After having covered the beaches of the island of Ponza in detail, now it's time to shine a light on its "companions". We are talking about the Ponza archipelago islands of Santo Stefano, Ventotene, Palmarola, Zannone, and Gavi. Let's find out more about these little ...

Yes, it is true that it is already September and for many, summer is over. Unfortunately, for the wanderlusts among us, it hasn't felt much like summer at all. Regardless, the magical island of Pantelleria is worth reading about; it is worth dreaming about because ...

Spello is a picturesque Umbrian town near the more well-known town of Assisi in the province of Perugia. This medieval town is surrounded by walls and today, is probably most known for its famous flower festival, the Infiorata. We assure you that this village is definitely worth visiting for ...

The small medieval town of Saturnia is nestled in the hills of southern Tuscany. It overlooks the thermal springs, the cascate del mulino (mill waterfalls), the cascate del gorello (gorello waterfalls) and the Albegna Valley. A small, yet delightful town, its history dates back to ...

One day in August, my dad and I decided to cycle along a stretch of the Valsugana cycle path that connects the Trentino part of Lake Caldonazzo with the city of Bassano (82 km in all). After loading our bikes into the car (you can also rent them), ...

Everyone on the planet knows the story of Pinocchio; however, not everyone knows that the famous wooden marionette's story began almost 140 years ago in a small town in Tuscany. It all began here in the town of Collodi (Pistoia province) and today, young and ...

If you thought this part of the Italian Dolomites was fabulous in the wintertime, wait until you see what is in store during the summer months! Lake Braies (or Pragser Wildsee in German) is a picturesque lake located in an area of South Tyrol known as the Alta ...

Abruzzo's L'Aquila province is full of interesting destinations that make for a truly unique experience. One of the area's many natural wonders is the Stiffe Caves (Grotte di Stiffe) in Stiffe (San Demetrio Ne' Vestini). About the Grotte di Stiffe The limestone caves were formed by an ...

In the southern part of the Umbria region, almost to the Lazio border, lie the tallest man-made waterfalls in the entire world: the Cascate delle Marmore. As if holding this record weren't enough, the really astounding part of it is that the falls were created ...

Italy's largest national park that very few foreigners have even heard of spans across two southern regions- Calabria and Basilicata- and it is fabulous in every way. We're talking about Pollino National Park. An Ancient Past The southern Apennines jut up from the earth in their strange ...