It's hard to believe that just a hundred years ago the luxurious town of Portofino was nothing more than a simple fishing village. Nowadays, it's hard to imagine Italy without it and its not-so-distant neighbors, the famous seaside villages of Cinque Terre. Let's find out ...

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 ...

Calabria is known for its rugged landscapes, genuine people and cuisine, and its sea. By now, everyone is familiar with Tropea, but there is another stretch of coast further north known as the Riviera dei Cedri that is equally stunning and oftentimes, less crowded.  So ...

Oristano is a fairly large city located on the western coast of the island of Sardinia. Like most of the island, Oristano's claim to fame is definitely its beaches. Is Arutas with its white, pebbly sand is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in ...

Continuing our journey along the Riviera dei Cedri in Calabria and heading south from the lovely Praia a Mare, we come upon one of the most beautiful beaches of the Tyrrhenian Sea- San Nicola Arcella. San Nicola Arcella It seems only logical to begin our tour from ...

The Tuscan archipelago is made up of 7 islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea with the largest being Elba. Further south, along the stretch of coast known as the Argentario, lie the islands of Giglio and tiny Giannutri. This is a paradise for underwater adventurers and ...

We're exploring wild Calabria, the toe of Italy's famous boot. There is a stretch of Tyrrhenian coast known as the Riviera dei Cedri, or Riviera of the citrons, that is paradise on earth. We cannot claim that it is "undiscovered" because, in the 21st century, ...

Year after year, Puglia's Salento region is prized for its exquisite beaches. One of these is Pescoluse which is commonly known in these parts as the "Maldives of Salento".  As soon as you lay eyes on it, you'll understand why. Like so many things, pictures ...

The seaside town of Marina di Pescoluse is on the Ionian coast of Italy's Puglia region. This particular area is known as Salento (almost a region within a region) and the stretch of beaches here are so spectacular that they have been nicknamed the "Maldives ...

Lampedusa is an island in the Sicilian archipelago known as the Pelagie (or Pelagian) Islands. This group lies in the Mediterranean Sea along with the island of Pantelleria and although they belong to Italy, they are actually closer to Tunisia. Lampedusa's "Rabbit Beach" has been recognized ...