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It’s a Friday afternoon in fall, and the A27 highway is deserted as small Italian villages and dormant farmland pass by the windows of our rental car. I’m focused on the true crime podcast coming through the speakers when the low layer of clouds suddenly parts. The gasp I make rattles my husband Topher, who jerks the wheel in concern that we’re abo...

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There is always something exciting to do in the Dolomites, regardless of the season. This UNESCO site has gifts for everyone, whether seeking an adventurous getaway or simply wanting to disconnect and unwind in a panoramic spa. Here at Visit Italy, we've handpicked some accommodations in Trentino Alto Adige that cater to the specific needs of those...

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It’s not like there are bad places to go in the Italian Dolomites, but a few areas seem to have a little something extra — a more dramatic position amid the mountain ranges, a closer proximity to the slopes, a chicer culinary scene, a more exclusive vibe, and just a wee bit more of that heart-stopping beauty. Almost unfairly, Cortina d’Ampezzo has...

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When I first visited my tiny ancestral village in the Trentino-Alto Adige 40 years ago, emotions ran as high as the Dolomite mountain peaks that surrounded me. The sheer beauty of the place my grandparents (nonni) left 60 years earlier when they immigrated to the United States left me breathless. And, the thought that my ancestors founded the littl...

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Of the key Alpine ski destinations, Italy offers the best value for money. Here, an espresso can cost €1.50 a shot, and a piste-side plate of pasta €10-15, items that are often 70-100% dearer in the A-list ski areas of France. And a peak-week, February half-term holiday in a three-star hotel can come in less than €1,745 per person half board, inclu...

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Located in Italy’s northeastern corner, bordering Austria, the Dolomites have a distinct landscape, culture, and cuisine that’s completely different from what you’ll find elsewhere in Italy. Up there, rolling hills and olive trees are replaced by jagged limestone peaks and alpine meadows where cows graze. Weathered Mediterranean buildings are repla...

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Ski season is almost here and if you’re looking to the Dolomites this year, Italy has just unveiled an exciting new way to get there. From 15 December, a luxurious sleeper train is running from Rome to the famous ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo. It’s the first of several new ‘tourist train’ routes from Italy’s state-owned railway company Ferrovie d...

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“It’s too beautiful to be true,” I thought to myself as we drove past flawless, luscious green pastures grazed by cows, picture-perfect huts, small, well-kept churches and the most stunning mountain ranges I’ve seen in my entire life, on the way from Munich Airport to San Cassiano where the rest of the team was waiting for us. I was itching to go o...

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The beginning of this year was one of the worst winters on record for skiing. I found myself in the French Alps, not reaching for salopettes as planned, but a T-shirt – in January. We only have ourselves to blame, of course, for levels of global warming that give new meaning to the term ‘skiing hotspot’. But the wonderful thing about us humans is o...

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This summer’s blockbuster movie Barbie has completely captured the attention of the world, and we’re all seeing pink. Inspired by TimeOut, Italics has compiled a list of perfectly pink places across the most fashionable country to find a piece of Barbie Land in the Bel Paese. The whimsically blush pink beach of Budelli in the La Maddalena Archipela...

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