Listen to “342. Cinque Terre Secrets – A Local's Guide to Slow Travel [From the Vault]” on Spreaker. Summary In this re-run of a popular episode, we’re joined by Ligurian cookbook author and food experience curator Enrica Monzani for an insider’s look at one of Italy’s most iconic destinations – the Cinque Terre. Enrica shares […]
Listen to “341. First-Timer's Guide to Italy – Essential Travel Tips [From the Vault]” on Spreaker. Summary In this re-run of a favorite episode, we’re joined by Corinna Cooke, best-selling author of the Glam Italia! How to Travel Italy series, who splits much of her year there from her own home base. Corinna and Untold […]
Listen to “340. This Beautiful Country – Exploring Italy’s Natural Beauty” on Spreaker. Summary Beyond Italy’s iconic cities and cuisine lies a hidden world of natural wonders. In this episode, Katy Clarke talks with organic farmer and author Ed Cutler about his book, This Beautiful Country: How Italy’s Nature Shaped Its Culture and Civilisation, exploring […]
Many people are asking can you travel to Italy in 2026. In this article we outline the conditions for travel to Italy, protocols required on arrival and what to expect when you get there. We will continue to update this page as the situation changes. We do not speculate on the prospects for changes in […]
Getting your Italy packing list right is genuinely one of the most useful things you can do before you go. Not because packing is especially complicated. Because it is easy to get wrong in very specific ways that Italy will make you regret within about 48 hours of landing. Our team has been traveling and […]
Whether you’re a sports lover or not, almost anyone can appreciate the excitement in the air when you’re in Italy on match day. And if you want in on the action, you’ll need to know how to watch a soccer match in Italy. Soccer is pretty much Italy’s unofficial national obsession, followed by a fervor […]
Listen to “339. The Odyssey – Legendary Italian Locations from Homer’s Epic Revealed” on Spreaker. Summary Anthropologist and unique tour host Monique Skidmore joins host Katy Clarke in this episode to uncover the Italian locations behind Homer’s Odyssey. Inspired by the blockbuster adaptation, they journey through southern Italy, Sicily, the Aeolian Islands, and Sardinia, retracing […]
September has always been my favorite time to travel in Italy, and it is not a close contest. The scorching edge comes off the heat, the light turns golden and a little softer, and the sea holds all the warmth it gathered through summer. Across the lakes, the countryside, the mountains, and most of the […]
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Episode #338: Puglia’s Myths and Legends – Spiders, Curses and the Power of Community
Listen to “338. Puglia’s Myths and Legends – Spiders, Curses, and the Power of Community” on Spreaker. Summary In this episode, we step into the sun-drenched landscapes of Puglia, where ancient myths and traditions are woven into daily life. Host Katy Clarke welcomes back local guide Paolo of Apulia Handmade to uncover the stories that […]
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Episode #337: The Untold Italy Way – Embrace Slow Travel, Local Experiences and Your Own Journey
Listen to “337. The Untold Italy Way – Embrace Slow Travel, Local Experiences and Your Own Journey” on Spreaker. Summary In this episode, host Katy Clarke shares something a little different – a personal look at the philosophy behind Untold Italy. Katy unpacks what slow travel really means in practice, why there’s no right or […]