Top Holiday Tips: Pavia

Heather Crombie shares her selection of ‘don’t miss’ tips for eating, staying and sight-seeing in Pavia… UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS The museums associated with the university are scattered throughout the city and are all packed with fascinating exhibits and information. If you’re pressed for time simply focus on the Museo per la Storia dell’Università. This amazing collection […]

Holiday in Italy: A Weekend in Pavia

Heather Crombie visits the historic university city of Pavia and discovers a rich tradition of art, history and a timeless appeal that has inspired some of history’s greatest minds… Having a river running along the edges of a city always gives it a head start in terms of aesthetic appeal, and it is the river […]

Italian Regional Guide: Umbria

Umbria is known as the ‘green heart of Italy’, thanks to the fact that more than 30 per cent of the region is made up of woodland… This is a tranquil and historically rich region, landlocked on all sides by Tuscany, Lazio and Le Marche and situated right in the middle of Italy, although the […]

Italian Products: Travel & Kitchen Essentials

Take a look at the latest Italian products that have caught our eye…   For food lovers who want to take their passion to the next level, designers have come up with this unusual Parmesan cheese lamp. Yes, that would be a hanging ceiling lamp that looks exactly like a wheel of Parmesan. It is […]