Sicily is Italy’s largest island and one of its most picturesque regions. It is a fantastic destination to discover archaeological sites, visit charming little towns, explore beautiful nature, and relax at the beach! I lived in Italy for over 15 years and had the chance to visit Sicily twice — but honestly, this Mediterranean island…
Lake Garda is the largest lake in all of Italy, spanning three regions: Lombardy, Trentino Alto-Adige, and Veneto. The closest cities to Lake Garda are Brescia and Verona, but you can easily reach it from Milan and Venice as well. The southern towns on Lake Garda are popular destinations for day trips, but if you’re…
Note: This is a guest post by Brady Trautman of SV Delos. Sailing across an ocean is a humbling experience! Over the past ten years, I’ve been fortunate enough to live a lifestyle that allows me to experience the world by boat, crossing vast distances by the power of the wind, and experiencing a way…
Crystalline turquoise waters, powdery soft sand beaches, candy-colored coastal towns on clifftops: these views await you when you visit the Algarve coast in the southernmost part of Portugal. With Spain flanking its east and the Atlantic Ocean to its west, the Algarve’s little section of the Mediterranean is one of of Europe’s most scenic, with…
Amidst the rolling hills, sun-kissed vineyards, and tranquil river valleys, you’ll find an uncountable number quaint villages and towns in France worth visiting. Imagine strolling down cobblestone alleys lined with ancient stone houses, their walls draped with blooming flowers in the summer and open-air markets buzzing during the summer. Picture sipping a glass of local…
If Lahti was in any other part of the Nordics, it’d surely get a lot more attention, but Finnish cities with the exception of the capital seem to coast under the radar. It’s as if most people’s knowledge of the country stops after Helsinki and Finnish Lapland (with its ‘capital’ in Rovaniemi). But in between…
My first visit to Garmisch-Partenkirchen was actually a complete accident while exploring Bavarian towns like Füssen, but as I drove into town, I could already tell that this would be one of my favorite places in Germany. Home to Germany’s highest mountain, Garmisch is the idyllic Bavarian mountain town of your dreams! You can spend…
While the big, famous cities like Florence, Siena, and Pisa are mandatory stops for any visitor traveling to Tuscany, the Central Italian region is also home to countless delightful little towns. Although they fly under the radar for most travelers, a closer look reveals that these charming little locales are just as worthy of attention….
Azure waters, rugged coastline, candy-colored houses in every color of the rainbow: the Cinque Terre, Italian for ‘five lands’, of the Italian Riviera are too beautiful to be true. Connected by hiking trails and train, these five villages are part of the protected lands of Cinque Terre National Park, and they collectively became a UNESCO…
