The Near-Extinct Stitch That Burano Saved With a School
By Ines Keane There is no loom, no bobbins, nothing mechanical between the thread and the hand holding the needle. […]
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The Stone Michelangelo Chose
By Isla Quinn Stand below the Apuan Alps and the slopes look scarred. Pale cuts in the rock where marble
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Murano, the Island That Made Glassmaking a Secret
By Porter Lang Glassmakers on Murano were forbidden to leave. A law of 1295 said so in plain terms, which
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Deruta’s Maiolica Workshops
By Ines Keane Pottery was made in Deruta in the early Middle Ages, yet no surviving piece can be firmly
The Dolomites: A 6-Day Hut-to-Hut Hiking Itinerary
South Tyrol, 6 days, hut-to-hut hiking The Dolomites get compared to the Alps constantly, but the jagged, pale limestone spires
Tuscany’s Hill Towns: A Slower Itinerary Beyond Florence
Tuscany, 6–7 days, self-drive Florence earns two days, not the whole trip — the region’s real character is in its
Sicily: Italy’s Most Underrated Island
Sicily, 8–9 days, self-drive Sicily gets a fraction of mainland Italy’s tourist traffic despite holding ancient Greek temples better preserved
The Amalfi Coast Beyond Positano
Campania, 5–6 days Positano is the postcard, but it’s also the most crowded and most expensive town on the coast