Florence
Italy
Lights! Camera! Cappuccino!
In this freeze-frame of 10 motion picture-perfect cities, David Whitley reveals why Italy is a cinema - and holiday - paradise.
Italy
Incredible art: the inside story
Antonio Natali provides a special insight into the works on display at one of the world's great galleries.
Italy
Siren call of an old flame
Anna Anderson A luxury tour helps Anna Anderson rekindle an Italian love affair that began as a backpacker.
Italy
Florence ... for muscle-bound mediaeval madness
Rob McFarland When I'd heard that the Calcio Storico was still played in Florence each year I presumed it would be a tame re-enactment. But this is the real deal.
Travellers Tips
Europe
Keys to the cities
A Bordeaux bolthole for $120 a night? A riverside retreat in Lisbon for the same? Here's our guide to some of Europe's best-value hotels and guesthouses this season.
Tripologist
From Paris to Rome, inhaling as you go
Tripologist How do we decide between the most loved, well-known destinations or attractions and discovering our own in France and Italy when we have only one week in each country?
