Matera, the southern Italian city known for its ancient caves and modern comeback, is the 2019 European Capital of Culture.

Today's photo comes from the stony, surreal cityscape of Matera, Basilicata. I was reminded to post about the 2019 Italian Capitale della Cultura after yesterday's announcement proclaiming Parma the Italian cultural capital for 2020. We're currently in the Year of Palermo. Palermo, Matera, ...

Stanley Tucci returns with four more episodes of his show Searching for Italy. Season 2, Part 2 episodes on Calabria, Sardinia, Liguria, and Puglia.

Italy is made up of 20 regions, each with its own history, flavors, customs, and local dialects. Some regions, like Tuscany and Sicily, are well-known as travel destinations, while others like Lazio, Lombardy, and Piemonte, are overshadowed by their capitals Rome, Milan, and Turin. It's ...

Lombard cities Bergamo and Brescia unite as the 2023 Italian Capital of Culture.

In Season 2 of Searching for Italy, Stanley Tucci visits Veneto, Piedmont, Umbria, London, Calabria, Sardinia, Puglia, and Liguria.

Biccari, the latest Italian village trying to attract foreigners with cheap real estate, also happens to be my family's ancestral home. Here are some personal thoughts and observations on this small town in Puglia.

The island city of Procida is the Capital of Italian Culture for 2022.

I haven't been everywhere in Italy. But I have traveled extensively throughout the country, both as a guidebook writer and as a resident. I have been to 16 out of Italy’s 20 regions. I have also visited Vatican City and San Marino, two tiny countries that share the Italian peninsula with Italy. ...

Basilicata, the instep of Italy's boot, is best known for the stony town of Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region is mostly mountainous, save for two stretches of coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Taranto. Basilicata is also known as "Lucania," a name that dates back to ...

Italy holds the record for the most UNESCO heritage sites in the world. There are currently 58 UNESCO sites in Italy—53 cultural and 5 natural—and many others are under consideration. In addition to these 58 physical sites, UNESCO recognizes Italy's intangible cultural heritage. There ...

Part 1 of 20 Things We Love About Italy includes travel ideas for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Le Marche, Liguria, and Lombardy.

Below, in alphabetical order by region, are links to official regional and local tourism boards in Italy. These include 14 "città metropolitane," which are larger cities and their metro areas. Tourism board sites are often fantastic resources for learning more about destinations to visit, where ...