Elizabeth Heath Elizabeth Heath is a U.S.-born writer and editor based in central Italy, where she has lived for more than 15 years. She writes about luxury and family travel, wellness, soft adventure, cruises, culture, and cuisine in Italy, Europe, the Mediterranean, and beyond. Liz is an Italy expert and fluent Italian speaker, with a keen understanding of Italy from both a traveler's and a resident's perspective. She is widely published, with travel, wellness, and lifestyle bylines in some of the world's most respected and recognized print and digital outlets. She also runs Villaggio Tours, which offers small-group, immersive tours of Umbria from the base of a tiny medieval hill town.• 20+ years of experience as a writer, editor, and university instructor of writing and humanities• Has completed degrees and coursework in fine art, humanities, anthropology, and archaeology• Author of “The Architecture Lover's Guide to Rome,” and the Rome chapters of Frommer's Italy guidebooks About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process