If you love wine-tasting, vineyard-hopping, blissful beaches and delicious food, you should definitely head to the ancient wine-making town of Menfi, sitting between the fisherman city of Sciacca and Selinunte with its magnificent temples, in southwestern Sicily. A true gem of Southern Sicily, in the province of Agrigento, Menfi, is one of Italy's finest and most [...]
Summertime in the Bel Paese is synonym with heat, sun-kissed beaches and shimmering coves. High on the list of Italy’s best beaches is Tropea or, more precisely, the beach of La Rotonda. In southern Italy’s Calabria region, Tropea is a beautiful seaside resort that boasts white-sand beaches and a picturesque clifftop historic centre. Perched on [...]
A beautiful walled Tuscan village of Etruscan origins, Volterra is famous for its cobblestoned streets, alabaster workshops and well-preserved medieval ramparts. Strolling through its atmospheric cobblestone streets will make you feel like you have stepped back into time. Read on to find out more about Volterra, in Tuscany, the most picturesque region in central Italy. What to [...]
Attending a masquerade ball in the most romantic city in the world is an unforgettable experience that should be on every socialite’s bucket list. Created in 1994 by Venetian-born designer and entrepreneur Antonia Sautter, Il Ballo Del Doge is the grandest and most renowned and sumptuous masked ball of the Venice Carnival. Now in [...]
Milan is one of the world’s fashion capitals. The epicenter of style and sophistication, Milan Fashion Week represents the best of Italy’s fashion scene, with the biggest luxury houses of the world hosting catwalk shows to showcase their SS24 collections. The designs that walk down the runway during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 will [...]
The largest and most stunning natural lake in the Dolomites, Lake Braies is heaven on Earth. Blessed with charming colours, spectacular reflections and a breathtaking alpine backdrop, it is a wonderful emerald gem nestled between a majestic collection of giant peaks in the Prags Dolomites, in South Tyrol. One of the most stunning and photogenic lakes [...]
Located in a remote corner in the southern region of Basilicata, Matera is a breathtakingly beautiful maze-like settlement of ancient stone dwellings dug into soft tufa limestone, on the side of the Gravina Valley. Known for its picturesque Sassi districts, the first site in Southern Italy to be declared a World Heritage Site, the small town of [...]
Discover Umbria with ILC Landlocked between Tuscany and Lazio and separated from Marche by the jagged spine of the Sibillini Mountains, Umbria is brimming with history, natural beauty and art treasures. Often called Italy's Green Heart, Umbria has a coronet of lovely terracotta-topped villages and Medieval hill-towns, none more than a few miles from the next. A hire-car [...]
Famous for harboring French Emperor Napoleon during his exile, the Tuscan island of Elba has an exotic blend of Mediterranean cultures, stunningly picturesque architecture and idyllic landscapes, from green highlands to golden sandy bays, from lush valleys to Mediterranean pine forests. Napoleon Bonaparte would probably think twice about fleeing Elba today. Six miles off the Tuscan coast, [...]
With its stunningly beautiful mountain geography, spectacular coast and lovely stone-clad villages, Lake Como is one of the most famous Italian Lakes destinations, 30 miles north of Milan. Shaped like an inverted Y, Lake Como is surrounded by roaming mountains and lush, towering hills dotted with historic grande dame hotels, Baroque villas and picturesque hillside [...]
