After Rome fell, the town of Amalfi was one of the first to trade goods – coffee, carpets, and paper – between Europe and points
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Dramatic, deluxe and more than a little dashing, Positano is the Amalfi Coast’s front-cover splash, with vertiginous houses tumbling down to the sea in a
With its stunning scenery, hill- and harbor-hugging towns, and historic ruins, Amalfi is Italy’s coast with the most. The breathtaking trip from Sorrento to Salerno
Stopped in its tracks by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, Pompeii offers the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must
Decumani Hotel de Charme – This hotel is a classy oasis tucked away on a residential lane in the very heart of the city, just
If you love Italy, Naples is Italy at its most hard-core. While Naples has plenty of great monuments, its main sight is the city itself:
When Pompeii was excavated in the 1700s, the king of Naples bellowed, “Bring me the best of what you find!” Pompeii’s treasures ended up here.
We chose to stay just outside of Orvieto – about 15 minutes outside the city walls. The Alta Rocca Wine Resort, run by Emiliano and
Orvieto’s cathedral has Italy’s liveliest façade. This colorful, prickly Gothic façade, divided by four pillars, has been compared to a medieval altarpiece. The optical-illusion interior
While Tuscany is justifiably famous for its many fine hill towns, Umbria, just to the south, has some stellar offerings of its own. If you