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Three of the Best Italian Mountain Borghi

by Carla Passino | Fri, 11/07/2008 - 04:57

Brick walls broken up by powerful towers hug a tidy network of streets linked by austere brick houses. Earth-hued buildings with soaring porticoes, perfect…

Culture

Milan’s Three Best Smaller Churches

by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/18/2008 - 06:12

In a city that boasts masterpieces such as the Duomo, Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie, it is easy to overlook smaller churches—but it would be a…

Culture

Three of the Best Cafés in Turin

by Carla Passino | Thu, 09/11/2008 - 03:11

What a strange mix is Turin. It marries the sophisticated grandeur of Baroque mansions with the graceful elegance of Art Nouveau palazzos, the marble…

Travel

Top three small island destinations

by Carla Passino | Thu, 08/14/2008 - 07:08

Photos courtesy of ENIT The sun dying red in an indigo sky and infusing the sea with soft French rose notes. A candle-lit restaurant perched high on a white…

Food & Drink

Top Three Summer Food Destinations

by Carla Passino | Thu, 07/31/2008 - 03:52

Photos courtesy of ENIT The setting sun dances on a cornflower blue sea, turning the sky into a study of cherry blossom pink and tea rose, lavender and indigo…

Travel

Ferry to Bellagio

by Carla Passino | Tue, 07/29/2008 - 06:02

Lake Como glints like a polished sapphire under the summer sun. All around it, the emerald embrace of Alps and hills shelters the waters. As the ferry leaves…

Travel

Southern Sardinia’s top five beaches

by Carla Passino | Thu, 07/17/2008 - 06:55

Photos courtesy of ENIT I am a beach snob. I realised this years ago, when I took my then husband-to-be to the Poetto beach near Cagliari, in Sardinia, where I…

Capri's via Krupp reopens after 30-year restoration

by ITALY | Sun, 06/29/2008 - 03:18

Capri's panoramic via Krupp reopens to the public on Saturday after a restoration lasting more than 30 years.The official reopening will take place at 7pm but…

Travel

Italy's top ten beaches listed

by ITALY | Sat, 05/31/2008 - 03:06

The beaches of Tuscany and Sardinia stole the show here on Friday when Italy's largest environmentalist group presented its annual guide to the best coastal…

Lifestyle

Warm-up in the Alps

by ITALY | Fri, 01/25/2008 - 09:35

Climate change is hitting the Alps hard with major melting that is proceeding faster than expected, an environmental report warned on Monday.The report,…