Last June, we spent almost a week in Vernazza, Italy, and had the chance to explore the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre area. These five coastal communities each have unique personalities.

Take a photographic tour through the country’s effort to revitalize its rural towns Left, the 19th-century Church of Santa Lucia, in Longiaru, in northern Italy. Right, the largely abandoned ...

One reason for the recent pervasive infiltration of southern-Italian crime organizations into the country’s northern regions ... resettle far from their home towns, say Paolo Buonanno of the ...

Located just over an hour from Venice, this historic town in northern Italy offers stunning views, charming streets and a much calmer atmosphere. Return flights from the UK to Venice can cost as ...