New-look Italy Heaven
Welcome to the new-look Italy Heaven! It’s been a long time coming; essentially the old website was little changed since I taught myself html and began creating pages using a dial-up connection in my...
View ArticleCastle of Love: a 15th-century romance in frescoes
Just a story This is a story, one of countless Italian stories which circulate, retold over years and over centuries. This particular story is a love story; always a good subject, and a convenient one...
View ArticleJumping from High Places filming locations (Netflix)
One of the main attractions of the Netflix movie Jumping from High Places is its beautiful locations in the southern Italian region of Puglia. The film (Per Lanciarsi dalle Stelle in Italian) is the...
View ArticleVampires, palaces and art shows
In this article I write about finding fabulous ‘secret’ palaces and sights in Venice to visit during the Biennale. Including a ‘vampire palace’ I explored for the first time this year. Although 2024’s...
View ArticleDon’t mention overtourism! Italy still wants you – here’s how
Last week I attended the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, a huge travel industry event where tourism boards, travel operators and businesses hope to make connections, market their regions or...
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