Positano travel guide

Picturesque Amalfi coast. Positano, Italy

If you’re planning a trip to this beautiful town, check out our Positano guide – from places to eat and stay to things to see and do, we’ll help you make your visit one to remember… Photos by Laura Thayer and iStock What to see and do SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA While its origins date back […]

48 Hours in Positano

positano ferry

It is one of the most famously picturesque towns in Italy, and a magnet for tourists. Laura Thayer says that once you’ve been, you can’t stop going back… Photos by Laura Thayer and iStock   In a landscape of captivating vistas like the Amalfi Coast, there’s something special about Positano that speaks to the hearts of […]

Homes in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Italy’s ‘secret’ northeast corner is an exotic wonderland where three great cultures converge. Golden beaches, inspiring mountains and truly delightful towns complete the enchantment. Property prices are a bargain, says Fleur Kinson   Even as a well-travelled Italophile, you’d be forgiven for having only a hazy awareness of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Or for never having heard […]

Viewpoint: The Fountain of Diana

The Fountain of Diana on Piazza Archimede in Ortigia is the work of the Italian sculptor Giulio Moschetti and was completed in 1907, two years before his death… Giulio Moschetti was originally from Ascoli Piceno and had found fame in Rome but came to see himself as ‘an adopted Sicilian’ after going to live on […]

Italia! issue 161 is on sale now

In this issue we whizz around Rome in a classic Fiat 500 – join us to experience the Eternal City on a unique (and super-stylish!) guided tour. We also explore the spectacular Il Redentore festival in Venice, take a look at some of the best property prospects in lovely Lazio and discover the beauty of […]

Italian City Breaks & Weekend Escapes is now on-sale!

Italia! magazine’s brand new 132-page City Breaks Guide is a must if you’re planning a trip to Italy this year. Penned by writers who know the country inside out, the City Breaks Guide is essential reading for travellers planning quick getaways and longer stays to Italy’s iconic cities or the tucked-away places in between. Fully […]

Paradise in Puglia

Open all year round, stylish Borgo Egnazia offers you the opportunity to experience a slice (or two) of authentic Puglian life in the most remarkable of settings Photos by Borgo Egnazia and Amanda Robinson Set between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, the Puglian landscape is a diverse one, with craggy promontories, gently contoured, vine-clad hills, […]

Homes in: Piedmont

This clean, classy region sees celestial Alps rising behind vine-striped hills cradling elegant little towns. Its gastronomy is legendary and its quality of life sky-high. With good prices and prospects, Piedmont makes a great choice for a home in Italy, says Fleur Kinson   Nestled up against France and Switzerland in Italy’s northwest corner, Piedmont […]

The Lost Ligurians

Alassio beachfront, Liguria

The scenic village of Alassio on the Ligurian Riviera was once a magnet for Britons. They left when war broke out, and never came back. Mary Novakovich wonders why… (Photos by Adam Batterbee) Wintering on the Riviera… The phrase immediately conjures up images of well-to-do 19th-century British families promenading along seafronts on the northern Mediterranean […]

A Venetian Wedding

venice wedding

Following her own wedding in Venice, Sara Scarpa offers some advice on the dos and don’ts of tying the knot in the City of Love. Photos by Iain Reid  For me there is no better place to take your vows than in beautiful Venice. A wedding in the magical atmosphere of this captivating city is […]