Nicola Stott, Milnrow “A shot from the top of Malcesine, Lake Garda, last September. A gorgeous day but extremely cool up there!”
Malcesine, Lake Garda
Author: Italia Travel & Life
Bike in Florence
Jason Barrett, Washington, DC “Ciao Italia! magazine! Attached is a photo I took of a bike outside of a building in Florence. Since I’m a fan of watermelon, I couldn’t resist the colors! Hope you like it! Ciao for now! :-)”
Gondola Trip
Elizabeth Jones, Guildford “This is Venice, in spring time, before the crowds have arrived. We had just come to the end of our first gondola trip and were standing watching another gondolier passing and relishing the wonderful experience.”
Euganean Hills
Sheryl Miccoli, by email “The attached photo is a view of the Euganean Hills taken from Montegrotto Terme, where I’ve been living part-time for the past four years. It’s a lovely area, with all the facilities you would expect in a spa resort and also within easy reach of Padova, Venice, Verona, Lake Garda and […]
Eat Like a Local in Venice
Native Venetian Sara Scarpa and her photographer boyfriend Iain Reid share their recommendations for the best places to eat out in Venice… The beautiful country, or bel paese, as it is referred to in Italian, is famous around the world for its art, culture and traditions. But it also has a reputation for its outstanding […]
On Foot in the Sabine Hills
There isn’t much of Italy you could describe as ‘undiscovered’, but Rebecca Ford finds something close – and just an hour from Rome. The Sabine Hills… We had been walking for a couple of hours when we came to the little meadow. It was early summer and the poppies were in bloom. Some farmers were […]
GELATO: Ice Cream University…
Marina Spironetti visits Bologna to see the first museum dedicated to artisan Italian gelato, and a school where aspiring entrepreneurs are taught all the sweet secrets of gelato-making… Are you a gelato addict? Have you always wanted to know all tricks of the trade? If so, the gourmet city of Bologna is the place to […]
Ponte della Maddalena
Ponte della Maddalena, Sean Cheffings “We visited Tuscany this September and stopped to admire this stunning bridge at Borgo a Mozzano, known as Ponte della Maddalena.”
Venetian canal
Venetian canal, Lynn Hill “While visiting Venice in 2009 I came across two buildings, one in shadow, one in sunlight. I was captivated by the view of the canal through the buildings.”
Bicycle in a Vineyard
Bicycle in a vineyard, Heather von Bargen “My husband and I love Amarone wines and made a visit to the Valpolicella region. We stayed at a working winery where we could walk among the vines.”