This sun-drenched southern region has seduced visitors for nearly 3,000 years. There are still homes here to suit every budget, says Fleur Kinson Photos by Getty Images You wouldn’t be the first person to fall in love with Campania. This geographically stunning place has been magnetic for millennia. It was here, specifically from the […]
It’s time for our 2nd weekly roundup of Italia Moments submissions from our super talented fans. This week there’s a range of seascapes and delicate flowers, perhaps it will inspire you to send in your own photographic moments captured in Italy… Both of these photos along the Amalfi Coast were sent in by The Blog of Pigeon Voyageur, he explains that a […]
With such a vast coastline Italy has plenty of beautiful, small islands dotted around its shores. Italia! selects five of the best diminutive destinations. Isola D’elba, Tuscany Tuscany’s Elba was once home to Napoleon during his period of exile in 1814. It’s now hard to imagine how such an imposition could be deemed a punishment, […]
Rich in history, glamour and beauty, Capri is also the perfect size for a couple of days’ exploring. Rebecca Burgess gives her highlights of this gem of an island. The island of Capri, rising out of the shimmering Tyrrhenian Sea, has long held an allure for some rather illustrious characters, with figures as prominent as […]
Michael Lawton, by email “My sister and wife riding the chair lift on Capri, on a beautiful June day last year. The views from the top are spectacular.”
Fleur Kinson spends 48 hours in Capri and discovers the island’s best-kept secrets – its wonderful walking routes, far from the crowds, with stunning natural beauty in every direction… Towering out of the Bay of Naples, Capri has long seemed a distinctly enchanted island. It was from here that the sirens of Greek myth reputedly called […]
If you’re planning a trip to Capri, you may like to visit some of the below landmarks, hotels and restaurants. Read more about Capri in Fleur Kinson’s 48 Hours in Capri by clicking here. WHAT TO SEE AND DO THE BLUE GROTTO Via Grotta Azzurra, Anacapri This brilliantly illuminated sea cave mustn’t be missed. A […]
Vicky Walkington, Lytham “This is my husband James Walkington on the chair lift heading to the top of Capri on our second visit to Sorrento in May 2015.”
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 […]
In Italia 117. Hannah shares her restorative itinerary relaxing in the thermal waters and exotic gardens of Ischia, all within walking distance so you can leave the car at home and really get away from it all. Beautiful Ischia is just one of the islands in the Bay of Naples, with Procida and Capri also […]