Magical, surprising, dreamy, delicious. Lake Garda’s traditional Christmas markets are a blend of a fairytale winter wonderland and art-filled towns. The 5-star Lido Palace is right on the lake The lights have been switched on, and Lake Garda and its ancient castle are at their magical best. The Christmas Village…

The Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara will reopen on 18 February 2023 with an art exhibition dedicated to two of Ferrara’s Renaissance masters: Ercole de' Roberti and Lorenzo Costa. The exhibition will run from 18 February to 19 June 2023 The exhibition in the newly restored art gallery will run…

Grado is the Friuli Venezia-Giulia region’s Island of Sun, an elegant seaside resort that on 25 June 1892 was proclaimed a “resort and health resort” by the Emperor Franz Joseph, thus launching a success story that continues to this day. Lovely views towards Slovenia and Croatia Like Venice, which is…

Archaeologists last week unearthed 24 perfectly preserved bronze statues along with over six thousand coins and many votive offerings dating back some 2,300 years in a small thermal town near Siena. “The largest deposit of Etruscan and Roman statues in Italy” The discovery in San Casciano dei Bagni, a small…

Lachea, a tiny island off the coast of Sicily is for travellers who like to collect unusual experiences. Whether for their own enjoyment, or to post on Instagram that they have been somewhere others have not, this tiny speck of land in the Archipelago of the Cyclops off the coast…

Big little weekend breaks in hotels of charm around Italy are the perfect way of stretching a weekend into a three-day staycation, as is becoming more and more popular thanks to smart working and the new work-life balances. These three properties, from the splendors of Venice, to beautiful green Umbria,…