The Curious Traveler

Culture

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/03/2017 - 09:30

[Ducal Palace, Urbino.] Artists have been inspired by the landscapes of Le Marche for centuries, from Piero della Francesca and Raphael to Perugino, …

Culture

Dante’s Tomb

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/31/2017 - 06:50

Italy celebrates All Souls’ Day on November 2, a day devoted to honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed away, often by going to the cemetery to…

Lifestyle

Where to Celebrate Halloween in Italy

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/27/2017 - 00:00

While Halloween today is associated with Anglo-Saxon countries and especially the U.S., its roots lie deep in European traditions. Halloween is thought to have…

Culture

Rovigo: A Small Town in the Veneto Which Punches Above Its Weight!

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 10/19/2017 - 05:18

You might think that Rovigo is an ordinary little town in the Veneto, but it has so much character, and so many places of interest, that it is worth a day’s…

Culture

Lake Como's Most Romantic Walk

by csabino | Thu, 10/12/2017 - 03:08

Long before George Clooney wooed Amal here, Lake Como’s bona fides as a romantic destination, immortalized both in literature and in the chronicles of great…

Culture

A Guide to Finding Handmade Goods in Lombardy

by Laura Morelli | Tue, 10/10/2017 - 06:06

Since the Industrial Revolution, many of Italy’s important industries—textiles, automobiles, fashion, banking, telecommunications, and manufacturing of every…

Food & Drink

Diving Into Authentic Traditional Cuisine

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/06/2017 - 02:50

[Learning to make pasta fresca emiliana - fresh pasta from the region of Emilia - with Le Cesarine. Photo courtesy of Le Cesarine.] I’m a Bologna native and…

Travel

Foliage in Italy: Where to Go

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/29/2017 - 00:00

There’s no reason to be sad about the end of summer; autumn, with its changing colors, is a beautiful season and there are many places in Italy where you can…

Culture

A Cinema-Themed Walk Around Rome

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/26/2017 - 06:48

Rome has been a favorite set for directors through the history of cinema, from Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, shot in 1960, to recent Oscar winner La Grande…

Lifestyle

Five Fabulous Gardens in the Roman Countryside

by csabino | Sun, 09/24/2017 - 17:46

The glories of Rome extend to its countryside, where magnificent gardens, many dating to the 16th century, flourish to this day. Leon Battista Alberti, the…