Top 10 souvenir shops in Venice
Venice is awash with tacky carnival masks and Murano glass made in China, but away from the tourist boutiques unique gifts can be found in the city’s artisan ateliers, art studios, vintage stores and...
View ArticleWorld view: Lost in words, Rome, by Steve McCurry
Renowned travel photographer Steve McCurry’s latest book features this image taken in Rome in 1984. The book, On Reading, celebrates the absorbing power of the written wordContinue reading...
View ArticleFriuli, Italy, guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
This border region of north-east Italy has stayed out of the limelight but offers dramatic Alpine scenery, gorgeous Adriatic lagoons, and a wealth of local wine, fine cuisine and historyDriving east...
View ArticleSki holiday calendar: will there be snow when I go?
When splashing out on a ski trip, you need to know there’ll be plenty of white stuff. We recommend the best resorts at Christmas, half-term, Easter and more In these troubled climatic times, skiers and...
View ArticleGoggles on, heads up ... what’s new in skiing this season?
Women-only ski courses, new flights, wine-tasting tours, yoga, skiing with Eddie the Eagle … there’s a lot that’s new this winterWomen’s ski camps, Verbier, SwitzerlandElement ski school, set up in...
View ArticleEat Pray Love pizzeria comes to London
The acclaimed L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Naples featured in the book and film – now a branch is opening in north LondonNaples’ most famous pizza joint, L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele– featured in...
View ArticleVisitors to Italy can stay for free by sharing skills and goods
Thousands of B&Bs in Italy are offering stays in exchange for services and skills ranging from social media to live music, DIY to olive pickingTravellers who are short of cash (and don’t mind a...
View ArticleGreat little ski resorts: Folgaria, Italy
The combined ski resort of Folgaria, Lavarone and Fiorentini offers good beginner and intermediate skiing in a relaxed small-town atmosphereOnly 95km or about 90 minutes from Verona airport, Folgaria...
View ArticleFrom car factory to literati: Turin’s Corraini Lingotto bookshop
Housed in Turin’s iconic Fiat Lingotto factory, the Renzo Piano-designed bookshop is a place to wander and wonder – a tribute to books, art and designImagine a huge car factory whose design followed...
View ArticleVenice’s crisp, briny seasonal delicacy: fried soft-shell crabs
Gathered from the Venetian lagoon, moeche, or soft-shell crabs, go down a treat with a squeeze of lemon and a glass of proseccoIn autumn or early spring at Venice’s Rialto fish market, among the vast...
View ArticleHow the fashion industry is rebuilding Rome
Fashion is funding the restoration of Rome’s historic monuments. But who really benefits, wonders Eva WisemanIn July, Kendall Jenner walked across a glass-topped Trevi Fountain in a blue astrakhan coat...
View Article10 top tips from our Rome correspondent
Rome’s sights, style and food inspire our foreign correspondent. Here, she picks her favourite places, from an authentic gelateria to a locals’ cookery classApart from a visit to the museum and gallery...
View ArticleTurin, Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’
The city now has a pro-veggie mayor and 30 meat-free restaurantsA loud whirring sound emerges from the kitchen at Villa Somis, a high-end Italian restaurant in the hills overlooking Turin. Perhaps it’s...
View ArticleInsider's guide to Verona: fine wines, opera and mountain psych-folk
There’s more to this Italian city than Romeo and Juliet. Local journalist Giovanna Girardi talks street style, air pollution and cellar barsNot just Romeo and Juliet.Continue reading...
View ArticleHaven and history: a refuge in the Italian Dolomites
Bleggio provided shelter for displaced people during the second world war, including Elliot Haworth’s family. He travels there to explore their place of protectionWe had come to Bleggio by car,...
View ArticlePath to paradise in the Appenines foothills
Dante isn’t the only one to have found inspiration in this part of Italy. Our writer explores the Emilia-Romagna region taking in its bell towers, truffles, wine – and also its musical sideFoscolo is a...
View ArticleFamily campsites in Europe: readers’ tips
Italy’s coast, lakes and mountains are popular among Guardian readers for family camping holidays, but sites in France, Portugal and Switzerland get a look-in tooCamping Les Sapins is an unpretentious...
View Article20 of the best family campsites in Europe
With great restaurants, beautiful locations and lots of activities and entertainment, these sites offer all the fun but none of the hassle of traditional campingScroll to the end for booking...
View ArticleCity breaks with kids: Rome
The Eternal City may be stuffed with classical treasures, but it also has plenty to intrigue kids – who will love the ready availability of pizza and ice-creamMore in this series: Paris | Barcelona |...
View ArticleHome comforts: the Italian hotel giving refugees a showcase for their...
Part of a government project, Villaggio La Brocchi is a hotel focused on helping refugees – and by allowing them to shape the menu gives guests a taste of east Africa amid the Tuscan hillsIn the Tuscan...
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