โ€˜Weโ€™re not anti-touristโ€™: Italyโ€™s picturesque villages struggle to cope with deluge of Insta-visitors

The five villages of the Cinque Terra are determined to ensure the once-sleepy area is not overwhelmed by mass tourismGrappling with suitcases and rucksacks, the bewildered-looking crowd that piled off the train and onto the platform at Manarola, the s…

Sicily, where billionaires get back to basics โ€“ by booking an entire city | Tobias Jones

Kaoru Nakajimaโ€™s lavish birthday party in Palermo follows Googleโ€™s annual summer โ€˜campsโ€™ that seek to convey credibility and longevitySicilians were bewildered last week to see a Japanese billionaire, Kaoru Nakajima, block booking entire sections of th…

Giving Puglia the boot: Italians shun domestic resorts and head to Albania

Italians frustrated by the cost of holidays at home are opting for the cheaper shores across the AdriaticIt is all about Albania for many Italians this summer, including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.The PM left a farmhouse flanked by olive trees …

Valencia tops surprising poll of travellersโ€™ favourite coastal stays in Europe

A new Which? survey reveals that visitors are starting to look beyond the old overcrowded favourites such as Barcelona and MรกlagaAsk for a lineup of the most popular European coastal destinations and you might expect the usual suspects: Venice, Lisbon …