The inland village of Specchia is nestled in the extreme south of Italy's Puglia region in the area known as Salento. Although it may seem isolated, it is only minutes away from some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire world and has all ...

The Marecchia Valley, or Valmarecchia, is a valley that encompasses parts of Tuscany, the Marches, and the Emilia-Romagna regions of central Italy. This is the land of the ancient Villanovan civilization, of the Malatesta family, and of hilltop villages and castles that seem to be frozen ...

The Marches region of central Italy can often go unnoticed by many visitors but we are about to take you on a discovery of a medieval hamlet that deserves every accolade it has received! We're talking about Corinaldo in the Ancona province. Let's find out ...

Montemerano is one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy". Located in southern Tuscany's Maremma region, Montemerano is just 10 minutes from the famous Saturnia hot springs. Let's find out what to see in this picturesque Tuscan hamlet. It's hard not to fall in love with ...

Known as Tuscany's "Little Jerusalem", the village of Pitigliano in Tuscany's Grosseto province just might take your breath away. This tiny hamlet has been carved out of a tufo (tuff) rock mass and seems to literally be suspended in the air.  Pitigliano in the Tuscan Maremma This part of ...

Castel di Tora in the Lazio region is one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy". This tiny village of under 400 people dates back to the times of the Sabines when it was called Thor. Today, it maintains its old-world charm in an exquisite context of ...

Can one tiny village be one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy", awarded the Orange Flag by the Italian Touring Club, and be known as the "village of the witches" all at the same time? Triora is just that! Let's find out more about ...

The mesmerizing city of Gradara is located in the Marche region of central Italy. Near the Republic of San Marino and Urbino, it makes for a wonderful stop that will absolutely not disappoint. It is no wonder that it made the elite list of one ...

The region of Puglia or the Anglicized version, Apulia, is, unfortunately, no longer a secret. I say unfortunately because it is a region so pure, so simple, and so exquisitely beautiful that it would have been nice to keep it hidden from the rest of ...

On the south-eastern tip of Sicily, about an hour from Siracusa (Syracuse) lies one of the most ancient and beautiful villages on the entire island and one of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy". Today, we're journeying to Palazzolo Acreide. Although difficult for non-Italian speakers to ...