My outlook improved when I pulled up to the Grand Hotel Bristol Spa Resort (doubles from $353), in Rapallo. Petal-pink, with white wrought-iron balconies overlooking the sea, the Liberty-style ...

Method. 1. Place the baccalà in a large bowl of water and soak for 4-6 hrs, changing the water two or three times. Taste a small piece of fish and check for saltiness (if it’s still excessively ...

Protected from the wind and the sea inside a secluded sandstone-sheltered cove, this little Ligurian fishing village is every bit as charming as it appears from its postcard-perfect shoreline.

Ruins of the Roman-era port of Aquileia have been submerged in northeast Italy’s Grado Lagoon for some time as the waters of the Adriatic Sea swallowed the coastal remnants of history. But ...