The key to being a James Bond-style evil genius is having a top-secret lair — but assuring freedom from prying eyes and pesky spies as you plot total world domination can be a challenge. A solution may lie in a new luxury super yacht being developed in Italy that can double as a submarine — assuring … Read more
Italy’s Matteo Salvini condemns his beloved Nutella after discovering it is made from Turkish nuts, not Italian ones Matteo Salvini, 46, said he ‘prefers to help companies that use Italian products’ He made comment at a rally in Ravenna when he was asked if he enjoyed Nutella Salvini later posted on Twitter that he was … Read more
Images on the floor of an ancient house in Pompeii created using stones and tile fragments pay tribute to the skilful Roman surveyors and their sophisticated measurement tools Images from the House of Orion appear to depict tools of Roman town planners The planners, known as Agrimensores, used intuitive measuring instruments Researchers believe the house … Read more
These award-winners are all very different concepts, but they have one thing in common – they look mighty fine. They are the stunning hotels, restaurants and modes of tourist transport that have been named the best for design in Europe in 2019 by Ahead, the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, which handed out gongs in … Read more
BIOGRAPHY An Englishman Abroad by Gianluca Barneschi (Osprey £16.99, 336 pp) On the night of August 14, 1943, a British secret agent fell from the sky into Lake Como in northern Italy. Dick Mallaby hit the water carrying codes hidden inside a toothpaste tube, radio equipment in his shaving brush, an antenna disguised as a … Read more
These vibrant destinations are guaranteed to brighten up your day and bring a smile to your face. And one thing is for sure, they need no Instagram filter. From the vividly painted townhouses of Copenhagen to the rainbow-drenched streets of Venice, scroll down for our pick of the world’s brightest breaks… Burano Island, Venice, Italy … Read more
Are there any ‘excellent’ train trips around India and what’s the best package tour to San Sebastian for a solo traveller? The holiday guru solves tourism queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:24 BST, 2 August 2019 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 6 August 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. … Read more
Italian winemakers give the landscape a fairy-tale glow by placing hundreds of flaming torches among their vines to protect them against the coldest May temperatures in decades Winemakers in South Tyrol have been placing anti-frost torches among the vines to save their grapes The torches – called smudge pots – can raise the temperature by … Read more
The choice of Matera as 2019’s European City of Culture will have astonished Italians of a certain age, although not those who have ever visited it. Fifty years ago, the city was designated the ‘national shame’ of Italy, embodying everything that was wrong with the impoverished south. But it was not true then and is little more … Read more