…and family friendly, with a sizeable town of the same name just a 50-minute hydrofoil ride from the Sicilian port of Milazzo. Its ancient Greek name, Lipàra, translates as “the…

…still ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time. Il faro di Ustica e una piscina naturale – Ph Vincenzo Padovani The San Franciscans were less fortunate…

…metropolis that grew quickly under the ancient Greeks to become the most important city of Magna Graecia, or Greater Greece. In fact, even given the modern urban sprawl of Syracuse,…

…so ethereally blue? The Grotta Azzurra’s iconic blue hue is a blend of natural phenomena and optical wonder. When sunlight filters into the cave, it must pass through an underwater…

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…of Trapani. This scenic waterfront town has embraced her natural harbor in a motherly hug for over two thousand years, as a succession of cultures have held rule. Aptly named…

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…Ninety kilometers south of the Pisa airport, Monte Argentario is a promontory anchored to the Tuscan mainland by two narrow sandy isthmuses called Il tombolo di Giannella and la Feniglia,…

national park, the region with 90 municipalities offers azure waters and sky, cascading streams, deep ravines and towering peaks. Peregrine falcons fly overhead, and wild foxes and boars still roam…

…in its simple splendor. “In the spring months, our cathedral hosts the painting of our patron saint the Madonna della Nova, which illustrates Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth. It is a…

…restoration project brought the once-regal naval structure back to life, even garnering praise from the Italian Navy as a prime example of military architectural restoration. The Vieste lighthouse, in Puglia…

…will be accompanied by the exhibition “La Nazionale tra emozioni e storia. Un secolo di calcio azzurro” (The National team: emotions and history of a century of Italian soccer), which…