Naples food guide: Neapolitan pizza, street food, sfogliatella and babà, coffee rituals, ragù and buffalo mozzarella, Campania wines and the best food tours.
A food lover’s guide to Turin: vermouth and aperitivo, bicerin and gianduja chocolate, historic cafés, Porta Palazzo market, food tours and a day in Barolo country.
See Venice from the water: gondola rides and fares, the vaporetto, water taxis and boat trips to Murano, Burano and Torcello, from shared tours to private launches.
A food lover’s guide to Florence: bistecca alla fiorentina, lampredotto, ribollita, the markets, gelato, wine windows, fine dining and the best cooking classes.
The Salento, Puglia’s heel: baroque Lecce, Otranto’s mosaic and cliffs, Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca, the best beaches, Negroamaro wines and masseria stays.
Marsala wine, the salt pans of the Stagnone lagoon, the Phoenician island of Mozia, Erice and Segesta: a wine lover’s guide to the far west of Sicily.
Milan for style lovers: the Quadrilatero della Moda, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Fondazione Prada, the Triennale, Armani/Silos, the Salone del Mobile and where to drink like a local.
Florence is where Italian fashion began: the Ferragamo Museum, Gucci, Palazzo Pitti’s Sala Bianca, Via de’ Tornabuoni and the leather, silk and perfume artisans worth finding.
The best golf courses in Tuscany, from Castiglion del Bosco and La Bagnaia to Ugolino and Argentario, with three trip plans combining golf, wine and the coast.
How to plan Portofino and Genoa: the harbour and Castello Brown, the abbey of San Fruttuoso by boat, Camogli and Santa Margherita, Genoa’s Rolli Palaces and Aquarium, pesto and focaccia, and a three-day itinerary.