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Destinations (40) ↑

2024/05/10 Trieste: a Hidden Gem on the Adriatic coast
2023/10/04 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 7
2023/10/03 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 6
2023/10/02 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 5
2023/09/30 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 4
2023/09/21 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 3
2023/09/19 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 2
2023/09/16 Walking the Prosecco Hills
2023/08/25 A Sizzling and Soporific Roman Holiday
2018/03/30 Palermo Sizzles with Culture, Art, History and Gastronomy
2016/09/08 In Venice's shadow: Vicenza, "Pearl of the Renaissance"
2015/11/03 Siena - The Soul of Tuscany
2015/03/11 Piecing together Ravenna's mosaic of attractions
2014/08/31 Hidden Tuscany: Pistoia - An Insider’s Perspective.
2013/05/08 Portofino - The Jewel of the Italian Riviera
2013/05/05 Montepulciano - Famous for its Vino Nobile
2013/05/03 Portofino: Live from the luxury Ligurian Resort
2013/05/01 Montepulciano: Live from the Heart of Tuscany's Wine Country
2013/05/01 Capri - Stylish and Stunningly Beautiful
2013/04/26 Positano: Live from Spiaggia Grande Beach
2013/04/19 Positano is Picturesque, Romantic and Positively Charming
2013/04/12 Pienza - The Town that Pope Pius II Built
2013/04/06 The Dolomites: Live from Cortina d'Ampezzo
2013/03/30 Burano: Live from the Island of Technicolor Houses & Lace
2013/03/30 Murano: Live from the Island of the Glass Makers
2013/03/28 San Gimignano: Live from its Tallest Tower
2013/03/27 Siena - Famous for its Medieval Heritage and the Palio
2013/03/25 Assisi: Live from the Rocca Maggiore
2013/03/24 Castel Gandolfo: Live from the Pope's Summer Residence
2013/03/20 Cortona, A Medieval Town Under the Tuscan Sun
2013/03/16 Orvieto: Live From The Moro Tower
2013/02/24 San Gimignano - Famous for its Fine Food and Towers
2013/02/09 Sorrento - A Town with a Southern Charm
2012/11/24 Como Town - The Gateway to Lake Como
2012/10/30 Cortina d'Ampezzo - Italy's Most Famous Ski Resort
2012/10/28 Castel Gandolfo - The Summer Residence of the Pope
2012/08/16 My Whistle Stop Tour of Italy
2009/10/06 Tour Route of Sicily
2009/05/02 Murano and Burano - Venice's famous islands
2009/04/29 Tour Routes in Italy

Food (44) ↑

2023/09/18 Walking the Prosecco Hills - Day 1
2023/08/31 James Joyce Café in Trieste
2022/09/19 The Popularity of La Taverna di San Giuseppe in Siena
2022/09/18 Buyer Beware at Bar 4 Cantoni Paninoteca!
2022/09/02 Dinner at Da Leccarsi i Baffi - a Genovese Trattoria
2019/10/20 How to make Orecchiette pasta - The Favourite Ears of Puglia
2019/10/18 Dinner in the Lair of a Giant Octopus!
2017/07/24 Caffè Greco - On the coffee trail of literary greats
2017/04/27 Il Molo - A Dining Experience in Vicenza
2016/11/14 Liquid Gold - La Raccolta (Olive Harvest) in Tuscany.
2016/10/25 Food, Glorious Food. A quick guide to eating in Italy.
2016/05/26 Dining with Mother in Florence: the Good, the Bad, the Lampredotto
2016/04/19 Tasting an Endangered Cheese in Piedmont
2015/11/10 A Dinner in Siena that Sent our Taste Buds to Heaven
2014/04/23 A Pizza Experience at Pizzeria da Baffetto
2013/04/22 Lunch at La Zagara - One of the Many Positano Restaurants
2013/02/26 Food and Wine in San Gimignano
2013/02/21 The World's Best Gelato in San Gimignano
2013/01/29 Ristorante Parco Ibsen in Sorrento
2013/01/17 Linguine alle Vongole - My Favourite Seafood Pasta
2013/01/17 Zi'Ntonio Mare - A Fine Seafood Restaurant in Sorrento
2012/10/29 Porchetta - A Popular Dish of Castel Gandolfo
2012/09/15 The Delicate-Tasting Mozzarella
2012/09/13 Bologna's Mouth-Watering Food Market
2012/09/12 Siena is the Panforte Capital of Italy
2012/08/30 Limoncello - A Popular Italian Liqueur
2012/02/02 The Innkeeper, The Voyeur and The Tortellini Pasta
2011/08/27 Wine Tasting in Tuscany
2010/04/02 Genovese Pesto Recipe - Liguria
2010/04/02 Baia Saracena - Vernazza
2010/03/31 Trattoria da Sandro - Vernazza
2010/03/30 Ristorante Al Castello - Vernazza
2010/03/29 Trattoria Gianni Franzi - Vernazza
2010/03/29 Dining Out in Vernazza - Cinque Terre
2010/03/27 Trofie al Pesto - a Ligurian Specialty
2009/10/11 Pigging out on Porcini - Eating out in Rome
2009/10/07 Dar Filettaro a Santa Barbara - Eating out in Rome
2009/08/14 A Passion for Porcini
2009/04/30 Food in Central Italy
2009/04/30 Food in Rome
2009/04/30 Food in Northeast Italy
2009/04/30 Food in Southern Italy
2009/04/30 Food in Northwest Italy
2009/04/30 Food in Italy

