Italy is often associated with good food, romantic piazzas, Roman ruins and turquoise beaches – few know about the majestic mountains that run through Italy. From the Dolomites to the Apennines, the peaks of Italy boast dramatic heights and grandeur
Spring has come very late in the UK and with a feeling of gloom I watched my garden sink into the doldrums. The last bout of snow was the last straw. I lost so many plants and was determined to change my world picture which greeted my every day thro
Many places throughout the world have been dubbed “the Venice of so-and-so,” serving to highlight the fact that there’s nothing quite like Italy’s somewhat crumbling yet still highly romantic former city state, consisting of 118 islands floating on
As one of the most popular travel destinations in the world, there’s this desire for visitors to “be Italian” if only for a few days. After all, when you think of Italy, what do you think of? Food…wine…art…his
I was taken by A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de Blasi from the very beginning. She knows how to tell a tale and draws her readers along with her breathless narrative.
There is a passion and intensity that emanates from an older woman who und
The lovely island of Sardinia - part of Italy. Right? Well, yes, of course. But in Europe, nothing is ever quite that simple. Sardinians certainly grow up speaking Italian just like their countrymen on the mainland. But before Mediterranean’s seco
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by Marco Pontuali The Eternal City is, of course, famously an enormous trove of outdoor public art. Not just buildings and monuments but also hundreds upon hundreds of statues, from classical antiquity through the 20th century. And about a particul
by Vladimira Velikova V.D. (as inValentine's Day) is upon us again this week, and sometimes overhyped though it is, for many of us romantics it's still kind of sweet to have a special day th
Christmas in the UK, where I grew up, thrives on tradition. Although conventionally described as a Christian celebration, a British Christmas has roots in ancient pagan festivals, subsequently layered with influences from around the world. In today's
The majestic landscapes and rich culture of Tuscany have fostered the inspiration and settings for literature since the works of the Florentine poets Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio in the 14th century and have been a magnet for
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