Italian Islands

Though nominally part of Italy, Sardinia is wildly different when it comes to the language, the culture, and even the terrain. It’s no surprise then—when…

Smaller, little-known islands with interesting pasts can be found off the coast of Italy, making for fun day trips from larger nearby islands or the coast.…

Most tourists in Venice, if they venture out to the islands, take the vaporetto number 12 from San Zaccaria or Fondamenta Nuova to Murano, the ‘glass island’…

Once upon a time Salina was considered the “lesser” of the Aeolian islands despite being the second biggest after Lipari with three different comuni of Santa…

Naples’ Sorrentine Peninsula is the insta-famous stretch of coast that Italian summer dreams are made of. If you can count yourself among those fortunate…

The island of San Pietro, off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, opposite the coast of Sulcis, is the sixth largest island in Italy. In its 51 square…

Sardinia is a fantastic holiday destination for anyone to visit but especially those with a family. Like most of Italy, it’s very welcoming towards children…

Make a splash with some fantastic water activity sports in Sardinia! John Bensalhia tests the water...  DIVE OF ACTIVITY Diving into the cool…

Gorgona, the smallest of the Tuscan Archipelago islands, is set to open to visitors starting this Spring. Up until now, visits to the islands were limited and…

Taking their name from the Greek for ‘high sea’, the Pelagian Islands, (Isole Pelagie) are closer to Africa than their political and administrative home of…