The Sartorialist

The picture of a chair is really good!

yeah baby … nothing like a good swim

wow this place does look beautiful….in tuscany i like to get out of viareggio for the coast. I'll definitely make a note of forte dei marmi!

Simply awesome!

Looks heavenly!!

lovely!

No doubt, it's great. So simple, but still in between sumptuous and decadent.
But hey! Let an Italian girl tell you it's Forte DEI Marmi, not Forte di Marmi!
:)

I love these pictures! A hotel in Italy which has it's own beach is my idea of paradise (or at least of the perfect vacation)!

a feast
for the senses

This will definitely be added to my MUST VISIT list! Thanks for the tip Scott, it's so beautiful.

You & Garance need to visit this beach…
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I'm packing now….

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I'm not sure, but I think I saw you in a hotel/vineyard in Tuscany near the city of Sambuca about a month ago. Was it you?

Forte dei Marmi is a pretty cool place but the way they have the beach all jail-celled off is really awful. You have to pay a lot of money to have access to the beach… and the beach is HUGE. The town and food are great though. I'll pass on its beach and go up to Viareggio, Santa Margherita, etc.

Absolutely beautiful. Hydrangeas are my ultimate favorite, I'd give anything for a garden like that.

i really like tha cane chair

inspiration for my dreams tonight ;)

right now, i'd like to escape to this place.

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Love those pieces really pretty

Oh those gorgeous flowers! So lovely…

Is the Botticelli lifeguard included with the room? ;-)

great photos, love theese hotel (:

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This place looks absolutely beautiful!! I would love to go here someday!!!

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Ah, the private beaches in Italy, heaven! I wish I was there right now!

everything thought after. view and surroundings.. even the chair with little pillow for your head to rest……. amazing!

Avgvstvs Hotel once was Angnellis' villa in Forte dei Marmi..so, of course it's a beautiful, sumptuous and decadent place..

woww the place looks adorable!
any suggestions for a good place to stay during the winter?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Perfect…

What I wouldn't give to find a bicycle like that (and a man like that for that matter)!

Becca

I love you love it!
I live there all year long not only in summer! Forte dei marmi is beautiful also in winter when the beach is all fr me :)

As I've said before, you should have a blog about buildings as a sideline.
Your photos are great. Not just when the subjects are the houses, and the gardens, but also when the buildings and the gardens are there as background for the people in front.

It would be great to have "The Architectural Sartorialist", too.

It looks beautiful!! I can imagine the scent of all the flowers.

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lovely, the beautiful colors in Italy…

Wow, this place looks amazing! What an absolute great location for a getaway! Really like the beach huts! And those flowers…

looks great… will try

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Geez, since I'm currently dealing with cold and rainy Boston (in August no less) nothing seems lovelier than Tuscany and that hotel right now…

Absolutely gorgeous photographs, you really have a fantastic eye for color.

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Such an amazing place! I go to Forte dei Marmi every year and could not ask for anything closer to paradise.

Gorgeous!!

Dear Scott

I am loving these photos you took in Italy, specifically because you not only show fashion, but the culture in Italy. As a poor fashion student studying in Toronto, I don't have the money to travel, but at least I can experience Europe through your blog.

Thank you. x

looks beautiful there!

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Beautiful! The photos are great. Thanks for sharing, it's a good idea for next summer.

In the early '70's Forte Dei Marmi was pristine & very beautiful, though the sand was not as clean as Miami Beach or the Caribbean. However, the vibe there was and still is special, especially in the shops, discos, and nightclubs. I felt priviledged to have fallen in love and live there for 2 glorious unforgettable summers surrounded by all those guys with great tans and amazing bodies. It was there that I became truly an 'Italicized' American forever!

Forte dei Marmi is fab, been there many a time. AND: all the lifeguards on the whole "Riviera della Versilia" from Forte down to Viareggio look just like the guy pictured here.
Thanks!

Damn you! Now I crave Italy even more! Great photos though, love the beach huts…

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Enjoying the lifestyle shots..a nice change..hope it becomes a regular posting..

cheers from downunder ;)

Gorgeous!

I love your all beautiful images collocation..

Thanks for interesting posting
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It's a lovely hotel & setting but the Spendido in Portofino & Hotel du Cap on the Cap d'Antibes are better in IMHO.

Where did Garance get her leather bracelet from?

Oh, Forte Dei Marmi! My favorite Italian seaside town. I've seen some of the most glamorous cyclists there!

Amazing place!

I'm ten years old and I have been to Forte Di Marmi. I have stayed at the Augustus Hotel. I loved it there. Everyday I rode a bicycle and ate pizza. I remember going to the beach and lounging around all day! Everyone should go!

So beautiful, colorful, and homely. I want my house to look like that!

If you are in Italy during the summer you should leave the overrated Forte and head to Cinqueterre or Costiera Amalfitana.

beautiful

La Mia Bella Italia…grazie Scott !
Antonio.

Your photos are absolutely stunning!!Been there couple years ago, really nice place.

I love the details in the signage, and the roadway with the fencepost details of potted geraniums. I'll bet it smells good there. I would love to be surrounded by that much beauty.

Wow! This place reeks of TRUE style and what a fantastically sneaky shot of that gorgeous guy on the beach in the middle of it all… naughty!

Ohhh I love Forte! Next time you should also go to Pietrasanta, where there are some beautiful scuptures and paintings by Botero.

Forte dei Marmi! A dream front the mediterranean sea. Next time try the ALbertina Bagno! The nonna is the cooker and the frittura mista is perfect. Guillaume a Parisian guy who love Forte! http://myvision/mylabstudio.com

nice picture…

Oh! Those flowers caught my attention. It seems you have a great flower gardens. How I wish I could have a cool garden like yours. Keep it up!

-yumi-

I have a summer house in Forte Dei Marmi very close to the AVGVSTVS Hotel.

I'm afraid I might leave my heart there–yes, I'm pretty sure a handsome Italian man might take it.

Thank you for sharing your stay, it looks gorgeous.

yessss

Wow. As travel is my favourite thing to do, collecting great places to plan a trip is such a pleasant routine… even if you don't go in the end.

wow no doubt very impressive,,,, Thanks for nice post.