Sick of the commercialisation of Christmas? Well, perhaps think about heading to Italy, where although the trappings of commercialisation are creeping in, many Italian families still celebrate Christmas in traditional ways. Christmas traditionally begins on 8 December, when the Christmas lights that festoon the streets of...
What’s not to love about Milan? Milan’s Expo in 2015 really put the city on the tourist map, not only as a convenient transport hub but as a destination in its own right, offering culture, food and fashion. We're lucky enough to visit Milan fairly regularly...
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Turin was the first capital of a united Italy in the nineteenth century and it has the feel of an important city, regal in its nature and set out to impress. The Roman town was founded in 28BC and although it became an important centre...