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SLOW TRIPS THROUGH ITALY ARE AS VARIED AS ITS LANDSCAPES — AND ALLOW YOU TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN LOCAL CULTURE. WHETHER YOU’RE EXPLORING THE VENETIAN LAGOON BY BOAT, HIKING TO ROME LIKE AN ANCIENT PILGRIM OR ROAD-TRIPPING ALONG THE BACKSTREETS OF SOUTHERN PUGLIA, HERE’S HOW TO CAPTURE THE ART OF LA DOLCE VITA

Blessed with perfect growing conditions and a proud culinary tradition, Croatia’s abundant north-western peninsula promises rich pickings for gastronomes, says Ben Olsen

Ruggedly beautiful, the Cilento Coast is best explored on foot, says Chris Morley

Catherine Fairweather finds a dream-like world of old-school glamour aboard the new Orient Express journey from Rome to Venice, where ancient ruins melt into rolling Italian landscapes steeped in Renaissance romance

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