READERS RECOMMEND

ITALY

Enjoying a Renaissance

“We visited San Gimignano, a picturesque hilltop village in Tuscany, above. We stayed in a beautiful hotel. L’Antico Pozzo is a small inn and has been beautifully restored in the style of the 15th century.”

Hotel L’Antico Pozzo, 87 Via San Matteo, San Gimignano, Italy; 011-39-0577-94-2014, www.anticopozzo.com.

Doubles from $145.

SUSAN AND JOHN FISHER

Pacific Palisades

VERMONT

Sleep in a four-poster

“We recommend the excellent Swift House Inn, built in 1814 in Middlebury, above. Our room, the Swift Room, had a four-poster canopy bed, porch, fireplace and a beautiful view of the snow on a large lawn.”

Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Lane, Middlebury, VT 05753 (866) 388-9925, www.swifthouseinn.com.

Doubles from $110.

JIM AND JANE MARMACK

San Marcos, CA