If offerings of Italy’s best attributes enjoyed without the hustle-bustle fervor of too many crowds appeal to you, Le Marche may be just what the travel agent ordered. A diverse region encompassing about 3,700 square miles, Le Marche (or Marche) has traditionally played a bit part on the Italian tourism stage. Overshadowed by Tuscany to the west, E...

THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERY OF MILAN (Cimitero Monumentale di Milano) was designed by Carlo Maciachini and opened in 1866. The site allows visitors to time-travel into the history of Milan, as they can spot the tombs of figures whose names now adorn major metro stations, roads, and squares. The cemetery features several mausoleums of prominent local in...

Turin, the regional country seat of Piedmont, has a thousand-year story. The Romans chose it as the border town of the empire (the traces of Romans are still visible in the Quadrilatero Romano composed of the Palatine gate with the ruins of the walls and of the gate itself, the Dechumane gate, the Roman Theatre, and a visible wall in the basement o...

If you’ve ever walked the Sassi di Matera at night, you know how enchanting they are. Yet, at the same time, they can also be eerie; the dark ravines, mysterious caves and labyrinthine alleys enveloped in silence can give you a certain thrill.   Imagine them on gloomy November nights, decades ago when the Sassi weren’t as picturesque as they are to...

After having explored the Italian towns underwater in northern Italy, the compass of the wonders leads us southward, throughout central-southern Italy. Here too there are lovely lakes and submerged legends, until you get to what may be considered the ‘Italian Atlantis’, an ancient city sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Are you ready to discover more surp...

The 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards for  Condé Nast Traveler just came out with the favorite travel destinations in the world. This year’s rankings resonate differently and feel like a true celebration of the joy of travel. Since the late 1980s, the magazine has been a source of inspiration and desire for those with pangs of wanderlust. For many reader...

Of all the punishments chronicled in Greek mythology, none were as heavy-handed as the one that Zeus meted out to Atlas. Having led the Titans in their losing battle with the Olympian gods for control of the heavens, Atlas was condemned to bear the sky aloft for eternity. And of all the temples built during the ancient Greek empire, none enlisted m...

Like so many Sicilian town, Erice passed from one invader to another leaving their architectural calling cards and their cultural footprints. Often covered in its own personal cloud, Erice is a wonderfully preserved Medieval town, just above Trapani, offering the most breath-taking views and a palpable sense of history. Here five places must-see in...

Travel brings out the pioneer in us all, makes us long to be the first to discover someplace new. But can you still find places around the world like that, even places like Italy where tourists just can’t seem to get enough? Absolutely! We do it all the time as slow travelers. We’re always in search of the hidden gems in Italy, the lesser-known rou...

We can never write enough about Abruzzo and its many beautiful places. Save these ideas for your next trip! Rocca Calascio Standing atop a hill at 1,460 meters (4,790 ft) above sea level, the 13th-century Rocca Calascio is the highest fortress in the Apennines, the mountain chain that runs through the length of Italy.