In Sicily, many things are different. Even fire and water. In other places the two elements stand in irreconcilable contradiction to each other. But on the Aeolian Islands off Sicily's northeastern ...

Everyone dreams of the Amalfi Coast, that glittering strip of cliffside glamour. Italy’s islands tell a quieter, deeper story. Scattered across the Tyrrhenian, Ionian, and Adriatic seas, they are ...

The ancient Greeks settled on the Aeolian Islands sometime in the Bronze Age where they traded with their neighbors ...

Few expressions conjure a specific geographical picture like "the heel of the boot." Most can immediately picture a map of Italy and the thin "heel" that reaches southeast into the Adriatic. The ...

Would you like to experience the beauty, culture, and history of a memorable Italian odyssey with a visit to the island of Capri, Italy? Boasting stunning sights and attractions to explore, this ...

Lake Iseo and Monte Isola offer a version of Italy that feels relaxed, authentic, and refreshingly uncrowded. It is the kind ...

The Italian Island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea includes Sant’Antioco, a southern sub-island attached via a constructed isthmus. This isle is 42 square miles (109 square kilometers) in area, ...

This Italian island is overrun by so many goats that locals are begging people to sail away with as many as they can catch. Alicudi is the least inhabited — when you’re counting people, that is — of ...