When you think of Tuscany, the first thing that probably comes to mind are the rolling, green hills dotted with olive trees and vineyards that produce some of the finest wines the world has ever known. You probably haven't considered its coastline much. The truth ...

Located in the southernmost outpost of the Venetian lagoon, in a strategic position to defend the Most Serene Republic of Venice, Chioggia, the ancient Clodia, today appears as a cheerful, lively city on the water. Chioggia is full of splendid historic buildings interspersed with small canals ...

“The south seas”: often this expression leads the mind to wander to exotic, distant lands. However, sometimes you don’t have to go around the world to find them. There are spots in Italy with the same appeal, the same, great beauty …and yes, they are ...

During the summer, Trieste is a destination chosen by many tourists attracted by its history and its Middle-European atmosphere with its buildings, numerous museums, literary cafès, handicraft shops, and “osterie” (wine bars) scattered throughout the alleys of the old town. However, for the locals, being in Trieste ...

Eight kilometers of golden, sandy beaches and forty fully-equipped bathing establishments provide everything you need to enjoy the sun (and rest in the shade) in the middle of the beach. We're referring to Lignano Sabbiadoro- an Adriatic coastal city in the Udine province in Friuli Venezia Giulia. It ...

Let's plan a trip to one of Italy's fabulous beach destinations in... Molise! Molise? Yes! This tiny region is often overlooked by both Italians and foreigners but the truth is that Molise has a lot to offer its visitors and is usually, much more affordable ...

Summer automatically makes you think of the beach, and although Italy offers a huge range of choices, Ponza and its archipelago are definitely at the top of the list. Located just a few miles off the Latium coast, these islands are like little gems. Ponza ...

If you're not familiar with Italy's region of Calabria, it's definitely time to broaden your horizons. To help you visualize, Calabria is the toe of Italy's boot shape that boasts almost 800 km of coast from the Tyrrhenian Sea, to the Strait of Messina to ...

Among the thousands of fantastic images of Sardinia that flood the internet, one of the most awe-inspiring is that of the pink sand beach. You might be tempted to think that the images of rosy sand have a filter applied and that it couldn't possibly ...

Italy's unofficial anthem became Volare famously sung by Domenico Modugno in the late 1950s. While you definitely know the song, you probably don't know that Modugno was from Polignano a Mare in Italy's southern region of Apulia (Puglia). Once you get a glimpse of the other-worldly beauty ...