Places

Food & Drink
by Luciana.Squadrilli |
Named Italian Culture Capital for 2022, the small island of Procida is somehow a thing apart from the larger and more famous Flegrean Islands off the coast of…
Travel
by Anna Lebedeva |
Italy is filled with abandoned towns and villages. It is estimated that there are over 2,000 of them in the country, gradually crumbling and being swallowed by…
Culture
by suzvanallen |
May is The Month of Mary, according to Catholic tradition. That’s why all over Italy you’ll see her statues adorned with spring flowers.  Christians…
Lifestyle
by james.appleton |
Visitors to Italy, even those to the mountains and lakes of Lombardy, often skip the region’s capital. Milan’s weather is less reliable than Tuscany’s, and its…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
Rome’s iconic pine trees, a symbol of the Italian capital and an integral part of the city’s landscape, are at risk of dying.  A parasite from North…
Travel
by Myra Robinson |
At the end of October, we found ourselves in Rome with a canceled return flight to England, but it wasn’t difficult to plan how to spend the next few days…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Classified as one of Italy’s most beautiful historic villages, Civita di Bagnoregio will be vying for Unesco World Heritage status.  The proposal came…
Travel
by Nikki Taylor |
Calabria, otherwise known as the “toe” of Italy’s boot, is a rustic region rich in culture, cuisine, and some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Tropea, the seaside village on the east coast of Calabria in southern Italy famous for its spectacular cliff-side position and beautiful transparent sea, has…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
You have probably never heard of Lavinio, yet this holiday resort on the outskirts of Rome has been a VIP destination for centuries. Indeed, in the golden days…