Beyond the westernmost point of Sicily, beyond the confines of the western sea, the Egadi (Aegadian) Islands stand out against the Caribbean blue of a dreamy sea. You’re surely familiar with them, you’ve certainly heard of them, and the latest cinematic success—The Odyssey, by Nolan—partly filmed here has further relaunched them as a holiday destination. […]
What lies across a border? Often there are walls, barbed wire, ditches… between Sweden and Finland there are fjords. Long wounds in the land that the sea fills with its waves, over centuries, until they transform into endless navigable lakes. We take you right to the edge of the line separating these two Nordic nations […]
Cefalù is not really Arab … it has strong Greek-Byzantine roots. Its very name derives from the Greek word Kefalà (head, cape), referring to the imposing promontory that dominates it. Yet everything in this seaside town in the district of Palermo recalls the Arab and Islamic world: the urban plan of the historic quarters, […]
There was a time, between the 1980s and 1990s, when honeymooning in Hawaii was a global trend. Cruises to Hawaii were the prizes of many TV game shows. A week in Hawaii was the ideal vacation for big companies and the wealthy families. And what about today? Now that travel is affordable for everyone, […]
What do you do in the summer in Stratford-upon-Avon, the town in the English Midlands where William Shakespeare was born? This is a trip you would usually enjoy in autumn or spring, during school terms, ideal time for cultural excursions. Choosing to do it in summer is a touch of originality that could be […]
If your summer plans include a vacation in Sicily, on Mount Etna, but you don’t want to incur the excessive costs of traditional tourist destinations—Taormina, Giardini, or Catania—head to the Land of Acis, a district that is still little-known, in its entirety, although you’ve certainly heard of (and visited) some of its towns. Acireale, Aci […]
The roof of Sardinia, or rather the island’s highest point, is located within the Gennargentu massif, a mountain range located off the island’s eastern coast in the district of Nuoro-Ogliastra. Among its many peaks, Punta La Marmora (1,834 meters above sea level) stands out. In Sardinian, it’s called Perda Crapìas—meaning “broken rocks”—and is the highest, […]
Germany has two capitals: Bonn and Berlin. Or rather, it “had” two capitals in the past, when for too many years after World War 2 it was divided into two nations, West Germany and East Germany. This shameful wound was healed in the 1990s, and the country reunified, choosing the tormented Berlin as its only […]
The island of Lemno (or Limonos, or Limnos) is one of Greece’s most fascinating and lesser-known destinations. Located in the northern Aegean Sea, between Mount Athos and the island of Lesbos, it lies opposite the Turkish coast of Çanakkale and a few nautical miles from the island of Gökçeada-Imbros (also a Turkish territory). The two […]
