Italy Travel Stories

Apr 8, 2013 • 3 min read

Grazing your way around Italy? No doubt you've discovered that Italy's sublime cuisine tastes even better when accompanied by a glass or two of the local…

Nov 7, 2012 • 6 min read

Across the globe, lucky souls are packing for Italy to explore the famed marvels of ancient Rome, find romance along Venice's teal-blue canals – and well…

Aug 28, 2012 • 6 min read

Olympic debates may keep piazzas across Italy buzzing most summer nights, but only until the pizza arrives. Silence falls as diners rip into the hot crust…

Aug 3, 2012 • 1 min read

If you're short on time but big on an appetite for travel, you want to get straight to the highlights of a country and know exactly how to get to them. So…

Jul 3, 2012 • 6 min read

The Italian Lakes: the name evokes romantic images of twisty roads and James Bond car chases, palatial lakeside villas owned by movie stars, a daring…

Jul 3, 2012 • 7 min read

Rule number one, and the only rule worth remembering if you don’t have time to read the rest of this article, is don’t judge a restaurant in Italy by its…

Jun 27, 2012 • 2 min read

This is an excerpt from the Eating chapter of Lonely Planet's guide to Venice & the Veneto.

Jun 27, 2012 • 1 min read

This is an excerpt from the food chapter of Lonely Planet's Venice & the Veneto guide.

Jun 20, 2012 • 5 min read

Milan, 1957. It's only a little over a decade since WWII's end, and the city has not just been rebuilt, but transformed. Tunnels are being sunk for the…

Jun 20, 2012 • 2 min read

More than six million people have read Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert's account of her year-long trip through Italy, India and Bali. But seriously, how…

Jun 17, 2012 • 2 min read

Our insider tips on accommodation, free wi-fi, ordering coffee, and museum and transports passes, for the perfect Roman holiday:

Jun 17, 2012 • 3 min read

While Italians are famous for their laid-back take on life, the pace of the country's capital is anything but. In fact, it's full-blown chaos. So how can…

Jun 12, 2012 • 2 min read

Hot, dry, wracked by earthquake and eruption, Sicily marks the point where Europe is no longer entirely Europe. Find out more about the myths and mystery…

Jun 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Italy's super-charged capital boasts one of the world's most inspiring cityscapes. Take the landscape as your cue: Rome is the ideal place to realise your…

Jun 10, 2012 • 2 min read

It's a well-known fact that Rome is on the top of every stomach's must-visit list. Afraid of filling up on bucatini alla amatriciana or carciofi alla…

Jun 10, 2012 • 4 min read

Head to the heel of Italy's boot and discover a region with reasons to celebrate local food all year round. Gourmet heaven, thy name is Puglia!

Jun 10, 2012 • 3 min read

Take a guide, take an ice axe and take the exhilarating challenge of skiing the legendary Haute Route.

May 24, 2012 • 5 min read

Sicily, the Mediterranean’s largest island, has a culture entirely of its own and harbours a sinister history. Lift the lid on Italy’s volcanic island…

Apr 18, 2012 • 5 min read

Hiding right in the elegant shadows of Venice's Grand Canal palaces and must-see monuments are Venetians' most beloved hangouts. But from the major…

Apr 17, 2012 • 5 min read

The search for common ground between food lovers and weight-watchers, bargain-seekers and luxury-lovers ends in the most unlikely place: Italy. The…

Apr 12, 2012 • 3 min read

Unlike Rome and its never-ending history lesson, Milan is the birthplace of the now and the next, from cutting-edge international design and the latest…

Apr 12, 2012 • 3 min read

I think my partner and I had both given up on getting married by the time we met. Our siblings and friends had all done it and were well on their way to…