When the Cycling Riviera in Liguria won Italy’s 2025 Green Road Award, I paid attention—not because I follow cycle tourism prizes, but because this 33-kilometer coastal trail was reclaimed from an old railway line, completely flat, and built for exactly the kind of riding I
Caseificio Borderi doesn’t just make sandwiches. Andrea Borderi puts on a show — stacking prosciutto, grilled vegetables, and thick slices of homemade mozzarella onto crackly bread while a patient queue watches from the narrow aisles of the Ortigia Market. The line can feel daunting, especially
Those two rows of cypress trees on the hill south of San Quirico d’Orcia are among the most photographed in the world. You’ve seen them on postcards, on Instagram, on the cover of some paperback novel. People pull over, take the picture, and get back
The word aperitivo comes from the Latin aperire, meaning “to open.” Not just your appetite — your evening, your conversation, your willingness to actually be with the person across the table. That’s the whole point of a date, isn’t it? And yet so many date
The classic Venice–Florence–Rome route works on paper. But anyone who has actually traveled it as a couple knows the catch: three cities in ten days means packing up every few nights, navigating train schedules with luggage, and arriving at each new hotel just tired enough
The distance between the Colosseum and the Vatican is about four kilometres—manageable on a map, but the walking route runs across uneven stone streets and sun-baked plazas that make it feel significantly longer. Florence’s main sights, by contrast, sit inside a twenty-minute walking radius. That
If you’re invited to an Italian wedding, clear your schedule for the next 24 hours. Well, maybe not quite that long, but you’ll need the whole day. The typical reception runs from an aperitivo around 12:30 PM all the way through to the first guests
I’ve been lucky enough to explore Italy several times now, and one thing I’ve learned is that renting a car is often the last thing you want to do. Between the limited traffic zones (ZTLs) that fine you for driving through historic centers, the narrow
Ballarò Market has been operating for roughly nine centuries longer than Italy has been a country. The market traces back to the 10th century, when Palermo was under Arab rule, and it’s been running continuously ever since — Italian unification didn’t happen until 1861. That
The first time I read about the tandem zipline in the Dolomites, it was the detail about the parallel cables that got me. Two lines running side by side so couples can fly together, at 80 km/h, suspended 100 metres above the ground, looking at
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The Sentiero dei Limoni connects Maiori and Minori with roughly 400–800 stone steps, climbing through terraces where the sfusato amalfitano lemon has been grown for centuries. – Amalfi Outdoor Experience I was standing in the main piazza of Minori, coffee in hand, staring up at the hillside behind the Basilica di Santa Trofimena. Terraced rows of green and yellow climbed the slope in tight lines, held up by dry-stone walls that looked older than the church itself. A few minutes earlier I had asked a local shopkeeper about the lemon groves visible from town. She pointed to a narrow
I first heard about Marina del Cantone from a friend who grew up going to the Sorrento coast long before the influencers arrived. She described it as the place her family went when they wanted to escape the crowds, a little fishing village with a pebbled beach and a pasta dish so good it has its own name. I’d been to Sorrento, Positano, and Amalfi, and loved them, but I also felt the strain of the crowds. So when I finally made it to Marina del Cantone, I understood exactly what she meant. Marina del Cantone is a refuge
I stood on the pebble beach at Marina del Cantone, squinting at the water. It was a shade of blue so deep and vivid that I thought my eyes were playing tricks. I pulled out my phone, lined up the shot, and watched the screen turn the color into something flat and ordinary. The water in Nerano simply does not photograph correctly. That’s not a complaint — it’s a challenge. Nerano is a tiny fishing village in the municipality of Massa Lubrense, about 70 km from Naples, tucked between the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento Peninsula. Nerano is a
Cava de’ Tirreni has reinvented itself. It is no longer just a beach destination. It is a place where people come for the art, the history and the peace.” – Pasquale Schiattarella, local tour guide, via The New York Times I stepped out of the car in Cava de’ Tirreni and the first thing I noticed was the air. Cool, clean, carrying pine instead of salt. After days on the Amalfi Coast, where heat bounces off limestone and the sea breeze is a constant companion, the shift felt immediate. This town sits on the steep slopes of the Lattari
I stood on a terrace carved into rock so steep I had to brace myself with one hand. Below me, the Mediterranean glittered. Beside me, vines twisted out of soil that barely looked deep enough for a houseplant. In August 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization added Amalfi’s terraced farming system to its Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems list — recognizing that these stone-walled plots let people grow food on terrain most would call impossible. – lavocedinewyork.com Emily’s Take Yes, the vineyard terraces of Furore are worth a detour — but only if you’re okay with steep roads, manual
I stood at the edge of the path in Bomerano, looking down at the terraced lemon groves and the sea stretching toward Capri, and I finally understood why they call it the Path of the Gods. The Sentiero degli Dei runs 7.8 km from Bomerano (in the municipality of Agerola) to Nocelle, a hamlet above Positano, and it’s the kind of walk that shifts something in you. Most people start from the other end, but the real magic happens when you go this way. The trail runs 7.8 km from Bomerano (Agerola) to Nocelle, mostly downhill, with views of