Getting around (14) ↑

2013/05/09 How to Get to Portofino
2013/04/23 Suntan on the Ferry from Positano to Sorrento
2013/04/20 How to Get to Positano
2013/04/07 How to Get to Siena
2013/03/13 Bologna Airport (BLQ) - Bologna Airport Transfers
2013/03/05 How to Get to Cortina d'Ampezzo
2013/03/02 How to Get to Castel Gandolfo from Rome
2013/03/01 How to Get to San Gimignano
2013/01/18 How to Get to Sorrento
2012/01/29 Italo - Italy's New 'Ferrari' High-Speed Train
2011/05/02 Rome Airport Transfers - Getting to Fiumicino Airport
2011/05/02 Rome Airport Transfers - Arriving at Fiumicino Airport
2009/10/10 Getting Around the Cinque Terre
2009/10/08 Pedal Power takes off in the Eternal City

News & Events (10) ↑

2023/07/04 Verona Arena - 100th Opera Festival
2023/06/26 The Three Tenors at Rome's Chiesa di San Paolo entro le Mura
2019/06/01 Festa della Repubblica 2023 - Republic Day in Italy
2019/04/24 Leonardo - 500th Anniversary Celebrations
2019/03/29 Roman Nights at the Teatro di Marcello - Summer 2020
2019/03/28 Music and Opera Festivals in Italy - 2019
2019/03/24 Bologna Festival 2019 - Bologna
2013/08/23 Verona Arena Celebrates 100 Years of Opera with Aida
2013/05/16 Chiesa Evangelica Valdese - Classical Concert
2012/04/20 Festa della Liberazione - Liberation Day in Italy - April 25th

Shopping (31) ↑

2023/09/14 No Place Too Far - Scarpa
2019/09/25 A Unique Tableware Find in Venice
2017/07/19 Campo de' Fiori - Rediscovering Rome's oldest open air market
2016/08/17 VAT Refund Made Easier at Rome Fiumicino?
2015/11/12 80 Reasons to visit the Cantina del Brunello, and more
2015/10/02 How to Get to Castel Romano from Termini Station
2014/09/13 Scuola del Cuoio - A Hidden Treasure in Florence
2013/05/14 Portofino - A Shopper's Paradise?
2013/05/06 A Visit to the Contucci Cellar in Montepulciano
2013/04/28 Shopping in Capri
2013/04/21 Shopping in Positano
2013/04/14 Shopping in Pienza was a Pleasant Surprise
2013/04/02 Getting Advice on Brunello di Montalcino Wines in Siena
2013/04/01 Siena Shopping: What to Buy in Siena
2013/03/11 Castel Guelfo Outlet in Bologna
2013/02/28 Shopping in San Gimignano
2013/01/17 What to Buy in Sorrento
2013/01/16 Caving in to Limoncello Temptations at Limonoro
2012/09/29 Noventa Designer Outlet - Venice
2012/09/15 Rome Shopping - Castel Romano Designer Outlet
2012/04/24 Fidenza Village Designer Outlet - Parma
2011/05/09 How to Get to Castel Romano from the Vatican, Rome
2010/03/30 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - Milan's Living Room
2010/02/26 La Reggia Designer Outlet - Naples
2009/10/03 How to Get your Tax Refund at Rome Fiumicino Airport
2009/07/16 Indulge in Italian fashion, but without breaking the bank...
2009/05/28 Florence Designer Outlet - The Mall
2009/05/28 Barberino Designer Outlet - Florence
2009/05/05 Designer Shopping on your Rome holiday
2009/04/29 The Mall - Florence Designer Outlets
2009/04/29 Rome Shopping - Fashion District Factory Outlet

