Is the Sicilian town of Taormina the friendliest tourist destination in Italy? Yolanda Zappaterra spends a long weekend there to find out… ‘La sposa arriva, la sposa arriva!’ shouts a small suited child excitedly as the hubbub from the crowd around the Chiesa San Giuseppe rises noticeably and hands begin to dig into bags of […]
As co-founder of food importer Gallucci & Gilmour, Malcolm Gilmour has plenty to say about this lesser-known region of south Italy. Here he offers an insight into the vast culinary history of Basilicata… In the Italian film Basilicata Coast to Coast, which recounts the story of four errant musicians making their way by foot from […]
Mount Etna casts a long shadow as Amanda Robinson discovers when she visits Taormina in Sicily. The sun was suspended in the hot still air, as the tiny lizards dodged from one cool shadow to another. The midday campanile rang out from the tiny baroque church on the hillside, followed by the plangent strains of […]
Always imagined cycling the Dolmites? Amy Lucinda Jones takes to the roads to see the delights of Trentino Alto Agide from the saddle… One of the best ways to really experience Italy is, in my opinion, not from the comfort of an air conditioned bus, not from a train compartment, nor is it from a […]
What are the essential things to do on a visit to the historical city of Pisa? Here are some of our favourite destination suggestions Tower of Pisa Everybody has heard of the leaning tower, but did you know that this freestanding bell tower wasn’t intentionally designed to tilt? During its construction between the 12th and […]
Hannah Bellis goes beyond a Venice holiday and explores the Villas of the Veneto to choose her top 3 to visit A southern Italian friend once told me: “Italy is divided into three parts; northern Italy, central Italy and southern Italy. It seems mad to me. Surely we need only north and south. But I […]
The new Italia! Guide following the Grand Tour around Italy is on sale now! Inside this issue you will find: The essential food stop and spectacular vistas of the Italian Alps 48 hours discovering the delights of Turin Go off the beaten track in a weekend in Milan 18th Century Venice and the face […]
Hannah Bellis visits the home of Prosciutto di San Daniele for sensational alpine scenery, wonderful local bars and the melt in the mouth ham that Italians want to keep to themselves… What?s the best reason to visit a place? Every region of Italy has something to recommend itself. Visitors are drawn by the culture, the […]