I am a passionate travel writer with years of experience exploring Europe's most iconic cities and the world's most extraordinary destinations. From the ancient streets of Rome to the depths of the Amazon jungle, I believe that travel transforms the way we see the world — and ourselves.
At Horizon Blog, I share the stories, guides and insider tips that help curious travellers discover places that go beyond the guidebook. My writing is for those who travel not just to see, but to understand.
Behind every article is a journey taken, a culture encountered, and a story worth telling.
Beyond the airport, Fiumicino guards the gateway to an ancient world. Roman harbours, Etruscan necropolises, medieval ca...
Walk with a Roman through the trattorias, the markets and the wine bars of the Eternal City. Discover the secrets of car...
A complete literary guide to Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome: the history of the site from the Circus of Nero to the pres...
Beneath the streets of Rome, the construction of a subway line has uncovered an entire hidden city. Roman barracks, impe...
Walk with a native Barese through the oldest streets of Bari, where the scent of frying polenta, simmering ragù and fre...
Join a native Barese guide for five days among the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Swabian Castle, the ancient alleys of...
Join a native Palermitan guide for five days among Norman cathedrals, Arab domes, Baroque oratories, bustling markets an...
In 2024, excavations at Pompeii uncovered two discoveries of extraordinary human resonance: a sanctuary whose walls are ...
Beneath the medieval streets and the magnificent cathedral of Orvieto, archaeologists have discovered a series of pyrami...
The three unmissable places in Verona, plus a complete guide to Veronese cuisine and wine: Amarone della Valpolicella, V...
Embark on a gastronomic journey through Verona. From bigoli pasta to pastissada de caval, from Amarone wine to torta rat...
Discover Villa Rotonda in Vicenza, the Renaissance villa that redefined Western architecture. Explore its perfect symmet...
Every year on the anniversary of his execution, the ghost of Giordano Bruno is said to wander the halls of Palazzo Mocen...
Beneath the canals and churches of Venice lies another city entirely: the flooded crypt of San Zaccaria where tenth-cent...
Who is the veiled lady who whispers names in the halls of Palazzo Grassi? A journey through legend and historical docume...
Before Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet, Venice had its own story of impossible love, war and a rose bud stained with ...
The three unmissable places in Venice plus a complete guide to Venetian cuisine: sarde in saor, baccala mantecato, bigol...
Venice is a city unlike any other in the world. From the Grand Canal and the Doge's Palace to the Basilica di San Marco,...
Eight thousand mummified bodies line the walls of a Sicilian monastery, dressed in their finest clothes and frozen in ti...
Venice does not have to be expensive. Discover how to save on accommodation, food, transport and attractions in one of t...
In the Venetian Republic, masks were not just for Carnival. They were a legal institution, a social equaliser and a phil...
On the Grand Canal stands a palace of breathtaking beauty and unspeakable tragedy. For more than five centuries, death a...
Deep in the Tuscan countryside lies a roofless Gothic abbey and a small circular chapel containing a sword embedded in s...
Between Venice and Padua lies one of the most beautiful corridors in Italy: the Brenta Riviera, lined with Palladian mas...
Golden hills, Brunello wine, white truffles from San Miniato and the most magical light you will ever see. Discover why ...
Before Rome, before the legions, there were the Etruscans. From Volterra and its extraordinary museum to the rock-cut to...
Whether you are heading off on holiday or a business trip, these nine tips will make every step of your journey smoother...
Planning a family holiday with young children? Discover why The Hague and Holland are among the best destinations in Eur...
From the legendary fondue and raclette to handmade chocolate, golden rösti and the mysterious Rivella: a complete food ...
From Piazza Tasso to Marina Grande, from day trips to Capri and the Amalfi Coast to the finest limoncello in Italy — a...
From hidden museums and historic cemeteries to wine tastings and outdoor cinemas, discover 19 wonderful and completely f...
In 2010, an apartment near the Opéra Garnier was opened for the first time since 1942. Inside, a dusty time capsule of ...
Beyond the postcards lies a Paris of hidden histories, artistic miracles and architectural wonders. From the reborn Notr...
Forget the white tablecloths. The real Paris eats on the street, at market stalls, from bakery windows and from paper co...
Paris's most celebrated museums including the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay and the Palace of Versailles have banned selfie...
Hidden in plain sight at the entrance to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel is one of Paris's most visited unofficial memorials. ...
New York at Christmas is one of the greatest spectacles on Earth. From the windows of Fifth Avenue and the tree at Rocke...
New York does not have to empty your wallet. From the High Line to the Staten Island Ferry, from hidden gardens to world...
In 2015, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College published the PathoMap: the first complete microbiome map of the N...
From dawn espresso to midnight babà, from fried pizza to octopus sandwiches, Naples is a city that lives to eat. Join t...
From the world's first pizzeria to the frozen city of Pompeii and Europe's oldest opera house, discover three experience...
Rising from the rocks of the Posillipo coast directly above the sea, the Palazzo Donna Anna is one of the most extraordi...
Larger than Versailles, richer than any royal residence in Europe, the Reggia di Caserta is Italy's hidden masterpiece. ...
When ISIS destroyed ancient Assyrian treasures, Moscow's Pushkin Museum launched a social media campaign to keep their m...
Moscow has a reputation for expense, but some of its finest experiences cost absolutely nothing. From Red Square and the...
What would you see if you travelled back in time to Renaissance Verona? Walk the streets of Romeo and Juliet. Discover t...
