String City

The cold wind slices it's way through the narrow alleys of the old city. It ruffles your hair and chills your ears until you can feel...

Having rested and enjoyed the view for a while, you leave the Forte del Diamante behind and make your way down the hill along a path wh...

So you've reached the end of the first part of this tour of the forts in the hills surrounding Genoa . By now, you should have a good do...

Sometimes, with the help of the weather, the holiday vibe doesn't wait for you to be on holiday to try and take a hold of you. Fortun...

There are few things more relaxing than a stroll along the water's edge in the evening. Generation after generation of Italians ha...

The humidity hangs in the air like a heavy, suffocating coat. You wake up feeling hungover even though you had nothing to drink the night be...

It has finally turned in to a hot, sticky, energy-zapping August here. Summer kept us waiting this year, and as is usually the case whe...