

I made this declaration to my husband thirty years ago on our first trip to Monte Argentario on Tuscany’s western coast. We did indeed return annually-until this COVID-cursed year. When LoveItaly, a non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving Italy’s cultural heritage, invited me to participate in its podcast on the country’s “Hidden Treasures”, I immediately thought of thisI magical place.

Dianne Hales, is an international bestselling author and esteemed journalist. An unwavering aficionado and expert on Italy which has inspired such works as “La Bella Lingua”, most recently “La Passione” and “Mona Lisa – A life discovered”, the former of which saw Hales decorated with an honorary knighthood from the Italian President, more specifically a Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta. 

In addition to the well-received acclaim from her novels, Dianne Hales has served as contributing editor for publications such as “American Health” and “Working Mother” among many others, and has produced over a thousand beautifully written contributing articles for national publications from “Glamour”, to the “New York Times”, “Readers Digest” to “The Washington Post”.