Shiny happy campers: an Airstream stay near Venice
1950s Americana isn’t something you associate with Venice, but a new Airstream park across the lagoon is an ideal base. Plus more Airstreams in western EuropeMost travellers planning a trip to Venice...
View Article500 years of the Venetian ghetto: commemoration and history
Venice will commemorate the world’s first ghetto with exhibitions and events, but it’s also possible to learn about its history through walks, tours and food, explains the author of a new guide to the...
View ArticleEddie the Eagle on the Italian ski resort that inspired him
When learning to ski in the Italian Alps, Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards had no idea it would lead to Olympic stardom – or a new Hollywood biopicI learned to ski at 13 on a school trip to Italy....
View ArticleOff-season in Andalucía: escape the crowds and save money
Travelling out of season to sunny southern Spain can make for a superb short break, as our writer discovers when he explores Andalucía’s hill townsPlus: off-season breaks to Corsica, Portugal and...
View ArticleFrittola – a gutsy breakfast on the streets of Palermo
In Sicily’s capital, a paper cone of crisp, peppery scraps of veal makes a surprisingly delicious start to the dayToni greets me with a nod before slipping his arm beneath the flowery cloth that covers...
View ArticleThe Venice synagogue at the heart of the world’s first ghetto
The 16th-century Schola Grande Tedesca is worth a visit for its extraordinary interior but, as the arts writer discovers, also for what it reveals about the history of the Jewish community in...
View Article'Each mountain in the Dolomites is like a piece of art': Reinhold Messner on...
The revered climber on how his mountain home shaped his life and still surprises him with its ever-changing viewsAll climbers come to the Dolomites– just as they go to Yosemite – at least once in their...
View ArticleThe sights, shouts and smells of Syracuse’s Ortigia market, Sicily
The co-curator of the British Museum’s new Sicily exhibition on a slice of old island lifeAn evocative and strangely nostalgic place that I visit over and over again in Sicily – and get up before 7am...
View ArticleInsider's guide to Bari: raw fish and reggae on the Adriatic
Nine hundred years ago, 62 sailors landed in Bari bearing the relics of their patron saint, in a bid to revive the city’s fortunes. But it was fishing, an aqueduct and a bustling cultural scene that...
View ArticleHow to travel in Tuscany - send us your tip and win a £200 hotel voucher
This week, we’re seeking tips for beautiful Tuscany. Tell us about the villages, restaurants, stop-overs and sights you’ve discoveredAn unspoilt beach on the Etruscan coast, an art gallery in Siena or...
View ArticleHolidays in Tuscany: readers’ travel tips
Besides Florence, Siena and San Gimignano, this beautiful region has many untrodden corners and family-run places to eat and stay. Readers pick their favouritesI was as surprised as anyone to discover...
View ArticleA classic cycle ride in Italy's Chianti country
Tuscany’s exquisite fare is a superb support system for tackling the challenging Chianti stage of the Giro d’ItaliaPlus three retro cycling events around Europe‘The Giro is a wonderful physical tonic,...
View ArticleSeasonal ravioli and orzotto recipes from chef Oliver Rowe
Italian cooking is about the bond between food and the land. Here, two recipes inspired by a revelatory summer in Tuscany make the most of any season Don’t miss the double-sized Italian issue of...
View ArticleRoman roaming: a tour of Italy’s Pontine Islands
Maldives? Seychelles? No, grazie. When Romans need a break they sail to the Pontine archipelago, a cluster of former prison islands packed with history and surrounded by pristine blue waterFluorescent...
View ArticleThe Langhe, Piedmont where Barolo wine 'is a piece of a farmer’s soul'
Country doctor Roberto Anfasso visits his patients not by car but by horse, giving him a chance to admire the beauty of this wine-growing area – and enjoy a glass of wine or three – while on call...
View ArticleStreet art Sardinia: the myth and magic of Orgosolo's murals
The Sardinian hill town of Orgosolo is famous for its anti-authoritarian streak – inspired by shepherds and immortalised in its street artWe were told about Orgosolo by an Italian on the ferry to...
View ArticleBuon appetito! Send us your travel tips and win a £200 hotel voucher
This week we’re looking for your suggestions on Italian village trattorias. Tell us about your favourite discoveries off the beaten trackEnjoyed a meal just like mamma would make? Partaken of pasta to...
View ArticleItalian village trattorias: readers’ travel tips
Some of Italy’s best food is found in rural, family-run places where fresh, local produce is cooked superbly. Readers share details of their most memorable mealsEnter next week’s competition and you...
View ArticleThe new type of hotel rescuing Italy's hill villages
The alberghi diffusi model is revitalising dwindling communities across Italy by repurposing their unused buildings into ‘scattered hotels’. Our writer lives like a local in a few of these hamlet gems....
View ArticlePostcards from the edge: Massimo Vitali's beach scenes – in pictures
Under blue skies and beside blue seas, Vitali’s photography exhibits – in his words – ‘cosmetic fakery, sexual innuendo, commodified leisure, a deluded sense of affluence and rigid conformism’Continue...
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