Italy

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 …

Wandering round the narrow streets of Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto we spotted so many small cars in Rome. I was amazed that the narrow …

In St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, pilgrims come to pay their respects to the bronze statue of St Peter. St Peter was the first Pope …

If you walk up the hill from the Circus Maximus along the Via di Santa Sabina, you’ll arrive at a pleasant square where a surprise …

By the time we arrived at the Colosseum in Rome it was late morning – much later than we’d planned. We’d decided to walk from …

I was quite prepared to fall in love with Fontana delle Tartarughe or Turtle fountain in Rome, having read about it in the guide books. …