11 Carnivals Around the World for 2025
Whether you call it the carnival, Mardi Gras or simply a fête, the approach of Lent brings with it a wonderful explosion of colour and exuberance. Travel Begins at 40…
9 Festivals in February 2025 Around the World
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in February 2025 across the Globe, from Mongolia to Easter Island, so wherever you are you just can’t help celebrating the…
Shine Retreats Under the Tuscan Sun
Designed to enhance your health, wellbeing and creativity, Shine Retreats has announced its lineup of holistic health and creative retreats taking place this year in their beautiful nine-bedroom countryside estate…
11 Unmissable Italy Festivals for 2024
When you think of Italy perhaps it’s the centuries of culture or the wonderful cuisine that first springs to mind. Or perhaps the breath-taking scenery. But what of the many…
Naples City Break : Culture, History and Pizza
On her family Naples city break, Maria Boyle discovers you bypass the southern Italian city at your peril. “This is the most undiscovered city in Europe and also the coolest,”…
Enjoying a Pleasant Verona City Break
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise stay at Il Relais Castelvecchio while enjoying a Verona city break in Italy’s most pleasant city. With its majestic Roman amphitheatre hosting spectacular floodlit opera, its…
Six Reasons to Fall in Love with Verona Italy
On her recent visit to Verona Italy, Judith Schrut found much, much more to love beyond those star-crossed lovers. I love, adore and have a massive soft spot for Italy…
Writers Retreat in Puglia Italy
If you’re looking to jumpstart a writing project or unlock your creativity, what better place to do so than at a writers retreat in southern Italy. Imagine taking an evening…
7 of the Best Festivals in August 2023
Travel Begins at 40 has produced its own brief round-up of the best festivals in August around the world from Colombia to Nevada and Utah to Notting Hill. Cultural Festivals…
Pedals in Puglia Italy
Head for Italy’s ‘heel’ with Judith Schrut as she shares delights and highlights from her recent cycling trip in Puglia, deep in Italy’s sunny south. Whether you’re an Easy Rider…
Where to Go in May 2023
Images from packed airports demonstrate the desire to wander has lost none of its lustre during the last couple of years. If you are looking to go on holiday next…
Discover Amazing Holidays in Sicily, Italy
Sicily Italy, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, boasts a rich history, stunning landscapes and delicious cuisine. It’s no wonder that many travellers dream of visiting this beautiful Italian…
Where To Go in April 2023
Travel Begins at 40 has scanned the globe to collate our tips on where to go in April from Argentina to Mozambique, and from Washington DC to Yangon. If March…
Rome Marathon 2024, Italy
Fancy running a marathon in one of the most beautiful cities in the world? Then the Rome marathon could be the very race for you. Along with Berlin, London and…
Viareggio Carnival 2025 (Carnevale di Viareggio) Italy
Along with the Venice Carnival, the Viareggio Carnival or Carnevale di Viareggio is one of the largest carnivals in Italy. Held in the Tuscan…
New Italian Tuk-Tuk Adventures Launch
Travel specialist company Large Minority will be spreading their wings to introduce their Tuk-Tuk adventures to Europe next year. Trips will be offered as set date group departures where friends…
Seeing Stars in Trentino in the Italian Alps
Mark Bibby Jackson goes stargazing and trekking in Trentino in the Italian Alps, and visits the Forest of Violins as well as Trento Italy. It was 5.45 am when Arild…
Lucca Summer Festival 2024, Italy
One of the highlights of the Italian festival season is the Lucca Summer Festival held in the beautiful Tuscan town. This year Ed Sheeran and Duran Duran will be performing…
Wine-tasting in Italy’s Piedmont Region
Marion Ainge takes an intoxicating wine tour and recalls a teenage romance while visiting Italy’s Piedmont region. In Italy‘s Piedmont region, I’m introduced to ‘Jesus’. During the bi-annual Easter Passion…
Starting a Slow Adventure Movement
Mark Bibby Jackson chats with Sara Mair Bellshaw, Managing Director, Slow Adventure about the movement that is regenerating the tourism industry slowly. MJ: When and how did slow adventure come…
Cultural Things to Do in Venice and Lake Como
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover the cultural things to do in Venice and Lake Como Italy, from the great art and history to the wonderful cuisine. From Naples in…
Art and Culture at Tuscany Now & More
Tuscany Now & More is delighted to be launching new art and culture experiences for Summer/Autumn 2022. The opportunity of a lifetime for art lovers, travellers can gain rare insight into the vibrant art…
Skyway Monte Bianco Sustainability Initiative
Courmayeur Mont Blanc’s Skyway Monte Bianco Experience, which offers the unique thrill of reaching the roof of Europe at 3,446 metres, has just announced a brand-new…
Sounds of the Dolomites Returns in August
The northern Italian region of Trentino is getting ready for an exciting month filled with the best international, classical, and jazz music concerts set amongst the beautiful Dolomites…
