16 February to 3 March 2020 Venice during carnevale sees citizens and visitors take to the streets dressed in elaborate, fantastically masked costumes. The Venice Carnival always takes place during the ten days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. Carnival, being a pre-Lent festival, means 'farewell to meat' and is celebrated throughout Italy. It was firs...

Morning bread and wine are the preferred refreshment on this Italian Riviera excursion. It's the breakfast of champions on the Italian Riviera. A chunk of focaccia bread washed down with a glass of white wine launches the day with flair for dock workers and tradesmen as well as slightly hungover tourists. In the case of the tour group my wife and I...

The region of Emilia Romagna epitomises Italian culinary delights in homely environments where hospitality is the epicentre of the local culture. Indeed, its rich agricultural industry is reflected in the verdant landscape. The mouth watering food items such as parmigiano reggiano (parmesan cheese), pasta, prosciutto ham and balsamic vinegar that h...

​ I knew Verona was going to be rather special, it being the setting for no less than two of Shakespeare's plays  writes Adam Jacot de Boinod. Hotel Due Torri Fantastically situated, yards from the river Adige and bang opposite Sant' Anastasia, one of Verona's larger churches and, minutes away from all the sites, was my hotel, Hotel Due Torri....

Ciclismo Classico, which is run by Lauren Hefferon, is celebrating 30 years in operation. The company specialises in immersive small group bike tours of Italy along with trips in Europe and elsewhere. Bike Across Italy is Ciclismo Classico's signature tour. Designed for intermediate cyclists who can bike on average 35 miles a day, the route travels...

Tuscany is one of the world's finest wine regions known for its rolling hills of vines and the Chianti, Montepulciano and Montecucco that result from them. Many of these family-run wineries have been passing down their craft from generation to generation for hundreds of years. One newer trend is the increase in architecturally-led cellars and winer...