The Italian village of Vignella can now bask in the Winter sunshine thanks to the installation of a 48 metre square mirror positioned to reflect light into the dark valley. The village mayor received a government grant to set up the mirror and now the village enjoys up to 6 hours of sunshine per day [...]

I was reading a post about the embarrassment of ordering a meal, if you were not sure how to pronounce the name of the dish.  I posted a comment saying that part of the problem is our lack of laguage skills? Can you speak any European languages well enough to get by?  I studied French [...]

I recently posted a comment on another blog about seeing the real Italy. I was again extolling the virtues of Lake Iseo. Do you have favourite place, in particular a destination that is not so well known, in Italy?

I really love Lake Iseo in Lombardy, northern Italy. When I started to research for my guide to Lake Iseo I read that several literary figures such as Edith Wharton and Georges Sand had been inspired by the beauty of the lake. I decided to write an article on this topic. Are there any places [...]

I have just finished my guide to Vicenza. Vicenza is a beautiful small city in northern Italy, Vicenza is also know as the city of Palladio, as the famous architect designed many buildings in the city. Although it is such a lovely and interesting city it is not very well known in the UK. Why [...]

The Italian government is to allow Italian cities and towns to charge a tourist tax of up to 5 euros per day. This money would have to be spent on local tourist services. Each city can choose whether to levy the tax, it could only be for certain times of the year, exemptions could be [...]