Caroline Gray, Gosforth “Looking over to Cortona, beautiful Tuscany in summertime.”
Cortona
Author: Italia Travel & Life
Italian Opera: Verona Amphitheatre Opera
Verona’s spectacular ancient Roman amphitheatre is an unforgettable place to enjoy grand opera beneath the starry summer sky. Fleur Kinson is dazzled by the magic atmosphere and the vocal fireworks as she attends the Verona Amphitheatre Opera… Sweat, fear, noise, blood and anguish. Not much has changed in Verona’s giant amphitheatre over the last 2,000 […]
Italian Red Wines of Tuscany
The red wines of Tuscany are many and varied – it’s not all about the Big Three. Paul Pettengale explores deeper into the region and picks some gems from off the beaten track… Although Tuscany is as well-known for its wines as for its rolling landscape and incredible sunlight, it’s actually a relatively small producer […]
Risotto with Pancetta and Leeks
Risotto con Pancetta e Porri The taste of pancetta is very distinctive and quite different from bacon. Fortunately it is very widely available these days, so you really should not have any trouble finding it. If you are unlucky and cannot find it, the only possible substitute for this recipe is really top-quality, green streaky […]
Arno River
Oddvar Gjelsvik, Alversund, Norway “I’m sending you some pictures from my two last Italian holidays. This photo of the rower was taken from our hotel room just beside the Ponte Vecchio and the Arno River.”
Convex Mirror in Assisi
Ms Dale Jennings, North Carolina “A convex mirror warning of oncoming traffic on a very narrow road in Assisi. It’s as if the mirror becomes its own wide-angle lens. I saw a photograph within the photograph!”
The Amalfi Coast
Mathew Maiolo, by email “My wife and I were lucky enough to travel to Capri and the Amalfi Coast this year – something we have wanted to do for a while now. On this day we were up early and hiked up to the far western end of Capri, where we were able to look […]
Festa dei Ceri
Rebecca Monarchi, Jessup, Pennsylvania “My husband’s grandparents emigrated from Gubbio to Jessup, PA. Every year the town recreates the famous Festa dei Ceri. My husband and I were lucky enough to attend the original this year in Gubbio – the trip of a lifetime – and I took this picture of some young boys waiting […]
48 Hours in Rimini
From sun, sea and sand to clubs, parties and theme-parks to history, style and serenity, Rimini offers every pleasure. Fleur Kinson thinks it might be the happiest place in the world… Beach babylon. Nightclubbing mecca. Hedonist’s paradise. You wouldn’t expect to rock up to such a place on a humble bicycle, but that’s how I […]
Top Tips For Rimini
Planning to explore Rimini? Here’s all the top tips from where to dine, where to stay and what to see and do! WHAT TO SEE AND DO ➤ THE BEACH Rimini’s prime attraction is its nine miles of sand. In the summer you’ll wander agog past endless rows of colourful sun umbrellas, uninhibited sun-bathers, and […]