With almost 5,000 miles of coastline, the beach is one of Italy’s greatest assets and pastimes. Wide sandy beaches and rocky outcrops all...

Colle di Val d'Elsa (known locally as Colle) is one of the finest hidden gems of Tuscany. This often passed over hilltown stands between...

Barga is a medieval village of about 10,000 in the Serchio River Valley north of Lucca. The town was first mentioned during the Lombard...

Spiaggia di Capo Coda Cavallo offers spectacular views over the Protected Area of Tavolara Punto Coda Cavallo. There is paid parking and...

There is some disagreement about exactly which city Orvieto was under Etruscan rule. Most likely it was the twelfth of the great cities,...

Food is one of the top reasons visitors cite for planning a trip to Italy. But what you and I think of as Italian food in the states is...

San Galgano San Galgano is a ruined Cistercian abbey southwest of Siena. Nestled in a verdant valley, the frame of San Galgano sits in a...

Throughout 2022, I have seen quite a few articles criticizing the influx of tourists in Italy, the lack of creativity on destination,...

I always hear how scary driving in Italy is. Maybe its because we live in North Texas (Dallas is the nation's most dangerous city for...

I will readily admit that I have often looked at Pisa with skepticism. Nothing seemed particularly spectacular driving in. It reminded me...

Every country and culture has their own way of doing day to day tasks. One of the best parts of traveling is discovering these...

This hidden gem on the Liguria coast straddles the banks of the Centa River. Once an important port town, this medieval city became a...

Cinque Terre, the Five Little Villages in Italian, is anything but new. Several villages date back to Roman times and all were noteable...

AKA The Genoa Aquarium We had heard for years about the Genoa Aquarium (L’Acquario di Genoa), which isn’t surprising at it is regularly...