Walking Italy

Culture
by elisascarton | Thu, 03/10/2016 - 05:19
The Val di Sole or ‘Valley of the Sun’ is located in Italy’s north, although you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into Austria. Like much of Trentino…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/04/2016 - 00:00
Mountain huts in splendid panoramic positions abound in Italy, a country blessed with breathtaking mountain groups, such as the Dolomites. We have selected…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/17/2016 - 05:05
For legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner, a man who has traveled everywhere to explore and climb the mountains of the world, the Dolomites of northern Italy…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/20/2015 - 03:45
Foreign visitors are usually familiar with just one Italian lake, Lago di Como, made famous by actor George Clooney who owns a villa in Laglio (Italians, on…
Culture
by Anna Lebedeva | Wed, 10/28/2015 - 17:53
I often see surprised faces when talking about how close Abruzzo, dubbed as “the greenest region in Europe”, to Rome is. Just over an hour-drive from the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/28/2015 - 11:23
I have traveled to the Dolomites many times, but the feeling of amazement I experience when I look at these mountains in north-eastern Italy never fades.Their…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/16/2015 - 04:00
Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast day was recently celebrated on October 4, is considered by many to be the first “ecologist” in history. His famous…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/11/2015 - 06:00
With this article, ITALY Magazine begins a new series called “Walking Italy”. The series focuses on places in Italy best explored on foot, from gorgeous…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/04/2015 - 02:00
The Regional Park of the Appia Antica, just outside of Rome's city center, makes for a perfect day trip, especially on Sunday and national holidays, when the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/17/2015 - 04:00
The Croda Rossa mountain was looming above me. It was grand and beautiful, albeit almost a bit menacing. I was hiking the Alta Via della Croda Rossa d’Ampezzo…