Places

Weddings
by ITALY |
It does not come as a surprise that the city of Verona, home to Shakespearean lovers Rome and Juliet, was chosen as one of the top 10 places to pop the…
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Yesterday Mount Etna, in Sicily, spat out lava and produced a dense ash plume that extended further afield, stopping flights at Catania's Fontanarossa airport…
by ITALY |
On the 1st of April 2006 we published an April Fool story entitled "Tourists in Pisa surprised to find tower straightened". Back then, the idea that people…
Culture
by Sharon Rogers |
Trieste has a long association with coffee drinking and production. During the first World War, Hungarian Francesco Illy arrived in Trieste and in 1933 formed…
Travel
by Richard Zahra |
Lake Orta is a modest lake in Piedmont – thirteen kilometres long and less than four kilometres wide. Embraced by wooded hills, soaring mountains and tiny…
Lifestyle
by ITALY |
Theme parks are not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Italy. The Sistine Chapel? Of course! Da Vinci's Last Supper? Obviously! And then…
Lifestyle
by Natalie Aldern |
The municipality of San Michele al Tagliamento has approved a trial run to test out the possibility of banning or limiting smoking on some Italian beaches.…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern |
Author Marida Lombardo PijolaA trip to the beaches of Puglia this summer can be as informative as it is relaxing. The seaside is being transformed into a…
by Natalie Aldern |
Home to the Venice Film Festival and several luxury hotels, Lido in Venice is famous the world over as an exclusive escape for the rich and famous. Its…
Lifestyle
by Pierangela Zandanel |
Summer has arrived. It's time to start organising our great escape from routine, job, traffic. Nobody wants to stay at home during summertime, let alone in a…