NEW YORK -- It may be a given, but it's one that bears repeating: Italy just might be the best all-around travel destination in the world. Indeed, many travel agents would be hard-pressed to name a ...

Discover Tuscany’s charming countryside, Florence’s art treasures, Venice’s grand waterways, and Rome’s ancient sites on this Italian getaway. Begin in Padua, with a boat ride to the “Floating City” ...

One of our favorite train deals is back, and it's even better than last year. One-way rides on direct, high-speed trains between Rome and Florence, and Venice and Florence are as low as $11.71, thanks ...

Is it any wonder travelers are so enamored with Italy? This country has perfected such objects of adoration as the cappuccino, the leather jacket, and the modern film—among so many others—and is home ...

ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO, my parents brought me and my twin brother, Mike, to Italy. We saw the classic tourist sites of Rome, Florence and Pisa, then, unusually, we spent almost a week in the small coastal ...