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The best base for visiting Sicily & Other Travel Tips

by Sarah Smith | Aug 3, 2018 | Italy Travel Tips

Sicily has a rich and unique human and natural history, with man-made and natural wonders...

Laterza By Night, A Walking Tour of the Centro Storico

by Thomas Dowson | Mar 22, 2018 | Italy Travel Tips

Take a walking tour of Laterza with a trained, local guide and gain an insider’s view of...

9 Historical Towns, 9 Irresistible Reasons to Visit Puglia

by Thomas Dowson | Mar 20, 2018 | Italy Travel Tips

From the tip of Italy’s heel to the ravines at the instep, from coastal towns on the...

5 Historic Landmarks That Tell the Stories of Ginosa

by Thomas Dowson | Mar 13, 2018 | Italy Travel Tips

Discover the stories of a town in southern Italy where the inhabitants were living in rock-cut...

A Museum, Basilicas & Piazzas Galore: sightseeing in Olbia, Sardinia

by Jason Summers | Jan 2, 2018 | Italy Travel Tips

Olbia is both a port and airport city in north-east Sardinia. Holiday makers on their way to...

Nuraghe La Prisgiona, Sardinia: Discovering the Archaeology of an Incredible Nuragic Village

by Jason Summers | Nov 5, 2017 | Italy Travel Tips

The Nuragic culture developed during the Bronze Age in Sardinia, leaving behind a distinctive...

Walking the Medieval City Walls of Alghero, Sardinia

by Jason Summers | Nov 2, 2017 | Italy Travel Tips

Alghero is a beautiful medieval city located on the north-west coast of Sardinia. During the...

What’s Left of the Romans in Otranto?

by Thomas Dowson | Aug 11, 2017 | Italy, Italy Travel Tips

Established by the Greeks when they colonised the Salento peninsular, or the ‘heel’ of...

Visiting Rome’s Capuchin Crypt, 2023

by Ethan Doyle White | Mar 21, 2017 | Italy, Italy Travel Tips, Rome

In the centre of Rome is the Capuchin Crypt – officially the Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars, which is at once both shocking and fascinating. A series of small chapels beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini contain the bones and mummified remains of an estimated 4,000 individuals. Far from being a macabre spectacle, the Capuchin order believes the remains of former friars are a silent and poignant reminder of our mortality and the passage of life on Earth.

A Room in Monopoli’s Centro Storico – Borgo San Martino

by Thomas Dowson | Nov 1, 2016 | Reviews, Italy Travel Tips

Borgo San Martino B&B is situated in the heart of historic Monopoli, Puglia. A few minutes walk to vibrant town squares with restaurants that offer everything from breakfast to a night cap. You are also within walking distance of many interesting Medieval attractions as well as the beach; and only a short taxi ride to some of the regions finest archaeological and historical sites.