Varenna Italy is a beautiful city on the shores of Lake Como in Italy. The center of town is OK looking but Varenna saves its prettiest face for views from the lake. ...

Portovenere is on the Italian coast is just south of the Cinque Terre. I am guessing that the guy in the foreground with the megaphone is a tour guide. You have to ...

The Amateur Traveler talks to Italophile Ira Bernstein who returns to the show to talk about day trips in Tuscany that you can take from Florence. We talk about visiting the walled ...

This is the coastline just south of the Cinque Terre in Italy. The church of San Pietro was built in the 6th century on the site of an ancient temple to Venus ...

Rick Steves made the Cinque Terre famous to Americans but the Italians already knew of these 5 fishing villages along the rocky northwest cost of Italy. This photo was shot on a ...

This picture is taken from the Campanile di San Marco and looks out to the northeast over the Cathedral and the rest of Venice. The campanile is a reconstruction of the tower ...

I am not sure when I will make it back to Venice but I am reminded of my trip each time I walk through my living room. Of all the photos that ...

frecciarossa vs eurostar Originally uploaded by Ciccio Pizzettaro Fans of train travel show know that travel to Italy just got even better (as if you can improve on a country with gelato). ...

The official social media outpost for Tuscany, All Things Tuscany, emailed me information about their new entry into the popular category of augmented reality iPhone apps – Tuscany+. If you are not ...

The picture for this month’s wallpaper is from Italy from the town of Bellagio on the shores of Lake Como. Regular width (1600 x 1200) / without calendar Widescreen (1920 × 1200) ...