Italy
Seven wonders to see at the destroyed Roman city of Pompeii
Pompeii is huge. Comprising nine regions across 66 hectares it would take two to three days to see it all. Here are seven highlights.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
I hadn’t heard of this beautiful, tiny country until I visited it
The entire country of San Marino, just 61 square kilometres, is UNESCO World-Heritage listed.
- by Kristie Kellahan
Forget Spain: Italy’s Camino trail is older, longer and less crowded
The Via Francigena was Europe’s overland spine, and it’s now growing in popularity as a slow-travel option through the continent’s most touristic countries.
- by Luke Slattery
The culinary clash causing a food war in Sicily
An extension of the feud between Sicily’s two largest cities, Palermo and Catania, this is the rice dish that divides an island.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
The latest sites to join the renowned World Heritage list
World Heritage designations are made when places nominated by their home country are assessed and deemed of “outstanding universal value to humanity”.
- by Julietta Jameson
On board the new cruise giant that’s a ‘next-level Love Boat’
With a glass dome up top, a sphere atrium below and liquefied natural gas for propulsion, the new Sun Princess is in a class of its own.
- by Kerry van der Jagt
This famous Europe trek can be easier – and more pleasurable
For those short on time or stamina, there’s an easier way to enjoy the best bits of the Tour du Mont Blanc hiking route.
- by Rob McFarland
The secret Swiss valley only locals know about
Near the Italian and Austrian borders, there is an exquisite region Australians have yet to discover.
- by Justine Costigan
We tried to beat the crowds to this stunning Italian island – it didn’t go so well
We planned to avoid Capri’s tourist throngs and heat by visiting out of season, but our cunning strategy didn’t quite pay off.
- by Kurt Johnson
The $13 rocky train journey around Europe’s most active volcano
This relatively little-known, almost perfectly circular rail loop has been traversing Mount Etna since the late 19th century, but it’s no tourist train.
- by Anthony Dennis
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