VENETO Wine might not be the first thing you associate with Italy’s Veneto region. That’d likely be Venice, the capital, and one of the most famous places on the planet, endlessly mythologized, celebrated,  depicted -...

LE MARCHE As the least heralded region in a North Central Italian triumvirate that includes Tuscany and Umbria, Le Marche sometimes gets lost in the stampede of visitors thronging its famous neighbors. It’s also easy...

LIGURIA  Though arguably most associated with France, the Riviera - as concept, aspiration, and actuality - originates in Liguria, in northwestern Italy. The word itself is Italian for “coastline,” and was first applied to the...

ABRUZZO We spent last month  in Trentino- Alto Adige, adjusting to the altitude and confusing appellations. So April seems like a good time to continue our climb in the likewise alpine Abruzzo, about 700 kilometers...

TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SUDTIROL This month we’re taking it to the top, visiting Italy’s northernmost region and leading source of stunning Dolomite peaks, subsequent  green valleys, and befuddling nomenclature. Even the above mouthful is an abbreviation, the...