One Day In...

My first night at the Castello Verrazzano (yes, the bridge in New York is named after Captain Verrazzano) in Greve leaves me refreshed and eager to explore the new surroundings. I hike up the half mile to the castle from …

  Susan spent a few days in Rome and tells us why the Eternal city is a not-to-miss destination in Italy.   Amazing Rome. There is no one like you….Sounds like the beginnings of a song. But Rome demands its …

Today, Penny takes us to Emilia Romagna, where he discovers the little town of Cesena. Cesena is a city between the Apennines and the Adriatic sea. My first glimpse of Cesena confirmed what I had read – it is a …

  Margie stops in Venice during her trip around Europe… Let’s see what she discovers!   We took the vaporetto to the Rialto stop. The weather had improved and we were on a mission to find the jewelry shop where …

Victoria takes us to the second stop of her journey…let’s see where she ends up to! Since I don’t drive here i’m always looking for other ways to explore. So when I saw an opportunity to take a day trip …

Margie takes us to Sicily and discovers a little town on the way to Catania. Cesarò is the small village where my maternal grandparents were born. This is also the home of Angela’s mother and father, so we planned to …

Padova was for century under the control of the Republic of Venice, and its structure and history are very tied to the Serenissima. Just to give you an idea, most of the canals (that you can also see on the …

A maritime town on the sunny shores of the Ionian Sea, Taranto is often overlooked by tourists who flock to more mainstream areas of Apulia, such as the Salento or Lecce. Still, Taranto, the third largest continental city in Southern …

  The port Darsena was built in 1603 as a trade hub and is today the main link between the Navigli: indeed, the Naviglio Grande is flowing into the Darsena while Naviglio Pavese and Ticinello are flowing out. The Darsena, the …

Legambiente e Touring Club have picked Castiglione della Pescaia as the top destination for 2015. The village lies between the blue Tirreno sea and the Tuscan green hills: it boasts beautiful beaches with pine forests that reach Marina di Grosseto …