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Venice and the Vogalonga

A look at the famous annual Vogalonga, a crazy celebration of the joys of Venice canals with nearly 2000 boats and many thousands of rowers.

Pompeii and Herculaneum – see it for yourself

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Easter in Sicily: Trapani Good Friday Procession

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December’s Sunvil Supper Club: Italian Panettone

With Christmas just around the corner, here's December's Sunvil Supper Club and a recipe for the Italian favourite, panettone.

The Veneto: History, romance and spectacular scenery

Verona: “Romeo, Romeo where for art thou Romeo?” we wondered as we gazed up at Juliet’s balcony in the historic centre of Verona. Alas, no Romeo, just Will, our fellow colleague.   Piazza dell’Erbe: Verona, one of the most fascinating cities of Italy, is rich in Roman,

24 hours in Florence

Florence Tuesday 11th October 2011 With a few hours on our hands we decided to take a short walk around some of the principle sites in the city. Starting from our hotel (Hotel Paris), we headed down Via dei Banchi towards the centre. Nothing quite prepares you

The Amalfi Coast – thousands of years of history waiting to be unearthed

Small pretty villages hug the rocky coastline while young Italians, distinguished from the tourists by their far superior dress sense, fly around on mopeds without a care (or a helmet). The sun always shines, giving the sea that alluring blue and creating a sharp contrast with the

Just what is Agritourism?

Mention the phrase ‘agritourism’ to the average person looking for a holiday and you’ll probably get a wide range of reactions. Some might imagine waking up before dawn to help the farmer in milking his herd; others might picture themselves picking fruit or crushing grapes or olives.

Back from the volcano – Vesuvius

Thursday 15th April was our day for visiting Vesuvius. We drove the hire car up the volcano’s flank as far as we could go and then walked up a steep path towards the crater rim. The clouds drifted away, the sun appeared briefly and in the distance