Karyn Farrell
Living like a local: Lecce Travel Guide
It's a stunning city, boasting a trove of exuberant Baroque buildings and picturesque piazzas. Yet it never feels showy...
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Karyn Farrell
- Aug 19
- 8 min
Slow Living in Puglia: Castro Travel Guide
Castro is an endearing little coastal town with a nostalgic, timeless quality; almost cinematic.
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 6
- 13 min
Slow living in Puglia: Your Travel Guide
We wander through the labyrinth of narrow cobbled streets that make up Monopoli's historic centre. It's siesta-time and the city is silent
Karyn Farrell
- Nov 22, 2022
- 10 min
Autumn in Venice: it's Biennale time
Guide to getting the best of the Venice Biennale. Insider tips on the best time to visit & must-see itineraries
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 26, 2022
- 14 min
Beautiful Bologna: Italy's most livable city
One of Italy's most vibrant cities, visit Bologna for its great food, lively bars, world-class art & beautiful colonnaded streets
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 15, 2022
- 10 min
Parma: a city of endless delights
Parma is a city that never fails to delight, often in unexpected ways. Neat, compact & beautifully preserved with a youthful vibe
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 6, 2022
- 8 min
Magical Moltrasio: Lake Como's best-kept secret
Moltrasio is a charming hillside village with panoramic views of Lake Como, dramatic mountain scenery & abundant rich green forest
Karyn Farrell
- Oct 28, 2021
- 12 min
A Weekend in Milan
Getting the best out of your city break in Milan: an introduction to its coolest neighbourhoods, must-see sights, culture, food and wine
Karyn Farrell
- Oct 20, 2021
- 13 min
Turin: reasons to put it on your travel wish list
Stylish, elegant & effortlessly cool, Turin is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Italy with a vibrant nightlife & Alpine setting
Karyn Farrell
- Oct 7, 2021
- 21 min
Reflections on Venice
Its finest moments can be found, not in the tick-the-box tourists sights, but entirely for free in the hidden courtyards & tiny piazzas
Karyn Farrell
- Jan 8, 2019
- 19 min
To Rome with love: Off the beaten path
There is more to Rome than the Sistine Chapel and the Colosseum but of course these are excellent places to start. In fact there are so...
Karyn Farrell
- Oct 5, 2018
- 10 min
Lucca: the laid-back Tuscan experience
Lucca has everything you expect from Tuscany: grand piazzas, tiny squares, beautiful churches, terracotta-coloured buildings& narrow streets
Karyn Farrell
- Oct 2, 2018
- 14 min
48 hours in Bologna
Bologna is a vibrant university town of magnificent squares, incredible food, world-class public sculpture & majestic buildings
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 17, 2018
- 15 min
Emilia-Romagna & Lombardy Part II: Mantua
The art, food, culture and landscape of Mantua - one of Italy's most beautiful cities
Karyn Farrell
- Aug 17, 2018
- 13 min
Emilia-Romagna & Lombardy Part I: Ferrara & Ravenna
On this trip to Italy we took the road less-traveled and explore the north / north-eastern regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy after...
Karyn Farrell
- Jun 20, 2018
- 6 min
Jewels of the Amalfi coast
The spectacular landscapes in this part of Italy will literally make your jaw drop. The coastline is simply magnificent. When I was a...
Karyn Farrell
- Feb 24, 2016
- 7 min
Rome: The Great Beauty
Vast, noisy and charismatic; a feast for the senses & the soul - Rome is the essence of all the good things in life. There's nowhere like it
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