Italy in 6 weekends

Italy isn't one trip — it's six. Each region has its own pace, food and dialect, and the best way to learn the country is one weekend at a time. This series gives you six self-guided 2-3 day routes covering north-to-south: Lombardy's design capital, the lake country, the eternal city, the Renaissance heartland, the food belt of Emilia-Romagna, and the dramatic Ligurian coast. Each runs Friday evening to Sunday night — fly in, walk, eat, fly out.