Sightseeing (100) ↑

2023/06/26 Teatro di Marcello - An Ancient Theatre in Rome
2022/11/18 Enjoy Operas and Classical Music in Florence Churches
2022/09/04 A Unique Experience Staying in a Medieval Tower
2019/12/18 Giant Street Art adds spice to Rome's Creative Scene
2018/06/13 Ferrari Museum, Maranello: Secret and Unique
2018/02/21 Teatro Olimpico - A Palladian Masterpiece
2018/02/14 Carnival Time in Viareggio!
2018/02/11 Museo Lamborghini: Home of the Charging Bull
2017/12/01 Mole Antonelliana - Turin's Temple of Cinema
2017/11/16 Milan Cathedral - The Most Iconic Milan Landmark
2017/11/15 Coming Face to Face with Egyptian Mummies, Sphinxes and Pharaohs in Turin
2017/07/18 A Night at the Opera - Italian style!
2017/07/12 La Rotonda - An icon of Palladianism
2017/07/10 Milan's Funky Navigli District
2017/04/27 The Last Supper - Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece
2017/03/08 Estasi del Calcio: Going to a Football Game in Rome
2016/10/21 Rome's Noonday Gun rivals that of Hong Kong!
2016/09/24 Ferrari Museum, Maranello: Ferrari F1 Magic!
2016/09/24 Ferrari Museum, Maranello: The Drivers, from Ascari to Raikkonen
2016/09/21 Smitten by Ferrari at the Museo Ferrari in Maranello
2016/09/13 Teatro Farnese - Parma's Impressive Farnese Theatre
2016/03/29 Vagabonds and Poets at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome
2013/11/07 Arena di Verona - World Famous for its Spectacular Operas
2013/05/05 Villa d'Este: Live from the Water Organ in the Gardens at Tivoli
2013/05/05 Villa d'Este: live from the Gardens in Tivoli
2013/04/27 Capri: Live from the Monte Solaro Chair-lift!
2013/04/27 A Bird's-eye View of Orvieto from the Torre del Moro
2013/04/24 Things to Do in Positano
2013/04/15 Pienza Duomo - Built for Pope Pius II's Renaissance City
2013/04/10 Galleria dell'Accademia - Home to Michelangelo's David
2013/04/08 The Dolomites: Live from Rifugio Lagazuoi
2013/04/07 The Legendary Siena Palio
2013/04/05 Florence: Live from Piazzale Michelangelo
2013/04/04 Florence: Live from Piazza Santa Croce
2013/04/04 Florence: Live from the Piazza della Signoria
2013/04/04 Libreria Piccolomini - A Stunning Room of Renaissance Art
2013/03/30 The Siena Duomo is Unique and Stunningly Beautiful
2013/03/13 Venice Festival - Festa del Redentore 2018
2013/03/10 The Unique Porticos of Bologna
2013/03/09 Bologna Anatomical Theatre at the Archiginnasio
2013/02/22 San Gimignano's Towers of Wealth and Power
2013/02/11 Romeo and Juliet - The lovers die but their romance lives on!
2012/12/27 Campo de' Fiori - Colourful, Lively and Typically Roman
2012/12/16 A Visit to Oltrarno, Beyond the Arno
2012/11/25 Teatro Sociale - The Centre of Como's Cultural Life
2012/10/21 A Chairlift Ride from Anacapri to Monte Solaro
2012/10/05 Rocca Maggiore - A Medieval Fortress Towering Over Assisi
2012/10/03 In Search of George Clooney on a Lake Como Cruise
2012/09/18 A Sidetrip to See Frances Mayes' House Under the Tuscan Sun
2011/07/07 Sant’Agnese in Agone - A Part of Bernini's Rome
2011/03/14 A Most Prestigious Art Collection in Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
2011/03/13 Villa Farnesina - Famous for its Renaissance Artwork
2011/03/13 St. Paul's Within the Walls - An American Church in Rome
2011/03/11 The Splendid Fountains of Rome
