By the end of winter, my family (and every other family here in southeastern Italy) is finally ready to play along the white ...

Endless travel fantasy fulfillment has long been an Italian specialty. Think of the early-Renaissance glory of Siena, Palermo’s exotic Moorish roots, and the aqueous fever dream that is Venice.

In this southernmost region of the country’s bootheel, the Ionian Sea is to the west, the Adriatic to the east, and the countryside is filled with stone walls and twisted olive trees, fields of long ...

In the region that forms stiletto heel of Italy’s boot, the beautiful sea draws a new generation of hotels, eateries to mix with classic architecture, art “Go to one of the inland cities today,” ...

The tables are filling up fast tonight in Gustavo Braceria. Carmela moves between the groups of diners, greeting them like old friends. Her relaxed demeanour conceals a flurry of activity as she ...

Dial down the pace driving the backroads of southern Puglia. In Salento, discovery comes with every twist of the road — from olive mills and remote farmhouses to coves and a sea-facing castle. The ...

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

Salento, famed for white sand beaches, is frequently compared to the Maldives. This all-inclusive hotel is the perfect base Cathy Toogood has worked as a travel journalist for more than 15 years, ...