Italy

Steeply angled conical roofs litter the hillside as though they are an invasive species of mushroom. Cobbled streets wind across the horizon. Seemingly endless rows of white limestone dwellings are…

When I talk to friends that are planning a trip to Italy I usually hear some fairly repetitive (albeit highly worthy) destination ‘wish-lists: Rome, Florence (and Tuscany more generally), the…

Let’s start with some honest ‘home truths’ about Messina; you didn’t come to Sicily (Italy) to visit Messina, it’s mostly thought of as a transportation connection, and you probably don’t…

Rolling landscapes framed by the Alps, viniculture to rival anywhere on earth and gastronomical delights of such quality that it prompted the birth of the Slow Food Movement; Piedmont in…

Food, architecture, history, food, religious intrigue, food, wine….that pretty much sums up my order of play whenever I visit Rome, Italy. Rome wasn’t built in a day, so you’re going…

No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the city state that is the Vatican City. Across the Tiber and just downstream from the imposing (and honestly not…

There’s a strong likelihood that the only reason you’re visiting Pisa is because you landed here rather than Florence (it’s the cheaper of the two airports) and decided that you…

If you’re looking to save a few euros but want to experience what Il Grande Mueso Del Duomo in Florence has to offer then I’m pleased to say that you…

Anyone with even the slightest proclivity for Italian food (gelato in particular), Renaissance art and architecture is going to love Florence. Set on the banks of the Arno River, and…

Let me start with a disclaimer; despite the post title I don’t honestly think there’s any form of pseudoscience that can determine where you should go on your next holiday…