Italy

The town of Nuoro, in eastern Sardinia, is the sort of place you probably wouldn’t go out of your way to visit, let alone build …

There is nothing to see in Nuoro which is always a relief, wrote DH Lawrence when he visited this inland Sardinian town in 1921. You …

In Sardinia everything shuts between 1pm and 4pm. If you’re used to the 24hr culture of most cities across the UK this can be somewhat …

As I wandered round the older parts of the towns we visited in Sardinia, I couldn’t resist photographing the carved wooden doors we saw – …

The village of Orgosolo in Sardinia is taken over with murals, so that the whole village has become an outdoor art gallery. There’s a tradition …

When on holiday I spend idle hours window shopping which I could never have time for at home. I admire the handicrafts in shops, designed …

One of the highlights of any stay in Cala Gonone is to take a boat trip in the Gulf of Orosei to visit the many …

If you look at the map, you can see why the Nuraghic village of Nuraghe Mannu was sighted where it was. Aside from any considerations …

As a change from the beach, we headed inland to Gola di Gorroppu in Sardinia. The walls of the gorge rise steeply to 200m on …

I visited the dome of St Peter’s in Rome one afternoon with my mother. We had to queue for about half an hour and the …

There must be so many lovely churches in Rome, but Chiesa Santa Maria is close to my idea of perfection. It was one of the …