John Heseltine

Behind the crumbling façades, John Heseltine finds a vibrant and fascinating city. Palermo is a charming pot-pourri of Arab imprinting, Norman palaces…

Trentino was twinned with its northern neighbour Alto Adige in 1948 to create a single region, a land of refreshingly unspoilt parks full of wildlife,…

The Gargano Peninsula, with its steep forested hills and beautiful coastline, is irresistible for holiday makers who relish its gorgeous weather and i…

After a 45-minute drive from Turin you make out the impressive outline of the Alpine peaks that create the vast barrier between this part of Italy and…

'And suddenly there is Cagliari: a naked town rising steep, steep, golden looking, piled naked to the sky from the plain and the head of the formless…

Zuppa di polipi su orto lucanoFish soup, or zuppa di pesce, is on the menu just about everywhere you go in Italy, but every region has its variations…

Words and Picturese by John HelseltineThe chief town of Basilicata’s coast is Maratea, a beautiful unspoilt medieval centre that you can visit in an…

Bologna is a city with many faces, as John Heseltine discoversPictures by John Heseltine/Italian ArchiveNo word can do more to excite the interests of…

John Heseltine explores the wide variety of attractions offered by this popular destinationPictures by John Heseltine/Italian ArchiveStanding on the s…

John Heseltine explores the coast of Basilicata and its most important townPictures courtesy of John HeseltineAfter the roasting drive from Naples s…

John Heseltine goes deep into the heel of Italy and finds Lecce, a sophisticated, crumbling, gem of a city Pictures by John Heseltine If you travel…

  For John Heseltine, bell towers are a defining characteristic of many an Italian city, hill-town and village. Every day, especially holy days and fe…

Take the Italian flair for producing timeless classical designs, fuse it to the craft of the Venetian glassblower, and you have a product prized all o…