Italian Town Hitches Its Wagon to Plants That Bloom (Even in Winter) Lakefront Verbania in Italy’s Piedmont seeks to attract flower lovers with its mild climate, spectacular gardens and wild nature.
In the Heart of the Italian Alps, the Sacri Monti Offer a Trove of Art Along a scenic route in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, nine sanctuaries known as the Sacri Monti house a trove of Renaissance and Baroque art.
Hunting for Truffles Is a Perilous Pursuit, Especially for the Dogs Who Dig Truffles are big business, and some are trying to take out the competition by poisoning the dogs that accompany those known as “truffle hunters.”