italian mosaic art

Mosaic man

The Italian city of Ravenna is famous for its mosaics but one young artist is taking the ancient artform and giving it a modern touch!

oldest country in the world

The world’s oldest sovereign state

It’s the oldest sovereign state in the world and also one of the smallest. So what is San Marino like to visit as a tourist and what is there to do?

san gimignano towers

The towers of San Gimignano

San Gimignano is a city of towers. Fourteen in total these days (although at one point there were as many as 72!).

assisi basilica

It is in giving away that we receive

St Francis believed in a life free of material goods where worth was measured in kindness. How a visit to the Italian town of Assisi reinforces this idea.

The best things to do in Siena

Things to do in Siena

With so many things to do in Siena, it’s easy to spend a day or two here… unless, that is, it’s the day of The Palio!