Marina A few years ago I had the chance to visit Cagliari. The harbor and the blue sea are certainly what initially attracts visitors' attention. Boats, yachts, and cruise ships sway back and forth on the waves of a perfect sea. In front of the harbor ...

For a long time, Genoa wasn't very well known. Perhaps viewed with suspicion by Italians, but even more by tourists who considered the city little more than a link between the Riviera di Levante and the Riviera di Ponente and vice versa.  Over the last few decades, ...

Milan, city of international fame, the capital of fashion and shopping and so much more. In fact, the Lombard capital and its surroundings can be explored from different perspectives: historical, architectural, artistic, and religious. So for all of you travelers and tourists, the choice is ...

Tourists who want to leave Bassano del Grappa and head east in the direction of Treviso can take the highest road that runs along the slopes of the mountain "sacred to the homeland". Dante wrote about the area between the fountains of Brenta and Piava - extraordinarily rich in ...

After descending the green hills of the Metauro River Valley, and heading towards the Adriatic Sea, you'll reach the city of Fano. A large, ancient arch welcomes you to the city's historic center. Fano was originally named Fanum Fortunae after the temple of Fortuna built in ...

When you think about the castles of Lombardy, the Sforza Castle in Milan with its majesty and its beautiful park immediately comes to mind. In this article, however, I'll tell you about another castle, not widely know, but equally important and beautiful: the Visconti Castle ...

Pienza is located in the center of the Val d'Orcia in the province of Siena. This incredibly beautiful valley is one of the most photographed landscapes in the entire world. Pienza is often defined as the "ideal city" or the "utopian city", as it represents one of ...

Puglia is not just Alberobello, Lecce, and Brindisi. Puglia is much more; Puglia is Salento. Salento is the heel of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula, located between the Province of Lecce and parts of Brindisi and Taranto.  Salento is the deep color of the earth and the ...

There is a village 40 km from Palermo where no time machine is needed to go back in time. We are talking about Caccamo, whose castle is one of the largest and best-preserved Norman castles in Sicily and Italy.  We are on the top of Mount San ...

Immersed in the lush, green hills of Umbria just 15 km from Perugia lies Torgiano. The origin of this ancient hamlet, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, most likely dates back to the Etruscan period, as testified by several artifacts. A hypothesis further supported by its ...