Travel Tips

Culture
by Silvia Donati |
2019 marks 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death and several events and exhibitions have been planned in Italy and abroad to celebrate the anniversary. You…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
At the beginning of every year, The New York Times travel section publishes a popular list of ‘52 Places to Go’ in the year ahead. For 2019, two Italian…
Travel
by Georgette Jupe |
Italy offers a diverse array of fabulous destinations that aren’t only Venice, Rome and Florence. This is a country that should be discovered over a lifetime,…
Culture
by John Bensalhia |
Skiing Is Believing I tried skiing once. My own clumsy lack of co-ordination meant that my lone skiing holiday resulted in me being outclassed by a group of…
Culture
by rochelledelborrello |
The festive season in Sicily is always such a suggestive time of year to visit the island, where you will find the locals in full traditional Christmas mode.…
Lifestyle
by kristinmelia |
While the Amalfi Coast is world renowned as a glistening getaway for the summer’s international jet set, there is something almost quaint about visiting the…
Culture
by Jamie Mackay |
Nestled in the Dolomite foothills, a few kilometres north of Verona, Trentino is often overlooked by travellers as they race up to the ski resorts of Alto…
Travel
by rebeccawinke |
  Le Marche’s pastoral landscape is bookended by two of its most dramatic features: the rugged Sibylline mountain chain bordering the region to the west…
Travel
by rochelledelborrello |
Train journeys in the South of Italy from Rome downwards towards Sicily are infamous for their slow pace and inefficiency. Yet the genuinely epic train ride…
Culture
by Laura Morelli |
For people like me with an interest in cultural traditions, the island of Sardinia is one of Italy’s most fascinating spots.  In many ways, landing on…