The three regions of northeastern Italy are known colloquially as “the three Venices” (“le tre Venezie”), a name used on maps until just after World War II. Of the regions, the two farthest to the ...

Piazza Unità d'Italia by the sea. Photo / Getty Images If you’re keen to visit Italy but you’re reluctant to deal with the hordes that swarm Rome and Venice, there’s always the region of Friuli ...

For a region that’s been fought over by everyone from Attila the Hun to Napoleon, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is surprisingly low-key. Tucked into the north-east corner of Italy, the region likes to play ...

Physical borders can be changed rapidly on maps, but cultural legacies endure for generations. This is why Riesling, a quintessentially German wine grape, is still routinely blended into some wines in ...