Set picturesquely above the Adriatic Sea, Ancona has only recently been discovered by tourists. Most of them arrive by ferry from Croatia or Greece, or by…
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Even when Arezzo was a Roman military outpost, the city was known as a center for poets, and throughout the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance,…
When UNESCO inscribed the Franciscan attractions in Assisi on the list of World Heritage Sites, it cited the way in which the city influenced both religious…
Although it’s a leading commercial and industrial center, the busy port city of Bari has much to charm the tourists who pass through it on their…
St. Mark’s Basilica in VeniceOriginally the chapel of the Doge, St. Mark’s Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) became important in 829, when the remains of St.…
The first thing you’ll notice as you arrive in Bergamo is its topography, a perfectly flat lower town that rises steeply and suddenly to the 16th-century…
Often overlooked by travelers whizzing past on the highway en route to Lake Garda and Verona, Bolzano deserves more notice. The unique history of this Sudtirol…
A quirk of geography has kept Brescia one of northern Italy’s hidden secrets. Brescia’s problem is that it’s close to so many “must-see” places to visit.…
Sitting as it does in the Mediterranean, Sardinia has been a stopping point for everyone who sailed that sea, from the Phoenicians to today’s cruise ships.…
No wonder the emperors Augustus and Tiberius decamped to the idyllic island of Capri to escape the bustle of ancient Rome. Today, it still attracts vacationers…