This sun-drenched southern region offers the best of Italy with fewer crowds — at least in the offseason. Word is definitely out on Puglia, the long, narrow coastal region that forms the heel of Italy ...

Elizabeth Heath is a writer and editor living on a hill in Umbria, from where she writes about travel in Italy, the rest of Europe, and farther afield. If you think about Rimini at all, you probably ...

To those who flock to its 10-mile stretch of biscuit-coloured sand, this is the ultimate seaside holiday spot. But a tale of two cities plays out in Rimini, not least because it’s sliced in half by a ...

Italy’s long and varied coast has served a summer getaway for thousands of years, but in a country with 7500-kilometers of waterfront how do you find the best sun-kissed perch for a warm-weather ...

The beaches near Maratea are among southern Italy’s best coastal destinations, frequented by Italian families but still little-known to outsiders. Long Travel offers packages to the region, including ...