Milan, Italy’s fashion capital, is resplendent with options for the visiting tourist. With its chic high-end shops, myriad winding streets to explore, and plentiful beautiful buildings to admire, there is a lot to keep you occupied. Don’t venture further afield before you’ve climbed up to view the city from the roof of Milan’s Duomo, sampled …
Florence is the very heart of Italy and is home to some of the most incredible museums and galleries in the world. You could spend a week wandering from the Uffizi to the Ospedale degli Innocenti, from the Galleria dell’Accademia to the Bargello Museum and still only scratch the surface of the artistic and scientific …
A city like no other, Venice is one of the most visited places in the world. Located in the north-eastern region of Italy, Venice is more dreamlike in reality than it seems in movies and photos. The city has inspired many authors, dramatists, and creative geniuses since the medieval times, including the likes of Shakespeare …
Venice is a uniquely charming city, set on the canals and waterways of northern Italy. It has a well-deserved place on many people’s Europe bucket list, for its gondolas and piazzas, its world-renowned food and intricate artisanal masks. The city has plenty to keep you occupied, as even simply wandering its labyrinthine streets leads to …
The capital and the largest city in Italy, Rome or Roma is one of the most-visited cities not only in Europe but the world. Home of the Roman Empire, the Vatican City (an independent country within the boundaries of Rome), and La Dolce Vita, Rome is also sometimes referred to as the Eternal City, coined …
The Italian coast which includes both the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It doesn’t matter if you like secluded bays with calm waters quietly lapping onto the shore or fashionable holiday destinations full of celebrities and high class restaurants, the beaches in Italy are …
Torre del Greco is a commune within the greater Metropolitan area of Naples on the western coast of mainland Italy. This commune is famous for its harvesting and production of coral and the waters surrounding Torre del Greco have always had an abundance of this natural invertebrate. Throughout the town centre you can find a …
Marsala is a town located on the western coast of the Island of Sicily. This town is the most populated in the province of Trapani with a current population of approximately 82,000 – it is also the fifth largest town by population on the island. Marsala should not be confused with the Indian recipe although …
The Amalfi coast is one of the most renowned tourist destinations in the whole of Italy and draws thousands of tourists annually. This stretch of mountainous coast sits in-between Naples and Salerno and encompasses the arm of the Sorrento Peninsula. The coastline includes some absolutely gorgeous towns that hug the mountains, some sublime beaches and …
Southern Italy is a vast region that contains the provinces of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Molise and Sicily – Sardinia is also sometimes included in this region but this island has less in common with the rest of Southern Italy and has differing culture and traditions. This region of Italy has been inhabited by …