11 articles tagged with italy travel
Growing up with one foot in Milan, Lake Como was my childhood playground—a glistening sapphire nestled among emerald mountains. While most visitors flock to the grand villas and popular lidos, the lake harbors secret shores known primarily to locals. These...
The Amalfi Coast has been my muse for nearly three decades, a love affair that began during my days as a young designer for *Voyager* magazine. This dramatic coastline—where vertiginous cliffs plunge into the cerulean Mediterranean and pastel villages cling...
When I first landed in Bologna six years ago, I expected a quick two-day stopover before heading to Florence. Two weeks later, I was still using this incredible city as my base camp for daily adventures across Northern Italy. What...
Standing at Milano Centrale, that magnificent marriage of fascist monumentalism and Art Deco exuberance, I found myself contemplating the curious paradox of Milan's transit system. Unlike Rome, where chaos seems encoded in the urban DNA, or Venice, where waterways dictate...
You know what's wild? How the intricate network of ancient pipes beneath Cinque Terre's colorful cliffside villages mirrors the complex web of hidden pathways connecting these five stunning communities. As someone who spends her days thinking about flow systems—both water...
When my son Liam and I stepped off the plane in Rome last spring, I could practically feel the animation cells of history flipping through time right beneath our feet. Sure, the Colosseum was high on our list (what 12-year-old...
The first time I glimpsed San Gimignano's skyline from the winding Tuscan road, I nearly drove off the pavement. Fourteen medieval towers puncturing the horizon like stone sentinels, unchanged for almost a millennium. As someone who has photographed mountain ranges...
While I'm typically writing about traveling with three kids in tow, this past spring I found myself with a rare solo opportunity when my wife needed to attend a tech conference in Milan. With the children happily spending quality time...
I still remember the first time I rounded that heart-stopping curve on the Amalfi Drive, knuckles white on the steering wheel, as the sapphire Mediterranean suddenly appeared 500 feet below. The road clung to the cliffside like an afterthought, and...
There's something magical about standing on the same stones where Christopher Columbus once walked. As a nurse who's spent years patching up scrapes and bruises, I've developed a unique appreciation for things that have survived centuries of wear and tear....
When most travelers picture the Amalfi Coast, their minds immediately drift to colorful cliffside villages, azure waters, and limoncello. But beneath this postcard-perfect facade lies a historical tapestry woven over thousands of years. As someone who's spent decades exploring geological...
