Pizzighettone (Lombardy)

With an old townhouse feel just a five-minute walk from Teatro alla Scala, the Grand Hotel et de Milan has opera ties and old-world glamour that make the experience unrepeatable in any other city.

Ten years after the Milanese photographer Gabriele Basilico’s death, a new exhibition highlights his four-decade career of exploring the dynamic city’s marginal spaces.

In Le Langhe and beyond, increasing numbers of distillers are putting Italy on the map as a destination for the juniper-y spirit sipped by James Bond. But are they all created equal?

Low-cost carrier Ryanair announced an 8% reduction in flights to and from Sardinia this winter, with similar changes in the pipeline for Sicily.