Forget the usual tourist trail. Discover the real Milan: mysterious ossuaries, hidden canals, ancient bakeries, and the ...
Lake Garda is Italy's largest lake and one of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe: Roman ruins, medieval castles, le...
Beyond the fashion runways lies a Milan of hidden courtyards, Leonardesque mysteries and canal-side magic. Discover thre...
For the Milan Expo 2015, Rome-based Nemesi and Partners designed the Palazzo Italia, a 13,000 square metre urban forest ...
The crowds have gone home. The summer heat has softened into a golden, gentle warmth. The grapes are heavy on the vine, ...
The magnificent Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta, with its ancient fortifications and golden limestone city rising from ...
She was born a Duchess in Bavaria, became the reluctant Empress of Austria, and was assassinated on the shores of Lake G...
Luxembourg is one of Europe's most extraordinary and most underrated capitals. From the 23-kilometre Bock Casemates and ...
During excavations for the Crossrail Elizabeth line near Farringdon station, archaeologists discovered approximately 3,0...
London is one of the most extraordinary cities on Earth, and some of its finest experiences cost absolutely nothing. Fro...
Born in Puglia and based in Milan, Felice Lo Basso is one of the most passionate and innovative Italian chefs working to...
From the magnificent Blue Mosque to the Hagia Sophia, from the Topkapi Palace to the Grand Bazaar and the Bosphorus Stra...
Germany's Rhine region offers some of the most distinctive and deeply satisfying food in the country. From blutwurst and...
From the tang of sauerkraut with fennel to the drama of a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte layered with kirsch, cream and cher...
Bavaria is one of Europe's great food regions. From weisswurst and soft pretzels to schweinshaxe, sauerkraut, lebkuchen ...
Burgundy is one of the greatest gastronomic regions on Earth. From the slow-cooked depths of boeuf bourguignon to the ga...
From buttery croissants to runny brie, from steak frites to a perfectly chilled glass of Champagne — the essential gui...
Florence charges admission for many of its greatest treasures. But the city that gave the world the Renaissance also giv...
Three hours at Fiumicino is not enough time to visit the Colosseum or the Vatican. But it is more than enough to visit t...
Halloween is a European invention, rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, and Europe celebrates it with extra...
The Christmas market is one of the great European traditions, and the finest examples transform already beautiful cities...
Edinburgh hits you immediately and comprehensively: the castle on its black volcanic rock, the Royal Mile descending bel...
Dresden was called the Florence of the Elbe, then it was reduced to rubble in four nights of bombing in 1945, and then i...
Cologne is far more than its famous cathedral. A world-class Chocolate Museum with a three-metre fountain of liquid choc...
The Blue Grotto is magnificent. But Capri is far more than one cave. The imperial ruins of Villa Jovis on the clifftop, ...
Bologna is Italy's most underrated city. The finest food in the country, forty kilometres of medieval porticoes, two ext...
Berlin cannot be summarised. It contains more history per square kilometre than almost any other place on Earth, and it ...
Belgium is a small country with an outsized claim on the world's culinary imagination. Moules-frites and waterzooi, carb...
Every February, over 100,000 visitors from across the global technology industry descend on Barcelona for the Mobile Wor...
Barcelona is an expensive city, but many of its greatest pleasures cost nothing at all. The Gothic Quarter at dawn, the ...
Austria has 50,000 kilometres of marked hiking trails, one of the finest networks of mountain huts in the world, and alp...
Athens is where the idea of the West was first most completely articulated, and where it is still most tangibly present....
Amsterdam rewards the curious traveller at every turn. From the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum to the extraordinary...
Amsterdam is one of the most rewarding food cities in northern Europe, and Dutch cuisine is far more interesting than it...
Planning to experience the Venice Carnival? Discover everything you need to know: best time to go, how to get around, wh...
On a narrow canal in the Jordaan neighbourhood of Amsterdam, a house stands that contains one of the most important stor...
The Amalfi Coast is not merely beautiful. It is one of those places that reorganises something inside you, permanently. ...
Rome has a thousand extraordinary things to offer, but three of them are not optional. The Colosseum, the Vatican and th...
Rome is a generous city. Free churches full of Caravaggios, free viewpoints over the skyline, free drinking fountains on...
Just thirty kilometres from Rome lies one of the most extraordinary and least crowded archaeological sites in the world....
November belongs to the Romans. Fewer crowds, lower prices, golden autumn light and the city at its most authentic. Ever...
Just 80 kilometres from Rome, Viterbo is one of Italy's most underrated autumn destinations. The Monster Park of Bomarzo...
Samuel Johnson said it in 1776 and it remains true today. Italy — and Naples above all — is the journey that complet...
Milan was once crossed by a vast network of canals connecting the city to the Adriatic Sea. Discover the secret history ...
From the UNESCO historic centre to Castel dell'Ovo, from the panoramic cliffs of Posillipo to the legendary islands of t...
From the Colosseum to the Vatican, the Spanish Steps to Capitoline Hill — a complete guide to the five experiences tha...
Beneath the streets of Rome lies a hidden city of the dead — more than 1,000 kilometres of underground galleries where...
Beneath the marble floors of Saint Peter's Basilica, a stairwell descends 1,600 years into one of the most extraordinary...
A tour or cruise of the Amazon Rainforest is a sublime journey into the heart of the most biodiverse place on the planet...
Planning your first visit to Rome? Essential travel tips, must-see landmarks and insider secrets for an unforgettable Ro...