
The dream of the open road, a better and more time to live it prompted photographers Steve and Sarah Barney to travel from the West Midlands to find a home in Puglia… by motorbike

For a cooler alternative to a beach holiday, try Italy’s mountain villages. You’ll find majestic landscapes, rustic architecture and extraordinary food.

This haven on the Lazio coast, beloved of celebrities ancient and modern, captivates Gillian Price

Pure white beaches of soft, velvety sand, waters of a thousand shades of blue, soaring golden cliffs and, framing it all, the deep greens of laurel, myrtle and juniper.

The Paneveggio forest, smack in the middle of Italy's stunning Dolomite mountain range, holds a precious resource: its Norway spruce trees have been producing top quality resonance wood for cellos, violins and pianos for centuries.

Anna Mockford was sure nothing on earth could compare with the isles of Greece, but a visit to Italy’s enchanting Aeolian Islands changed her mind…

A vividly turquoise sea laps the golden sand of Porto Cesareo, in Puglia. Over at Baia dell’Orte, grey and white rocks bathe imperfectly clear waters.