Lake Como travel guide
Find some of the best places to stay or eat while staying around Lake Como, with Rosalind Ormiston’s guide to the highlights of the area… Photos by Provincia di Como Servizio Turismo unless otherwise stated Lake Como was colonised by the Romans in the 2nd century BC and has been a haven for relaxation and vacationing ever since. It was called More...
Ten reasons to love Lake Como
Ros Ormiston reveals ten of the best reasons to visit captivating Lake Como in Lombardy – there’s something to appeal to absolutely everyone… Photos by Provincia di Como Servizio Turismo unless otherwise More...
Ten top Italian beaches
Join us for a trip around some of the best Italian beaches, from the impossibly iconic to some that are right off the beaten track. Which is your favourite? Photos by Getty Images Though Italy attracts visitors More...
Pavia & Oltrepò Pavese travel guide
Valentina Nicastro shares some of the best attractions and sights around Pavia and its surrounding countryside – plus top spots to eat and stay. Photos by Valentina Nicastro What to see & do Certosa di Pavia This More...
48 hours in Pavia & Oltrepò Pavese
Explore Pavia and Oltrepò Pavese – one of Italy’s best-kept secrets and not far from Milan. Words and photos by Valentina Nicastro The old covered bridge in Pavia There’s a stretch of land just 40 More...
Five best Italian piazzas
The piazza is at the heart of Italian life and each one boasts its own unique history and atmosphere – here we pay homage to a few of our favourites Photos by iStock 1 Dubbed by Napoleon “Europe’s finest More...
Puglia dining & accommodation guide
Adrian Mourby shares some of his favourite places to eat in Puglia, plus places to stay with a focus on local gastronomy… Puglia photos by Kate Tadman Mourby Where to eat Gran Bar Pugliese This superb café More...
Apulia: back to the land
Adrian Mourby takes a tour of Apulia – Puglia – to explore its culinary traditions and the land that produces its varied, and often vegetarian, foods… Photos by Kate Tadman-Mourby unless otherwise stated Masseria More...
Una piccola sosta: Relais Sant’Uffizio, Asti, Piedmont
Escape to this restored monastery in the heart of Piedmont and you will find a modern-day sanctuary to soothe the soul Photos by Relais Sant’Uffizio The gently rolling hills of Monferrato are sublime: they More...
Verona travel guide
Sara Scarpa shares some of the best places to eat and stay in Verona – plus a few of her top things to see and do in the city Photos by Iain Reid What to see & do The Arena The arena (left) with its gigantic More...