Off the beaten track

Travel
by Elizabeth Heath |
Despite the crowds, despite the overhyping, and despite the high prices for even the most modest hotels, Venice…is still Venice. It remains one of the most…
Lifestyle
by faith |
There’s a distinct bohemian buzz as you walk through Corso di Porta Ticinese, the street connecting Colonne di San Lorenzo to Piazza XXIV Maggio. Ticinese is…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
My relationship with Rome was admittedly rocky on my last few visits. I failed to marvel at its archaeological and artistic wonders anymore, overwhelmed…
Lifestyle
by Alex Sakalis |
The Ciclovia del Sole, a large, traffic-free, pan-European cycleway, has just inaugurated a new section in Emilia-Romagna. Stretching from Mirandola in the…
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Early summer is peak lavender blooming season in many places. While France, and Provence in particular, is the most popular “lavender destination” in Europe,…
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Nestled among the Lucanian Dolomites of Basilicata is Pietrapertosa, a little-known medieval village rated among Italy’s most beautiful borghi, complete with a…
Travel
by faith |
The provincial roadway that connects Marsciano to Perugia and Lake Trasimeno passes through Umbria's famous pure green hills, vineyards, valleys, and woodlands…
Travel
by Alex Sakalis |
The city of Bologna is quickly becoming a destination in its own right rather than just a curiosity stop on the Venice-Florence-Rome route. You could happily…
Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff |
Travelers to Italy in search of an authentic local experience that can also do good to the country’s small farmers now have an opportunity to do so. Italy’s ‘…
Travel
by ntrilivas |
With impossibly green canals, crumbling Renaissance palazzi and street lamps that glow pink, Venice can sometimes seem like something out of a movie set — a…