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With the wine market showing few encouraging signals for export and out-of-home consumption, but that certainly doesn’t run at full speed, when considering volumes, with a quite precocious 2024 harvest, that, starting in Sicily, is now beginning in many other territories of Central-Southern Italy (from the Tuscan Maremma to Apulia) with the compani...

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Certainly leading up to the 2023 biennial tournament, Italian Golf was not the first thought in the minds of many around the world. Architecture? Yes, of course. I dream of visiting Firenze and taking in the remarkable structure of Giotto’s Campanile or the beautiful façade of the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, walking along the streets once used...

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Once August has passed, September has always been considered the month of restarting, of work starting again, of the new school year and the usual commitments of daily life. The summer heat subsides, making the days pleasant and ideal for exploring, while tourist crowds begin to dwindle. This period offers a perfect mix of mild climate, natural bea...

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The Italian Lakes are glimmering, glacier-made bodies of water in northern Italy. Maggiore, Como and Garda are the three largest, and each is ringed with picturesque villages and backed by steep mountains. The biggest reason to visit is the spectacular scenery, but there's lots more to do besides admiring the views from a shoreline dining room. You...

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In a world where mass tourism is increasingly pressing, quickly transforming small corners of paradise into locations overflowing with visitors all year round, a few tourists stand out - perhaps the most demanding ones, in a way - in search of a special destination to travel at a slow and sustainable pace, to discover the beauties of tradition, fas...

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Torino should absolutely be on your Italy bucket list. This often overlooked city is in fact the original capital of the Kingdom of Italy, the birthplace of espresso, aperitivo, and gianduja chocolate, plus home to timeless companies like FIAT and Lavazza. Located in the northwest of Italy, just below the Alps, the city just doesn’t seem to get the...

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I went on TUI’s Lakes and Mountains trip to explore the Swiss-Italian Lake Maggiore, a wonderful alternative to the more famous Italian lakes. The lake is the second largest in Italy, stretching 40 miles in length and spans the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, as well as bordering into Switzerland. It is the largest lake in southern Switzerland. W...

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Val Chisone, located in the Western Alps of Piedmont, is a valley known for its natural landscapes, characterized by green forests, meadows, lakes and mountains with remarkable peaks. There are various activities that Val Chisone offers its visitors, from hiking trails, visits to its fortresses, relaxing in the shade of its lakes or why not, even d...

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As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exceptional is its capacity to re-enact or represent the life that was, the traditions...

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The hazelnut, widely found in all temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, was one of the first fruit trees to be used and cultivated by humans, providing an important source of energy for early nomadic populations. Research carried out in past years has shown that the hazelnut was already present in the historical cultivation areas of Piedmon...

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