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Le Cinque Terre (or Five Lands), a string of picturesque towns along the northern Ligurian coast, is known for its steep, terraced vineyards and olive groves, cliffside hiking trails and unique ecosystem. But the colorful, charm-filled towns — which collectively make up a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — have also been at the forefr...

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Every year, UN officials reveal a plethora of new landmarks and landscapes that will be added to their prestigious World Heritage List. Being included not only raises awareness of these cultural and natural sites for tourism, but also offers these important areas greater protection. For years, Italy has reigned supreme with the most UNESCO World He...

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, the city of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of Veneto, as well as the historical center of Rome, the Amalfi Coast, and the Aeolian Islands. The Sassi of Matera, Mount Etna and the Dolomites, the Cinque Terre, and the wine landscapes of Piedmont. These are just some of the 59 sites in Italy that have been included i...

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The moment I first set foot along the craggy coast of Monterosso al Mare, the westernmost village of the Cinque Terre, I knew I had discovered a unique paradise. It was early October 2007 and far off in the distance, the clifftop villages belonging to this unparalleled Ligurian landscape beckoned with their vivid colors, illuminated by the late sum...

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If you are planning a nice trip to Veneto you absolutely can’t miss the unique and suggestive panorama of the Prosecco Hills, a territory being part of Unesco heritage since 2019 located in the heart of the region, in the province of Treviso. Here, among green hills embellished with iconic castles and above all rich vineyards, whose grapes are the...

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To find the place I’d like to show you today, we need to leave behind Tuscany’s iconic rolling hills with their vineyards and olive groves, and venture deeper into the Val d’Orcia region. Between the historic towns of Siena and Montepulciano — approximately 50 kilometers south of the first — and just a stone’s throw away from the UNESCO World Herit...

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We rarely think about it when we see on Italian roads hundreds of sheep following their shepherd. Yet that ancient rite, transhumance, is a fundamental piece of Italy's agricultural culture. UNESCO has now also recognized this, yesterday proclaiming transhumance in the Alpine and Mediterranean regions, and its 38 breeds of sheep, an "intangible cul...

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The first major city that unified the wine trade from the Middle East to the Mediterranean and throughout Europe, and which upholds the long-standing traditions of Italian cuisine that are exported around the globe, Pompei will be the backdrop to tell 8,000 years of history of vine and wine from Georgia to Campania, between culture, art and science...

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Venice should be added to a list of world heritage sites in danger, the UN's cultural agency has said. The iconic Italian city is at risk of "irreversible" damage from overwhelming tourism, overdevelopment and rising sea levels due to climate change, according to a report from Unesco. The agency aims to encourage the better preservation of the site...

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Once a bustling, blue collar port town, Pompeii’s fate was sealed with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 7.9 A.D. Today, Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the most visited sites in Italy and one of the most visited archaeological sites in all the world. Visiting Pompeii? Keep reading to see what life in ancient Rome was like – and pla...

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