Even if you haven’t made it to Italy yet, you’re probably familiar with Rome‘s ancient sights and the millennia-old Colosseum, Venice‘s winding canals and soaring campanile, and Florence‘s distinctive red-tiled dome and Renaissance palaces. Undoubtedly gorgeous as those may be, what if we told you this year’s crown in one of Italy’s best-known beauty contests …

As of September 7, the European Union’s grace period for its new, controversial Entry/Exit System is officially over. Under the rules, border authorities no longer have the same freedom to suspend biometric collection simply because queues are getting out of hand, though enforcement may still vary somewhat while certain airports iron out their remaining technical …

Whether it’s the shambles at security with staffing headaches and snaking queues, or the chaotic rollout of the new Entry/Exit System, which now requires Americans to have their fingerprints and facial image collected, I can’t think of a worse place to be right now than a European airport. The Old Continent seems to have got …

Italy is probably the number-one destination for Americans hopping across the pond. Pastel buildings, scenic lungomare promenades stretching along turquoise seas, and incredible food… name any other European country that can beat it. I’ll wait. Anyway, if you think pasta and beaches, and, well, Amalfi are the only draws luring Americans over to the Italian …

If you think Eurosummer’s over, think again: we may be on the brink of fall, but one of Europe’s warmest island destinations will still see average temps of 78°F, swim-ready warm seas, and long, balmy days well into October. Even better: as of this year, getting there no longer requires complicated layovers for Americans. You …

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this sweltering heatwave to finally pass. Enough of island-hopping around the Maddalena archipelago, gelato by the pier in Amalfi, and toasting in the sun like fried calamari in Menorca. I’m counting down the days until it’s sweater, fireplace weather, and it’s time to escape to the …

Whether it’s crumbling under the weight of mass tourism or not, people will keep flocking from all over the world to Venice and its historic, canal-traversed center. They just can’t resist its maritime charm, and honestly, I get the appeal. Having visited La Serenissima three times myself, I can attest there’s truly nothing quite like …

If you’ve developed a habit of reading the latest Travel Off Path issue as you sip your morning coffee for the past 7 years, you know by now we have a soft spot for uncovering hidden gems in Europe’s top tourism hotspots. Italy is probably the one we go back to every chance we get. …

Thinking of finally acting on that last-minute sunny getaway to Europe? It may be too late for oceanfront villas on the French Riviera and rooftop cocktails in Barcelona, unless you’ve got thousands of dollars sitting somewhere in a bank account. Europe’s top tourism hotspots are either completely out of reach for budget-savvy travelers or already …

You’ve probably already seen it on the big screen this week before you even realized this was a real place you could actually visit in the flesh. If you’ve hopped on the Odyssey hype bandwagon, you might have stared in awe at the imposing hilltop castle that stood in for Ithaca in the film, or …

There is a cycle I see every single year: travelers burn themselves out trying to plan the “perfect” Italian coastal vacation. You see the photos of pastel villas clinging to a cliffside, and you immediately start pricing out the Amalfi Coast. But then reality hits. You realize you are going to be paying staggering luxury …

Looking for that elevated, authentic Italian experience but you don’t exactly feel like the overly-commercial, overcrowded Amalfi Coast will cut it? With its pastel-colored towns clinging vertiginously to cliffsides and iconic coastal drives, not to mention the Capri flex only a short ferry hop away, the Amalfi Coast is the most obvious pick for travelers …