Santa Barbara is often referred to as the "American Riviera" with its Mediterranean climate and architecture, creating a spiritual connection to Italy's Amalfi Coast. To the south, San Diego's ...

For such a small slice of the map, Northern Italy packs in a show-stopping mix of scenery. In just a few days, you can wind from the vineyard-dotted hills of Lake Garda to the jagged Dolomites and ...

In Emilia-Romagna, history and culture are laid out in a straight line along the 160 miles of the Via Emilia. Built when the Romans first conquered the Padan Plain, the consular road served as the ...

I went on a road trip through Italy with my family. I was surprised to discover one of the highlights of the trip was the rest stops. I thought they were cleaner and had nicer food options than the ...

Tucked in the north of the country, between France and Switzerland, Piedmont is, for me, the jewel in Italy’s crown. The scenery is breathtaking and there are plenty of rooftop bars where you can ...

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Roads chiselled into cliffs, villages spilling down the rockface, some of Europe’s most lusted-over hotels and the Tyrrhenian Sea twinkling away, safe in the knowledge that nothing created by humans ...

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