Italy

 

Piedmont (Piemonte) by Carole-Anne Richards

A food and wine lover’s paradise, Piemonte sits at the foot of the French and Swiss Alps in Northern Italy. Unlike its famous neighbours, it is relatively undiscovered by the Brits and other English speaking nations, and many people pass by on their way to more traditional holiday spots without realising the treasures it contains...Read More

 

Sulmona (Abruzzo) by Clive McCombe

The greenest region of Europe is in fact Abruzzo - approximately 30% of Abruzzo comprises national parks. It's a nature lover's paradise - host to some rare fauna including the Apennine wolf, Marsicano bear and Abruzzo chamois, and in the central Abruzzan Roman city of Sulmona we find the very rare black squirrel. Abruzzo shares the mid section of Italy with the western region of Lazio, home to the eternal city Rome, sweeping east over the Apennine mountains and ending at the beautiful beaches of the Adriatic coast...Read More

 

Tuscany by Anna Marcato

Though born in Bologna and living some years in Padua, I finally moved to my favourite part of Italy: Tuscany. The area offers such wonderful, varied scenery, and there are many reserves and natural parks, plus museums, ancient buildings and cathedrals; the remains of medieval buildings still beautify most of its cities, and castles and watch towers can be found almost everywhere. UNESCO has declared numerous areas protected sites: the historical centres of Siena, Pienza, Florence, Val d’Orcia, and San Gimignano, plus Pisa cathedral square...Read More

 

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