Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds left at least eight people dead in France and Italy on Thursday, uprooting trees in Tuscany and on the French island of Corsica and ripping away ...

About 20 years ago there were fears for the future of evergreen cypresses, the trees which make parts of Italy fully Italian to modern eyes. Their columns of green were turning brown and dying back.

Visit under-the-radar towns, take a cooking class with a cookbook author, and eat at an agriturismo in the countryside.

Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds left at least eight dead Thursday in France and Italy, uprooting trees in Tuscany and on the French island of Corsica and ripping away brick shards ...