Autumn 2026

Autumn 2026 follows Italy through the season of foglie morte, the fallen leaves: woods turning copper, vineyards after the harvest, lake towns once the summer crowds have gone. Every article published for the season, across destinations, tables and stays, is gathered here in one place.

Foliage in Italy: the definitive guide

A season that moves through Italy for two months: from the first alpine larches above Cogne to the last Japanese maples on the pre-alpine lakes, where to find fall foliage and why it never arrives everywhere at once.

By The Editors

/ 23 Sep 2026

A jagged dolomite peak reflected in a still lake, golden larch foliage along the shore at dusk

November in Italy: the definitive guide

White truffle weekends in Alba, new oil in the mills of Umbria and Puglia and the first Christmas markets in Trento and Bolzano: what Italy in November actually looks like.

By The Editors

/ 20 Sep 2026

Podere Belvedere farmhouse surrounded by cypress trees in Val d'Orcia fog at dawn

Lake Como in autumn

Foliage on the Triangolo Lariano, villas down to their last weeks and lake traffic thinning toward the off season, from late September through the first weeks of November.

By The Editors

/ 10 Sep 2026

Golden plane trees and a stone balustrade in a lakeside garden on Lake Como in autumn

October in Italy: the definitive guide

Truffle season in Piedmont, the last warm swims in Sicily and the 800th anniversary of Francis of Assisi: what October actually looks like across the country.

By The Editors

/ 20 Aug 2026

Vineyards and olive groves on the hills below Montefalco in Umbria during the October harvest / Image edited with ai from a reference photograph.