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Italy

The Italy many travelers dream about, this compressed realm of undiluted beauty has been a chic resort ever since the Caesars made... (more)

The vast, mountainous domain of northeastern Italy, unlike other celebrated Alpine regions, has remained relatively undeveloped... (more)

Gourmets the world over claim that Emilia-Romagna's greatest contribution to humankind has been gastronomic. Birthplace of fettuccine... (more)

Florence, the city of the lily, gave birth to the Renaissance and changed the way we see the world. For centuries it has captured... (more)

Like the family jewels that bedeck its habitual visitors, the Italian Riviera is glamorous, but in the old-fashioned way. The... (more)

Making up the heel and toe of Italy's boot, the Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria regions are the largest part of what is known... (more)

It's tempting to describe Lombardy as a region that offers something for everyone. Milan is the country's business capital and... (more)

A kinetic gust of 3-D garlic-and-basil aromatherapy for the soul, Campania is a destination that no one ever forgets. More travelers... (more)

A pair of contrasting characteristics define the appeal of northwest Italy's Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta regions: mountain splendor... (more)

Only in Rome can you sip cappuccino at a café in front of the Pantheon, buy grapes at a centuries-old market, and have... (more)

Sicily has beckoned seafaring wanderers since the trials of Odysseus were first sung in Homer's Odyssey—perhaps the world's... (more)

A trip out of Rome introduces you to a different kind of Italy: people are friendlier (but speak less English), schedules are... (more)

Midway down the Italian peninsula, Tuscany (Toscana in Italian) is distinguished by rolling hills, snowcapped mountains, dramatic... (more)

Birthplace of saints and home to some of the country's greatest artistic treasures, central Italy is a collection of misty green... (more)

The arc around Venice—stretching from Verona to Trieste, encompassing the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions—has... (more)

It's called La Serenissima, "the most serene," a reference to the majesty, wisdom, and monstrous power of this city that was for... (more)