Italy

A row of colorful bicycles parked in front of a busy café scene in Lucca, Italy, with locals enjoying drinks under umbrellas near a gelateria.

Italy | Travel Spotlight | Tuscany

Photographing Lucca: Bikes, Backstreets & Tuscan Light

ByGriffin Smyth July 23, 2025July 23, 2025

The Guang Rong cargo ship lies wrecked off the pier in Marina di Massa, still loaded with Carrara marble under stormy skies.

Italy | Liguria | Travel Spotlight

The Sea and the Shipwreck in Marina di Massa

ByGriffin Smyth July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

View of the Apuan Alps with dramatic marble quarry scars on the cliffs, seen from a roadside canal near Marina di Massa, Italy. A yellow house sits in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Italy | Travel Spotlight | Via Francigena

A Walk to the Sea through Roman Ruins and Marble Mountains

ByGriffin Smyth July 14, 2025July 14, 2025

A quiet cobblestone alley in Marina di Massa, Italy, lit by overhead string lights and lined with plants, stone walls, and colorful buildings at night.

Italy | Liguria | Travel Spotlight

Sarzana Might Be the Prettiest Town in Italy No One Talks About

ByGriffin Smyth July 13, 2025July 14, 2025