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Italy's Secret Lake Is a Short Drive from Rome

by Claudia Cavanagh | Tue, 03/13/2018 - 05:59

Favourite places in our family have often been found by chance, sometimes via random and tortuous routes. And so it was with Le Terre del Lago – the area…

Travel

Take a Walk on Italy’s Lesser-Known Side

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/02/2018 - 00:00

In an attempt to divert visitors from overcrowded spots and to promote a slower pace of travel, the Italian culture ministry has launched Cammini d’Italia, an…

Travel

See Rome’s Baths of Caracalla As They Once Were Thanks to New Virtual Reality Technology

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 02/20/2018 - 02:00

Visitors to the monumental Baths of Caracalla in Rome can now see them as they appeared when they were inaugurated in the third century AD, at the time the…

Culture

Insider’s Venice: Dorsodouro

by csabino | Thu, 02/15/2018 - 04:04

For visitors seeking to escape the armies of tourists that descend on Venice each year there is an easy solution and it doesn’t involve traveling to La…

Culture

A Renaissance Spa, Restored: Discover Cosimo de’ Medici’s 'Comodo' in Palazzo Vecchio

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/14/2018 - 03:00

More than just a ‘bathroom’, Cosimo de’ Medici’s so-called Comodo, located inside Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, has been restored, as part of the ‘Florence I…

Culture

Three of the Most Beautiful Historic Drogherie in Tuscany

by Anna Lebedeva | Tue, 02/06/2018 - 04:56

The first time I heard of drogherie shops was while talking to an Italian friend who said: “If I can’t find something in a conventional shop I go to a…

Culture

A Stroll Around the University of Bologna

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 02/02/2018 - 05:52

[The courtyard of the Archiginnasio, the first official seat of the University of Bologna, built in 1563.] Besides being recognized as the oldest university of…

Travel

'Borgo' of the Month: Triora, the Witch Village

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/01/2018 - 07:48

Set in the peaceful valley Argentina of Liguria, surrounded by woods, Triora is located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southwest of Genoa, the region’s capital,…

Lifestyle

Five Little-Known Carnival Celebrations Around Italy

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/26/2018 - 02:00

[Photo: Carnival at Castiglion Fibocchi in Tuscany. Photo credit: http://www.fotoamatoriciuffenna.it.] It’s that time of the year again, Carnevale, the…

Culture