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Food & Drink

Cheese The Moment: Italian Top Five Cheeses

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 03/25/2013 - 11:26

From standalone snacks through to food accompaniments through to desserts, cheese is one of the cornerstones of Italian meals. John Bensalhia assesses the…

Culture

Top Five Fun Festivals in Italy

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 01/21/2013 - 06:46

John Bensalhia looks at five well-known Italian festivals, and investigates their backgrounds and notable quirks.In June 2012, we listed some of the notable…

Culture

Top Five Museums in Italy

by Carol King | Wed, 01/16/2013 - 05:12

Carol King selects her Top 5 must-see museums in Italy.Galleria degli Uffizi, FlorenceThe Uffizi Gallery is one of the oldest museums in the world. Housed in a…

Culture

Rome: Top Five Archaeological Sites to Visit from 2012

by Niccolò Mineo | Thu, 01/05/2012 - 07:10

Sure Rome is an invaluable chest of mediterranean tradition and fabulous history, but you might have already spent the past holidays conquering the majestic…

Culture

Five Best Historic Caffès in Trieste

by Sharon Rogers | Wed, 11/23/2011 - 11:05

Trieste has a long association with coffee drinking and production. During the first World War, Hungarian Francesco Illy arrived in Trieste and in 1933 formed…

Lifestyle

Thrill Seeker's Guide to Italy – Five Best Italian Theme Parks

by ITALY | Tue, 08/09/2011 - 04:19

Theme parks are not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Italy. The Sistine Chapel? Of course! Da Vinci's Last Supper? Obviously! And then…

Culture

Five of the Best Carnival Celebrations in Italy

by Tara McLaughlin | Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:56

If you are craving a week in the land of “la vita è bella” then there is no time like the present. That’s because it’s Carnevale and the experience will rival…

Travel

Southern Sardinia’s top five beaches

by Carla Passino | Thu, 07/17/2008 - 06:55

Photos courtesy of ENIT I am a beach snob. I realised this years ago, when I took my then husband-to-be to the Poetto beach near Cagliari, in Sardinia, where I…