Places

Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Italy boasts a large number of beautiful private and public gardens, from medieval cloister gardens to classic “giardini all’Italiana” of the Renaissance era,…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Among its walls, or so the legend goes, took place one of the best known love stories of all time, that of Paolo and Francesca, made famous by none other than…
Culture
by Myra Robinson |
It’s always the rather quirky things about cities that appeal to me. Turin has the shroud, obviously, but as they only put it on display once a decade, you’ll…
Food & Drink
by Francesca Re Manning |
More and more people include a visit to Siena to the classic tour "Venice - Florence - Rome". This stunning jewel of Tuscan medieval beauty attracts visitors…
Culture
by Mark Collinson |
On the 15th of April 1452 in the hills of Tuscany, Italy, a peasant girl named Caterina gave birth to an illegitimate son in a small town called Vinci. The…
Travel
by Carla Passino |
Italy's fragmented past saw the peninsula divided into dozens of tiny independent states, bequeathed in a plethora of small urban settlements—often seats of…
Travel
by Gordon Lethbridge |
For anyone with a sweet tooth, Taormina is a temptation too hard to resist. It is difficult to stroll down the main thoroughfare, Corso Umberto I, or the via…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
The latest in a series of initiatives launched by Expo 2015 aimed at helping visitors make the most of their time in Italy is called “100 Gardens of Italy”.…
Travel
by John Heseltine |
Behind the crumbling façades, John Heseltine finds a vibrant and fascinating city. Palermo is a charming pot-pourri of Arab imprinting, Norman palaces, baroque…
Travel
by Barry Lillie |
Continuing with our articles documenting the islands around Italy, we have previously featured the Aegadian and Aeolian Islands, and this feature will look at…