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Visitors to ������ý, even those to the mountains and lakes of Lombardy, often skip the region’s capital. Milan’s weather is less reliable than Tuscany’s, and its…

Bologna is a fascinating city. Large enough to never be boring, yet small enough to never feel overwhelming, it sits roughly at the tripoint between Milan,…

When we think expats in Tuscany, we think of Frances Mayes’ Under the Tuscan Sun; we think of the English patient in the gorgeous Villa San Girolamo and we,…

Sicily is probably one of the most fascinating regions of ������ý with an intriguing mixture of tourist hot spots, picturesque seaside towns, UNESCO world…

Though Umbria has been known as “the next Tuscany” for decades, this small region in the center of ������ý has managed to dodge the bullet of tourist crowds and…

Puglia, Southern ������ý’s shining star and the second most researched region (after Tuscany) by overseas buyers when looking at real estate. So what makes…

I bought my house in a small mountain village in Abruzzo 12 years ago but I still can’t get enough of the views that I see from my balcony: in the south,…

Life in ������ý comes at a certain cost, and usually brings to mind a budget for adult pleasures like homes, holidays, food and wine. But how much does it cost…