Polignano a Mare (Puglia)

A preference for doing things the old-fashioned way isn’t the only reason foraging remains a “thing” in pockets of Puglia. There’s another one that’s more straightforward: “Wild” food tastes better.

With a major six-year restoration of the Florence Baptistery's dome mosaics now underway, we’ve rounded up some other standout mosaic cycles around Italy to mark the occasion.

Everything about this laid-back boutique hotel in Puglia prizes its host landscape — even the name, which translates to "White Reeds."

Amid sticker shock at the supermarket and increased rates of food waste in Italy, scientists have published timely research that could add 30 days to fresh pasta's "life expectancy."