Last month in the Southern Amalfi Coast of Italy, I hopped onto the back of my friend Vincenza’s Vespa, and we zipped down to join her friends at the beach. She set up our ombrellone (sun umbrella) in ...

Italy’s coastline is world-famous, drawing travelers from all over the globe to its sun-soaked shores, yet hidden among the popular destinations are secret beaches that only locals truly know. These ...

Have you ever been to a beach that literally took your breath away? To be honest, most beaches probably have that effect on us, but Genoa’s beaches are something you’ve never seen before. The beaches ...

This summer in Italy, a fierce debate over the country’s beaches made big waves. Though the spiagge is public by law, stretches from Amalfi to Liguria are now dominated by private concessions. These ...

For Americans, the price of eggs became a rallying cry for consumers beaten down by high prices. For Italians, it’s the cost of beach umbrellas. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Santa Marinella, ...