A recent snowfall accentuates the beauty of the walled city of Urbino, Le Marche. The World Heritage site is within easy reach of two lesser-known ski resorts… Most ski enthusiasts will be heading for the slopes of the Italian Alps or the Dolomites this winter, but those aren’t the only places you’ll find snow in […]
The Cinque Torri (the Five Towers) stand in the eastern Dolomites, reaching an elevation of 2,361 metres above sea level, with a prominence of 140 metres… In the winter, this is skiing country – the resorts of San Vito di Cadore and Cortina d’Ampezzo are within striking distance of here – but in the summer, […]
The beautiful Villa Rufolo looks over the resort of Ravello – offering one Italy’s very finest coastal views (as you can see!) In the Middle Ages, the Villa Rufolo was one of the grandest houses on the Amalfi coast. Kings stayed here; great poets wrote of it. Today it is famed for its gardens, the […]
Historic Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, is the hub for a wealth of holiday delights… While the moneyed yacht set still chart a course for the Costa Smeralda in the north of Sardinia, many discerning visitors to this island in the very centre of the Mediterranean Sea fly in to Cagliari. The city’s centro […]
On the last weekend of May, Italy’s wine cellars will be open to visitors. The sight of hillsides strewn with vineyards is one that is repeated throughout Italy, and one that is notably celebrated each May in the form of the Movimento Turismo del Vino’s Cantine Aperte (Open Cellars) initiative. This year, Italy’s primary wine […]
This month, we’ve seen an array of photos but our favourites have captured some stunning experiences This month’s magazine winner Diane Watson, Sheffield “This picture is of Lake Misurina from our hotel bedroom – breathtaking view of the light on the Sorapis mountain group.” Tayfun Atailer “This photo was taken in Venice during a gondola […]
A few highlights from this week’s Italia moments, we love to hear the stories behind your photos… Special 50th Birthday trip to Florence this was ‘a big tick off my bucket list’ says reader. Dale Williams and his wife celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in Italy in November of 2014. He said it was the ‘best vacation spot ever’. Marina […]
We love to see where you’ve made memories in Italy, whether it’s family holidays, romantic trips or adventurous journeys Tony Dye’s photo of the Juliet balcony June this year, what a romantic city Verona is! Michela Ricciarelli rooftop view of next years capital of culture, Pistoia, Tuscany The stunning view down to Positano by Peter Kirchem Carol Angio Jones […]
Sea views, vineyards and architecture but we’ll stop doing the talking a let the photos speak for themselves… One of our photos from our readers, Marianne Bruining, this is Castellabate, so beautiful Sharon Reynolds captured this view from top of Anacapri Rae Carver took this photo as she head up the hill to the lighthouse in Portofino ‘This double […]
It’s that time of year when holidays seem like a distant memory yet some of our readers have been whisking themselves away to a land where summer never seems to end.. Castello Aragonese in Taranto, Puglia. The photographer, Jarno Liimatainen, explained “Italian army runs the castle as it has been their base, so a tour is free […]