Dear Barbara, It's not my first time in Bologna, but it's definitely my most sentimental one. Medieval cities have a substantial impact on me, sometimes adding an unbearable weight on my shoulders. I...

Dear Barbara, The way from the airport of Bologna to Florence is not really a road; it's more of a cluster of tunnels. There are dozens of tunnels on the route to Florence,...

Things to do in Catania The complete travel guide to Italy's most underrated city Catania won't probably impress you at first. It's one of these introverted cities which doesn't open up straight to the...

Dear Barbara, Of all the places I ever dreamed of visiting, Syracuse is the one with the most poetic name. It's something about the syllables that echoes like a forgotten melody in my...

If you visit the eastern part of Sicily (where Catania, Taormina, and Syracuse are), you should try to take a tour to Mount Etna. The volcano has a significant impact on Sicily's...

Taormina: the name sounds exotic, dramatic, and slightly snobby.There is a reason for that: Taormina is one of the most famous places in Italy -and definitely the pearl of Sicily. It actually...