Rick Steves has plenty of good travel advice and he knows Italy. His preferred time of year to visit the European country is ...

Travel expert Rick Steves has a lot of tips and tricks regarding European culture, but his most important take may be about the best place for cafe-sitting in Italy.

At Padua’s Piazza delle Erbe, the market is closed, the merchants are gone, and shadows have replaced harsh sunlight. As if waiting to reclaim their square, students spill out of colorful bars – ...