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MILANO: ITALY’S METROPOLIS
Known for its fast-paced atmosphere, old-world charm, and elegance, Milan is Italy’s most cosmopolitan city. It’s a vibrant, multicultural place that combines a big-city vibe with the quintessential Italian spirit.
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NAPOLI-A CITY LIKE NO OTHER
Italy’s third-biggest city – the loud, cosmopolitan metropolis of Naples – is made up of a patchwork of neighbourhoods that puts ornate mansions beside gritty street art, and ancient churches next to bohemian drinking holes. The allure of this storied seaside city — the Baroque excess, the indulgent cuisine, the mesmerizing fugue state of it all — now beckons as it did in the city’s Grand Tour days.
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THE LIFE & TIMES OF PIEVE’S MAESTRO PAINTER
On this the 500th anniversary of his death, I thought it was a good opportunity to examine the life and times of the most famous and beloved son of Città della Pieve.
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CEFALU, SICILY-LAST OF THE SUMMER WARMTH.
A WEEK IN PARADISE. Cefalù is pronounced chef-a-loo, with the stress on the accented last syllable. Last October, due to my husband’s reluctance and refusal to let the summer go as the cool Umbrian winds ushered in the autumn and the temperature hovered around 16 degrees, we found ourselves unexpectedly hoping for a flight bound for Cefalù, a small, beautiful seaside town about an hour from Palermo. The 45-minute flight was quick and painless from Perugia airport (PEG) and before the cabin crew even had a chance to sell their lottery tickets, we were on the ground in Palermo (PMO), where the temperature was a balmy 32 degrees. As we…
