Italy

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Italy, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Weekend Getaway Guide to Milan’s Timeless Charm.

07/12/2023 by .

Exploring the Aosta Valley. Italy’s beautiful but tiny region

17/10/2023 by .
Exploring the Aosta Valley

Andy Mossack goes exploring the Aosta Valley. Italy’s smallest region makes up for its size by packing an awful lot in.

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Insider Guide to Trentino

18/05/2023 by .
Guide to Trentino

Andy Mossack explores the lakes and peaks of Italy’s northernmost region in his Insider Guide to Trentino

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Insider guide to Florence

09/05/2023 by .
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Home to Renaissance art, amazing architecture, fine food and wine and some very eccentric shops and experiences, Judith Baker’s insider guide to Florence never fails to delight.

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Biking and boating The Venetian Waterways

18/04/2023 by .

Reggia di Caserta, Italy

11/12/2021 by .

Hiking the Alta Via dei Monti Liguria, Italy

23/06/2020 by .
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Rupert Parker dons his hiking boots and follows the Alta Via long-distance trail that crosses Liguria.

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The Food and Wine of Siena, Tuscany

10/06/2020 by .
Pecorino Toscana

Around 100km due south of Florence, Siena is one of Italy’s best-preserved medieval cities and sits on three hills with the central piazza, known as Il Campo, at its heart.

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Tuscany’s Island of Elba, Italy

04/06/2020 by .
Island of Elba Portoferraio Steps

Thie small Island of Elba is just 28km long and 19km wide, is famous as the place where Napoleon spent one year in exile and you’re reminded of that at every turn.

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A taste of Lake Garda

01/04/2020 by .
Sirmione on Lake Garda © B.Watts

The Brescia side of this Italian idyll offers waterfront views, quirky charm and world-class rosé wines. Beverley Watts explores Gardone Riviera on Garda’s western shore.

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