The final region of Italy we explored was Lombardy – to the east of the Piedmont. Lombardy is located between the Alps to the north and the Po River to the south and is the most populated region of Italy, as well as the first place many visitors arrive because of the Milan Malpensa International Airport (like us!). We have been in and out of Milano 5 times on our […]
Piedmont is Italy’s second largest region and is a big wine-producing area with approximately 45,000 hectares under vine. The name, Piedmont, translates to foot of the mountains, and the mountains form a backdrop to almost everywhere you go – with the Alps in the north and west and the Apennines in the south. We put our toe in the waters of Lake Maggiore in the Piedmont region when we spent […]
Mamma-Mia, Bellissimo! We had a rich and colourful month in Italy in June-July, driving through six very different regions from Milano down to Rapallo on the Ligurian sea, across to Florence in Tuscany, around Bologna and Cesena in Emilio-Romagna down the Adriatic coast to Sirolo in the Marche region and Trani, Monopoli, Ostruni and Alborabella in the Apulia, then back up to Baveno on Lake Maggiore and Lake Garda and […]