2011/03/09 La Bocca Della Verità - The Mouth of Truth
2011/03/09 San Luigi dei Francesi - A French Church in Rome
2011/03/08 Protestant Cemetery - Burial Place of Keats and Shelley
2011/03/08 Pyramid of Cestius - An Egyptian-style Tomb in Rome
2011/03/07 Villa Borghese - A Retreat in the Centre of Rome
2011/03/07 All Saints Church - An Anglican Church in Rome
2011/01/06 The Pantheon - A Roman Temple To All The Gods
2011/01/06 Piazza Navona - The Most Beautiful Baroque Rome Piazza
2011/01/05 The Roman Forum or Forum Romanum
2011/01/05 The Colosseum - A Rome Icon of Colossal Proportion
2011/01/04 Leaning Tower of Pisa - An Accidental Star of Pisa
2010/11/06 Accademia di Santa Cecilia - Auditorium Parco Della Musica
2010/10/09 The Unsung Heroes of the Cinque Terre
2010/07/17 Uffizi Gallery - Florence
2010/07/17 Tintoretto Art at the Scuola Grande Di San Rocco - Venice
2010/07/16 Gallerie dell'Accademia - Venice Fine Art Gallery
2010/07/16 Teatro La Fenice - The Rise and Rise of the Phoenix
2010/07/03 Orsanmichele - A Chapel for Florence's Powerful Guilds
2010/06/28 Spanish Steps - Scalinata di Spagna
2010/06/26 Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo's Ceiling Masterpiece
2010/06/21 St. Peter's Basilica - A Most Sacred Shrine
2010/06/16 Basilica di San Marco - St. Mark's Venice
2010/06/15 A Venice Gondola Ride
2010/06/14 Palazzo Ducale or The Doge's Palace
2010/06/14 A Secret Tour Inside the Doge's Palace
2010/05/11 Opera and Classical Music Concerts in Venice Churches
2010/05/10 Ca' Pesaro - A Modern Art Gallery on the Grand Canal
2010/05/10 Rialto Markets - San Polo, Venice
2010/05/09 Palazzo Barbarigo - Venice Grand Canal
2010/05/09 Ca' Rezzonico - Museum of Eighteenth Century Venice
2010/05/07 Experience the Passion of Opera in a Venice Palazzo
2010/04/04 Shrouded in Myth and Mystery
2010/03/28 Via dell'Amore - Cinque Terre's Pathway of Love
2010/01/11 In Search of Montalbano - Ragusa, Sicily
2009/10/22 Catacombs of Rome
2009/10/02 Sagra dell'uva - Marino's Grape Festival, Rome
2009/08/06 Hop-on and Hop-off the Tiber River
2009/07/28 There's more to Verona than the tragic romance of Romeo and Juliet
2009/05/11 Piazza San Marco
2009/05/08 Rialto Bridge or Ponte di Rialto - an Iconic Venice Bridge
2009/05/05 Sassi District's Cave Dwellers - Matera, Italy
2009/05/05 10 Top Things to See and Do in Florence - Italy
2009/05/04 Trevi Fountain - The Most Romantic Fountain in Rome
2009/05/04 Rome attractions - The Crypt of the Capuchins
2009/05/01 Festivals - Venice May Festivals
2009/04/29 Italy Travel

Useful facts (13) ↑

2022/08/29 A Charming and Comfortable Stay in Turin
2019/10/04 Grandstand View of Il Campo, Siena
2019/09/23 Finnair Business Class from New York to Milan
2017/05/02 A Pleasant Stay at the Milan Duomo - Apartments Enjoy Palace
2013/05/10 A One Night Stop at the Hotel Regina Elena
2013/04/26 A Sweltering Stay at the Hotel Aquila Bianca in Orvieto
2013/01/23 Grand Hotel La Favorita in Sorrento
2012/10/30 Hotel Ancora - Right in the Centre of Cortina d'Ampezzo
2012/10/25 Hotel Punta Tragara - A Historic Capri Hotel
2009/12/17 Find A Phone Number In Italy
2009/10/08 Cinque Terre Card - Walking Holidays
2009/04/30 Italian Weights and Measures
2009/04/29 Useful facts for travel to Italy

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