Although starting life as a Roman colony and going on to be an important trading port for the Goths, Byzantines and Lombards, Trieste belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire from the 1380s until the end of WW1 when it was given back to Italy. This variety of…

Sometimes referred to as the “Capital of the Alps” Turin is Italy’s fourth largest city. The River Po glides through its centre and the mountains tower over its skyline. Famous for its Fiat factories as much as the mystery of the Holy Shroud, Turin has a…

Arguably the most romantic city on earth, Venice is a heady mix of art and architecture, of music and fashion and of the old and new. Once the centre of a trading empire stretching from Lombardy to Constantinople, Venice is built on a series of islands…

Known throughout the English-speaking world as the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the city of Verona has much to offer the 21st century visitor. Aside from its fame as La Citta dell’Amore (City of Love) its compact and beautiful centre is a…