Sitting at the Trattoria Corrieri in Parma we are presented with a plate piled high with golden, crumbling wedges of Parmigiano Reggiano, and a knife and fork. This is how they do it in Parma. At Luca’s mother’s house we spoon great clouds of the...
Secluded gardens, a magnificent waterfall, a monastery built into the cliff face - Lake Maggiore offers a lot more than the average day-tripper from Milan can see. All the Italian lakes have beautiful private gardens on their shores. But just outside the town of Intra is...
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...