Italy

Treviso

In 1967, Taylor and Burton stayed at the romantic Hotel Condulmer Golf Resort, a 15th century villa in Treviso, not far from Venice. Right in the middle of filming their new movie, The Taming of the Shrew, the unpredictable couple decided to take a one month break. There’s a Liz Taylor suite.

Portofino

Burton proposed to Taylor at the iconic Hotel Splendido (one of the world's most famous hotels) in picturesque Portofino. Order a ‘Spaghetti Elizabeth Taylor’ from the hotel’s restaurant and sip on a chocolate martini (Liz’s fave drink) as you gaze out over the harbour.

Photo of Portofino, left or below: andra_gheorghe from Pixabay

Amalfi Coast

Another intoxicating location in Italy where Taylor & Burton sought sanctuary during La Scandale was the Belle Époque Hotel Santa Caterina, a 19th century villa, surrounded by sweet bougainvillea, perched on a hilltop overlooking the Mediterranean. Travel + Leisure describes it as 'the king of the grand hotels of the Amalfi Coast.'

A double room with partial sea view starts at € 360.00.

Taormina

Taylor & Burton’s love affair continued in Sicily, where they stayed at the grand San Domenico Palace Hotel, a former 15th century Dominican monastery that boasts spectacular views of Mount Etna and Taormina Bay. At the time of writing, the hotel was undergoing extensive restoration work.

London

When the telephone call came to tell Elizabeth Taylor that she’d won the role of Cleopatra - she met Burton during filming -, she was sitting in the pink marble bath (installed at her own request) in her favourite suite (now named the Elizabether Taylor Harlequin Suite at the Dorchester. She’d been staying at the Park Lane since she was 17, celebrating many of birthdays here - plus Richard Burton’s 50th in 1975.

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