Brescia is one of the most undervisited cities in northern Italy. It sits at the foot of the Alps in eastern Lombardy, between Milan to the west and Lake Garda to the east, and holds a UNESCO World Heritage complex, Roman ruins, and a medieval centre that most visitors pass through rather than stop in. […]
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Riva del Garda sits at the northern tip of Lake Garda, where the lake narrows into a deep fjord between limestone cliffs and the first ridges of the Dolomites. It is technically in the province of Trento — Trentino, not Lombardy or Veneto — which gives it a distinct character from the resort towns further
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Soave is a small walled town 23 km east of Verona in the Veneto, surrounded by hillside vineyards producing one of Italy’s most widely exported white wines. The medieval walls and castle are remarkably intact; the town is compact and easy to cover on foot. Combining a cellar visit with a walk around the historic
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Verona province produces three protected food and wine products that are each worth making a specific detour for: Amarone della Valpolicella, one of Italy’s most powerful and complex red wines; extra virgin olive oil Garda DOP, produced from groves along the northern shore of Lake Garda; and Monte Veronese DOP, a mountain cheese from the
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The intense flavour of Monte Veronese DOP This fabulous cheese is produced in the northernmost part of the Verona province since medieval times, when the Lessinia valley was occupied by the Germanic tribe of Cimbrians. Other say that its production was introduced in this area by immigrants from Lombardy. The hilly region of Lessinia is
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Ravenna is one of the most underestimated cities in northern Italy. It sits an hour from Bologna by train, contains eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites within walking distance of each other, and is quiet enough to visit without queuing. Most people who stop here give it a morning. Most people leave wishing they had given
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