Italy holidays

There are three new wins to tell you about this week... Nicola emailed to let us know about a nice win from a comp we featured in April: “I wanted to let you know that today I won the holiday for a family of 4 to Sardinia with Annabel Karmel!! I have been receiving your email for a while and religiously enter as many competitions as I can hoping that one day, probability means I will win. I’m so pleased to have finally won something.” Nicola’s full prize is a stay for 2 adults and...

Sun Princess reaches the port city of Messina, Sicily as the inaugural cruise around the Mediterranean continues. We take a train trip to the hilltop town of Taormina near Mount Etna. This area of Sicily was used for many locations in The Godfather and Taormina station appears in The Godfather III. The picturesque town of Taormina is the location of the Taormina Amphitheatre (Teatro Greco Romano), built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC and rebuilt and enlarged by the Romans....

Yes, Monopoli is worth visiting. The coastal town, just 20 minutes away by train from Bari, is the ideal place to enjoy Puglia beaches, slow life and traditional culture. Monopoli is capable of captivating the soul from the moment you arrive. Our journey to this hidden gem began unexpectedly, as we found ourselves drawn to its allure while en route to Polignano a Mare. Little did we know Monopoli would steal our hearts and become the highlight of our Puglian adventure....

Years ago, someone told me that Venice has so many amazing restaurants that is hard to recommend only a handful. And after visiting Venice over five times, I fully agree. There are so many incredible restaurants in Venice, serving the most delicious typical Venetian food, that it would be impossible to list them all in one article. Among them, there are some tourist traps as well, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I once fell for one of them. So, today, I want to tell you about my favourite...