Brescia is a vibrant little Northern Italian city in the region of Lombardy. Once the Roman city of Brixia, it’s now a living-breathing-working town with a handsome historic centre boasting busy pedestrian-only shopping thoroughfares and lively interconnecting piazzas that are a delight to wander. There are also many splendid historic sights and atmospheric restaurants and … Read more
Flight cancellation compensation could be an option if your flight is cancelled – as could compensation for flight delays or missed connections. With airlines and air travel under the spotlight around the world right now – from severe turbulence incidents, and increasing near misses in the USA, to the Qantas ghost flights furore – it’s … Read more
Our Verona walking tour itinerary takes in Verona’s most romantic spots. Verona is romantic whichever way you look at it. It’s a city made for unhurried ambles hand-in-hand. And you don’t need to have read Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet nor visit the balcony where the fictional characters declared their love to appreciate the romance of … Read more
Mantua is a marvellous little city dominated by a monumental castle, dotted with palaces, piazzas and arcades, and surrounded by serene lakes. So it’s hard to imagine how Mantua is something of a ‘hidden gem’, more popular with Italian travellers than foreign visitors. But it is, and that local appeal and everyday life are reasons … Read more
Verona is captivating and it’s the history and romance of Verona, real and imagined, that make it so. Romance oozes from every polished marble street and cobblestone laneway, from the remnants of the ancient Roman city of Veronia scattered about the place to the splendour of the Renaissance palpable on every square presided over by … Read more