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IN SPLENDID ISOLATION; Sri Carmichael found a former hunting lodge in Tuscany to be the ideal retreat for Londoners needing to unwind.(Features)

Byline: Sri Carmichael TWO days into a holiday I can usually feel something approaching relaxed if I really try. Odd things about a place will inevitably niggle me and I'll probably have the occasional mini-rant, but I'll be sleeping late and no longer writing lists. At L'Andana hotel in

Publication: The Evening Standard (London, England)

Who needs Tuscany? Just head for the heel; It's still possible to avoid Italy's tourist traps, as John Stapleton discovered in unspoilt Puglia.(Features)

Byline: John Stapleton WHISPER it ever so quietly, but there is a part of Italy that still isn't overrun with tourists every summer. While thousands flock to the lush hills of Tuscany or flood the bars and beaches of the Amalfi coast, Puglia - Italy's heel on the Adriatic coast - remains

Publication: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)

6 THINGS YOU MUST DO IN... PUGLIA; THINK the high heel of Italy's famous 'boot' and you have Puglia, the country's buzzing destination. This long-forgotten region has been climbing the travel league table and is now challenging Tuscany and Umbria as the chic place to visit. Here is GARETH HUW DAVIES'S must see and do list in this tucked-away region.(Features)

Byline: GARETH HUW DAVIES'S 1LOOK OUT PUGLIA (Apulia in Italian) is a land of vivid colours and rustic charm - all low hills and broad red plains smothered in crops and gnarled old olive trees. The big scenic feature is the long, east-facing Adriatic coastline. Dotted with pretty seaside towns and

Publication: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)

Travel : And the chips are great too; 'One road sign looked as though someone had thrown a bit of spaghetti on it'.(Features)

Byline: NAN SPOWART Tuscany in Italy is home to wonderful scenery, magnificent art treasures and great fries, says NAN SPOWART TAM COWAN, eat your heart out. We have just found the best chips in the world and they're not in Scotland. We found them in Tuscany, the area of Italy where Tony Blair and

Publication: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Mario's work leaves a concrete impression

With a stone gargoyle leering overhead, 83-year-old Italian immigrant Mario Anichini thrust up his arm and said: "This work - it made me strong all my life." For nearly 30 years, his work has also made a strong impression on thousands of commuters winding their way east on Ohio Street toward

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times