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New Leonardo Room Opens at the Uffizi in Florence

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:00

The latest stage in the internal ‘revolution’ that is taking place at the Uffizi Galleries is the opening of a room entirely devoted to the Renaissance genius…

Culture

In Venice, A Museum Dedicated to Casanova, History’s Most Famous Libertine

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/31/2018 - 03:00

Want to experience life as Casanova, history’s most famous libertine? Then head to the newly opened ‘Casanova Museum and Experience’ in Venice, birthplace of…

Food & Drink

Museum of Culatello Opens Near Parma

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/12/2018 - 04:00

Culatello, one of the most prized salumi (cured meats) of Italy, produced in the flatlands north of Parma, near the Po River in Emilia-Romagna, is the subject…

Culture

What’s New at the Uffizi for 2018

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/13/2018 - 04:00

New rooms opening, a valuable collection finally on view, compelling exhibitions, and, alas, a price increase: here’s what’s new at the Uffizi for 2018. Let’s…

Culture

Cool Italian Museums: The National Archeological Museum of Naples

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/22/2018 - 02:00

[Pictured above: the Farnese Bull, the largest single sculpture recovered from antiquity, part of the museum's Farnese Collection.] Italy’s most…

Travel

Five of the Most Interesting Museums in Trentino-Alto Adige

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/07/2017 - 06:00

You may be puzzled to see a post dedicated to museums in Trentino-Alto Adige. After all, this is the Italian region most associated with mountains (hello,…

Culture

A Visit Inside Rome's Borghese Gallery

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/26/2017 - 05:00

With paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Titian, and sculptures by Bernini and Canova, among others, the Borghese Gallery in Rome houses one of the city’s…

Culture

At Home in Rome: Five Don’t-Miss House Museums

by csabino | Tue, 09/12/2017 - 00:57

Rome’s vast artistic heritage and Baroque splendor make it one of the most visited destinations in the world. In the last century the city’s house museums…

Culture

10 Reasons Why You Should Visit the Royal Palaces of Naples

by csabino | Tue, 08/29/2017 - 05:52

Campania may be best known for its splendid Amalfi Coast resorts, archaeological sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum, and scrumptious rustic cooking, but it is…

Culture

Six of Venice's Most Glam Palaces

by csabino | Thu, 08/03/2017 - 04:18

Venice is filled with palazzi—most famously the Doge’s palace—flanking the city’s numerous canals. While many of these palazzi are still in private hands, the…