Off the beaten track

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…

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…

My relationship with Rome was admittedly rocky on my last few visits. I failed to marvel at its archaeological and artistic wonders anymore, overwhelmed…

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…

Early summer is peak lavender blooming season in many places. While France, and Provence in particular, is the most popular “lavender destination” in Europe,…

Nestled among the Lucanian Dolomites of Basilicata is Pietrapertosa, a little-known medieval village rated among Italy’s most beautiful borghi, complete with a…

The provincial roadway that connects Marsciano to Perugia and Lake Trasimeno passes through Umbria's famous pure green hills, vineyards, valleys, and woodlands…

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…

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 ‘…

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…