Travel Guide

Lifestyle
by Myra Robinson |
Photo credit: http://www.inexhibit.com/ The 2015 summer season is almost over, and Venice is still packed, as it is every other year, with the usual…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
[Image above: 'Canestra di frutta' by Caravaggio, 1599, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.] With the World Expo well under way, Milan appears to be the “it” destination of…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Italy celebrates Ferragosto today, and there may be no place more apt to mark this quintessential summer holiday than the ever charming Riviera Romagnola of…
Food & Drink
by John Bensalhia |
The farm to table restaurant is a hugely popular concept worldwide. With vegetables, fruits and herbs freshly grown on the farms and in gardens and free range…
Travel
by Anonymous (not verified) |
Capri is less than an hour away from Naples but that short trip across the bay is like being transported to another world. The island of Capri is strikingly…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
Last week we were introduced to the town of Messina, and the history of this important place in the northeast corner of Sicily in part one of this two-part…
Travel
by Georgette Jupe |
3+ bottles of wine down, four cappuccinos, countless coffees with almond milks, and countless dishes of pasta and local delights later, I’d like to say I…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
Our writer John has covered the Sicilian city of Messina in a special two-part guide.  One of the most notable landmarks you'll find on Messina is San…
Travel
by ITALY |
Cars, chocolate and a soccer team may be Turin’s “claim to fame”, but there’s more to this elegant city in north-western Italy than Fiat, Gianduiotto and…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
The Croda Rossa mountain was looming above me. It was grand and beautiful, albeit almost a bit menacing. I was hiking the Alta Via della Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo…