Having never been to Italy before, I was very excited to see what its capital city had to offer – and it certainly didn’t disappoint. After leaving rainy England and landing in Rome’s significantly su

No matter how many photographs you see of the magnificent Duomo in Florence, nothing prepares you for the real thing. Turn the corner into Cathedral Square and the huge confection of pink, white and g

When my partner and I first landed in Perugia airport, there were a number of fellow Brits there with us. But as we walked the quaint old streets of Umbria’s capital city, we realised most of them had

With its Roman mosaics, grand stately homes and baroque city gates, this small Maltese city preserves traces of its ancient history

Nick Dakin-Elliot, who gardens in Tuscany, is still moved by the Italian hilltop gardens that command some of the most beautiful views in the world

Base yourself in this handsome villa on Tuscany’s timeless coastline and discover the region’s Etruscan history, says Rosie Paterson