Around 100km due south of Florence, Siena is one of Italy’s best-preserved medieval cities and sits on three hills with the central piazza, known as Il Campo, at its heart.
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The Food and Wine of Siena, Tuscany
10/06/2020 .
Tuscany’s Island of Elba, Italy
04/06/2020 .
Thie small Island of Elba is just 28km long and 19km wide, is famous as the place where Napoleon spent one year in exile and you’re reminded of that at every turn.
Read the full story hereA taste of Lake Garda
01/04/2020 .
The Brescia side of this Italian idyll offers waterfront views, quirky charm and world-class rosé wines. Beverley Watts explores Gardone Riviera on Garda’s western shore.
Read the full story hereA brilliant family campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia
27/01/2020 .
TripReporter’s regular testing family, Carole and Jason and their young boys Evan and Andy went on an exciting campervan roundtrip from England to Croatia with their VW campervan through ten countries, 2,920 miles and nine campsites.
Read the full story hereThe best of Lombardy in a long weekend
13/12/2019 .
Beverley Watts enjoys the beauty and the best of Lombardy in a long weekend break.
Read the full story hereAutumn Hiking Around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
15/10/2019 .
Cortina is famous as a chic ski resort, nestling in the River Boite valley, beneath the imperial stone towers of the Dolomites, in the Southern Alps.
Read the full story hereMotor Racing and Violins in Lombardy, Italy
16/07/2019 .
It’s not for the faint of heart but it’s the best view of the city of Milan. I’m wandering around the roof terraces of the magnificent 14th-century cathedral.
Read the full story hereHiking Lake Garda. Dramatic and beautiful views.
29/04/2019 .
Our resident hiker Rupert Parker takes trip to the Italian Lakes Hiking Lake Garda
Read the full story hereSkiing in Val Gardena. Discover Italy’s premier ski resort.
05/02/2019 .
Isabel Conway enjoys the Dolomites as she goes skiing in Val Gardena
Read the full story hereLiguria beyond the Cinque Terre
09/10/2018 .
Riding an e-bike pedalling through the forest of the Cinque Terre national park, the sense of freedom and solitude I feel is liberating. There are the occasional tantalising glimpses of the Med and a vine terrace or two between gaps in the trees but otherwise, the silence is golden.
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