Lakes & Mountains

Are you starting to think about taking a short holiday on the Italian Lakes? Check out these selected Italia! companies for ideas and inspiration… Lake Como Homes Imagine gliding over a shimmering lake with stunning skyline peaks as your backdrop. Now moor up and relax at a lakeside café with a glass of wine, a plate […]

48 Hours In Milan

Marina Spironetti has made her home in Italy’s second city and reveals her insider secrets to help you make the most of a weekend visit When I made the well-thought out decision of moving back to Milan after 12 years living between London and Paris, a dear friend gave me a guidebook as a present. […]

Cookery & Wine Holidays Accross Italy

With a cooking culture that is unequalled in the world, many people take gastronomic holidays in Italy to enjoy and learn more about the country’s cuisine… Ecco La Cucina One of the best ways to truly experience a country as beautiful and diverse as Italy is by taking a culinary tour that fully immerses you […]

A Spa Weekend at Castello di Casole

A weekend away at the Castello di Casole offers you luxurious relaxation at the Essere Spa as well as fine Tuscan food and, if you like, a spot of truffle hunting… It’s winter, the leaves have fallen from the trees, the weather is still getting colder and wetter, and it’s already dark by the time […]

Harvesting Holidays

The olive harvest is something everyone should see at least once. If you have never experienced it yourself now is the time to earn your share of this year’s crop… Spirit of Italy Holidays Guests will visit an olive pressing facility and bring home a bottle of oil. Harvest Italia 2014, presented by Spirit of […]

World Dance Movement, Italy, July 6-27

World Dance Movement returns to Italy this weekend, for three weeks of classes, galas, competition and performance in the beautiful Puglian town of Castellana Grotte. The study-vacation event introduces dancers and educators to an international faculty of great talent. World Dance Movement is a leader in the international dance scene – a respected source for […]

Ischia holiday at the Garden & Villas Resort

Relax in style on your Ischia holiday at the Ischia Garden & Villas resort   Can you put yourself in this scene? It’s certainly an appealing place to be. This photo was taken during my lunch at the edge of the thermal pool at Ischia Garden & Villas Resort in May 2014. I was leaving […]

Holidays on Italian Lakes & Mountains

Are you starting to think about taking a short holiday on the Italian Lakes? Check out these selected companies for ideas and inspiration…   Lake Como Homes Imagine gliding over a shimmering lake with stunning skyline peaks as your back-drop. Now moor up and relax at a lakeside café with a glass of wine, a plate […]

Beyond a Venice holiday: The Villas of Veneto

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 […]

Holiday in Italy: A Weekend in Lake Garda

Alex Clohosey spends a glorious few days around the northern end of Lake Garda and is seduced by the sights, sounds and flavours of Limone, Riva del Garda and Malcesine… Lake Garda had always been on my radar as a must on the Italian travel circuit. It is only now, as we make our way […]