Built centuries ago on a hill dominating the Potenza Valley, Treia maintains all its ancient charm intact still today ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Livia Hengel is a travel journalist covering Italy, Asia and beyond. While mass tourism seems to be wreaking havoc on the world’s ...

Sometimes we pride ourselves on how well we know a country. For me, that has been the case with Italy — yet the region of Le Marche, sandwiched between the spinal range of the Apennines and the ...

One night at dinner at Agriturismo Ramusè, I watched with delight as Paolo Ciccioli spent a full 30 seconds shaving a black truffle over my pasta. (I’m not exaggerating—I have the iPhone video to ...

This is the season. When thoughts turn to spring and summer travel, the notification flashes, as if on cue, on the newsfeed: Italian town offers houses for 1 euro! Inevitably, the story features a ...

Set between dramatic mountains and miles of coastline, this lesser-known region offers stunning scenery, outdoor adventure, food, wine, and history. At the hermitage of Santa Maria Infra Saxa, the ...

"Nothing struggles to grow here," said Manfreddo Gazzani of the verdant river valleys below Montegranaro, a medieval citadel of Le Marche, in east-central Italy. Cypress and olive trees grow in clumps ...

“Making good shoes is like making cheese,” says Giuseppe Santoni, CEO of the footwear company his parents established in Italy’s Le Marche region. A 3-hour drive from Rome over rolling hills, this ...

On a recent trip to Italy’s Marche region, I didn’t so much see the sites as I did taste the flavors. Nestled between Umbria and the Adriatic Sea, the Marche is often called “Italy in one region” ...