The recipe for pizza seems simple: dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella. But ask an Italian baker and he’ll tell you otherwise.

Venice, once a capital of music and art, is now mobbed with foreign tourists, lines and overpriced restaurants.

During a visit to Padova, Italy, I wanted a cultural immersion — but I was still grateful for a small dose of American familiarity.

Lesson learned: Don’t plan a Saturday night rendezvous “at the bell tower” in any town in Italy, the land of a million bells.

Souped-up cars and sleek bars: Here’s what it’s like to go on a night out in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.

Two friends and I spent a whirlwind three-day weekend in Trieste, Padova and Venice, Italy.

During my first weeks in Paderno del Grappa, Italy, I visited a neighboring town, watched a soccer game and practiced speaking Italian, with mixed results.