If you’re looking at a map of Italy, Marche is one of those regions that’s located about middle, right. With Umbria at its back, Marche looks east towards the Adriatic Sea. This is not one of the country’s most popular… Continue Reading →

There are some great walking tracks in the hills behind Spoleto. The most popular, the Giro dei Condotti, is an easy walk that delivers wonderful views back across the valley to the city. But if you’re feeling a bit more… Continue Reading →

Today marks exactly a year since we landed in Italy. And what a year it’s been! We’ve covered a lot of territory in that time, and seen and done many wonderful things. But if you asked us has it been… Continue Reading →

This tiny village, about 130-kilometres north of Rome, is known as ‘The Dying Town’. And it is – dying. In fact, it’s been dying for centuries. But that’s only half the story. Today Civita di Bagnoregio is also thriving. So… Continue Reading →

You’ve no doubt heard that for the past week or so Europe has been in the grip of an intense heatwave. Apparently it’s been caused by a cloud of hot air that’s swept up from Africa. Not that people here… Continue Reading →

There’s a 70-kilometre stretch of the Abruzzo coastline known as ‘La Costa dei Trabocchi’. It’s a place where the Adriatic Sea meets the land in a series of low cliffs and coves, and it’s where you find the traditional fishing… Continue Reading →

Last week we headed into the Umbrian countryside searching for flowers. We knew the time was about right for the sunflowers to be blooming, and a friend had mentioned there was a valley to the east, near the village of… Continue Reading →

The summer festivals are in full swing here in Italy and one of the country’s best-known is the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. A two-week celebration of music, opera, dance and visual arts, Due Mondi was one reason we… Continue Reading →

The trail we hiked in Piedmont was in an area called Valsesia. Named for the Sesia River, Valsesia is actually a small group of valleys at the foot of the Alps in the region’s remote northwest. Valsesia is a place… Continue Reading →

A short drive east from Valsesia is a lake that’s been described as one of Italy’s best-kept secrets. Lake Orta is smaller than its ‘big three’ northern lakes neighbours (Maggiore, Como and Garda), and is certainly less well-known. In fact,… Continue Reading →