Bergamo is one of our all-time favourite small Italian towns — a medieval hilltop borough bristling with towers and atmospheric buildings that are carefully protected and maintained, so that the visitor feels completely immersed in history. The town is built on three ascending levels. The modern...
Tucked away on the Adriatic coast, not really on the way to any of the major tourist destinations, is a small city that contains some of the most astonishing and beautiful Roman mosaics anywhere in Italy. After the Roman Empire was divided into two, Constantine established...
As you look out over the sassi districts in the city of Matera, you could be forgiven for thinking you had been transported back in time to a city out of the bible. The view of stone dwellings, reaching far back into ancient caves, with...
The Lago d'Orta or Lake Orta is one of the relatively undiscovered gems of the Italian Lakes district, a smaller lake, not too distant from Lake Maggiore. It is quaint and extremely picturesque especially on its southern side. The small town of Orta San Giulio is...