Umbria is a small landlocked region in the exact centre of Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Le Marche and Lazio. It is the only Italian region with neither a coastline nor a frontier with another country, and the only one on the peninsula that no sea touches. It covers roughly 8,460 square kilometres, has around 850,000…
In Sicily the area matters more than the villa. Almost every rural property has a pool, so the pool is not what distinguishes one week from another — the drive to the sea, the altitude and the degree of isolation are. Decide those three things first, then look at photographs. Three variables that decide everything…
The best months to visit Sicily are May, June, September and early October. September has the warmest sea and emptying beaches; May has the greenest landscape and the lightest pressure on the coast. July and August are hot and full. From November to March the island is quiet and inexpensive, and better suited to cities,…
Attending the Palio of Siena means immersing yourself in the pulsing heart of Tuscan identity, through a centuries-old ritual that transforms the city and its surrounding countryside into a world-class stage. The race on August 16th, dedicated to the Assumption, represents the climax of the Sienese summer, yet the experience extends far beyond the three…
