Italian countryside

Can a small cup of coffee change the fate of a borgo, a historic village? In Sardinia, three young women have turned an everyday gesture into a collective invitation to put down roots again in places many had stopped believing in.

There is only one place in the country that can claim the title of Italy’s only car-free town. No traffic lights, no engines idling, no delivery vans edging through narrow lanes.

Italy isn't just about great art cities and famous villages: there's another geography made up of tiny towns where the houses can be counted on one hand and life flows very quietly. These are the smallest villages in Italy, places where it only takes a few minutes to walk through the entire town. In these tiny villages with very few inhabitants, every house has a story, every alley holds a memory, and every elder is a sort of living archive of traditions, dialects, and legends.

Milan and the big lakes tend to steal the spotlight. But Lombardy has far more up its sleeve. Beyond the headline names, there’s a patchwork of villages with castles rising straight out of the water, footpaths clinging to cliffs between mountains and lakes, grand villas with vast gardens, and old-school spa towns where slowing down feels natural. Explore lesser-known yet unmissable villages in Lombardy that deserve a spot on your holiday wish list.

The editors of the German outdoor Trekking magazine asked readers to vote for their favourite hiking trails and regions across Europe. Around 35,000 votes were cast, and the top destinations can now display the coveted Trekking Award 2026 title.

Those arriving in Orbetello find a lagoon town with the open sea only a few steps away. This corner of Tuscany pairs long sandy beaches with rocky coves, backed by shady pine forests and lapped by remarkably clear water.

It looks like Mars, but it's Italy. In a country known for its hills, villages, and picture-perfect beaches, there are places that astound: monumental dunes, clay hills carved by water, barren expanses where the wind dictates its rules. In Italy, there are deserts, not in the climatic sense, but desert landscapes shaped by time, erosion, and history.

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On 5 April, during the prime-time broadcast of Il Kilimangiaro, the winner of Borgo dei Borghi 2026 was officially announced.

Italy isn’t only about Renaissance cities and lazy, sun-soaked lunches.

In global prime real estate, visibility often commands attention — Monaco’s waterfront, the villas of Saint‑Tropez, the penthouses of Manhattan. Yet among ultra-high-net-worth families, a quieter pattern has emerged.

Italy’s northern edge tapers off in a small Alpine settlement at the head of a narrow valley on the Austrian border.

Northern Italy is a different creature from Rome and the south.

Italy’s trend of offering financial incentives to revive depopulated areas continues in 2026, and the Autonomous Province of Trento has confirmed that its popular €100,000 grant scheme will continue with new funding allocated for this year.Here’s what you need to know about the scheme in 2026.Up to

Italy’s cities get most of the attention, but it’s the smaller villages that really show how layered the country is.

When people talk about Italy’s most beautiful mountain towns, they’re usually picturing snow-capped peaks, stone houses and those emerald-green valleys.

Italy isn’t just frescoed ceilings and sunbaked piazzas — slip beyond the olde worlde city walls and an entirely different world opens up. Snow-dusted peaks, emerald-green forests and cliffside paths unfurl across a country that feels, at times, wonderfully untamed.

When people search for Italy's most beautiful towns, they’re often talking about I Borghi più belli d’Italia — an official association that recognises small historic villages across the country. This isn’t a glossy travel ranking or a social media trend.

If the beach isn’t your style, Italy’s mountains offer a wonderfully atmospheric alternative, especially now that winter has arrived.

The UN Best Tourism Villages initiative puts Italy in the frame for 2025 with three villages.

As the year draws to a close and thoughts turn to fresh starts, many buyers begin dreaming of a place where they can enjoy slower living, crisp country air and generous outdoor space.

As you make your way up the volcano along dry-stone walls, lava-stone roads, and through historic hamlets, you’ll discover lush vineyards. Differences in altitude, sun exposure, and soil give rise to wines with a truly unique character, telling the story of Europe’s highest active volcano.

Every region of Italy is home to breathtaking historic gardens and parks. From UNESCO World Heritage Sites to secret garden islands and historic mazes, here are the best gardens in Italy that you simply cannot miss.

Across the Dolomites and the Apennines, the most beautiful snowy villages in Italy are all snow‑dusted bell towers, olde worlde stone lanes and glistening rooftops.

Perched in the prestigious hills above Florence, Tuscany, just five minutes from the historic centre, this exceptional 15th-century villa is offered fully furnished and turnkey at €12,500,000, presenting a rare opportunity to own a piece of Tuscan heritage reimagined for contemporary living. Me