Trentino

The region of Trentino is famed for its winter sports rather than it wines, but what can you expect to drink to accompany dinner après ski? Italia! investigates the grapes that grow on the slopes in the summer… The northern region of Trentino, which lies between Lombardy to the west and the Veneto to the […]

Hidden View of the Duomo

Rebecca Haywood, St Leonards on Sea “We visited Florence for the first time in March this year. The weather was overcast but the view of the Duomo through the stonework surrounding the terrace on the top of the Uffizi was still stunning!”

Castelluccio, Umbria

Diane Watson, by email “This photo is a view of Castelluccio as we returned from a wonderful circular walk from the town. Again we just missed the incredible show of coloured spring flowers on the plain to the right of the picture but it was still a dramatic vista.”

Mirror, Lucca

Trish Fuell, Fakenham, Norfolk “I attach a photo taken in Lucca on one of my many trips to Italy. There was a large mirror on the outside of this shop and I thought it made a nice framed shot of the amphitheatre in Lucca.”