Church bells echoed through the sunny piazza as I plopped down on a stone bench, digging my plastic spoon into a cup of basil gelato. I’d hiked about 5 miles that morning. I had another 5 to go. A ...

On our Explore tour, we stayed at an agriturismo near the hiking trails and guides were adept at finding quiet spots along the famous coast ...

Italy is one of Europe’s most popular destinations, and for good reason: It’s one of the cultural, culinary and classical centers of the world. Yet the country is much more than Pisa, pasta and ruins ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Call it an Alpine fever dream. Or disorientation from a nearly utopian week in Italy’s vertiginous, bone-white Dolomite Mountain region, hiking through ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something elemental about hiking an active volcano and staring into the gaping maw of its steaming crater. It's like looking into the ...

Call it an Alpine fever dream. Or disorientation from a nearly utopian week in Italy’s vertiginous, bone-white Dolomite Mountain region, hiking through verdant valleys and along exposed ridgelines, ...

Along Italy's Amalfi Coast, the mountains don't just meet the Tyrrhenian Sea, they jut right out of it. Everything here is vertical: the cliffs, towns and trails. Wherever you are, you have a view ...

The country that created the Slow Food movement is now championing slow travel with an ambitious €35m, 13-year plan to connect all of Italy's 25 national parks. On a recent evening, Elia Origoni stood ...

CORTINA D’ AMPEZZO, Italy — Hiking up a road should be simple, right? It’s relatively wide, so you’re not apt to step off and tumble down the mountain. It’s relatively smooth, so you’re not likely to ...