Travel Tips

Food & Drink

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

Nero’s Party House on Rome’s Palatine Hill to Reopen

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/10/2018 - 06:18

Considered one of the most cruel tyrants in history, the figure of Nero continues to fascinate, even 1950 years after his death. New openings on the Palatine…

Travel

5 Italian Riviera Hill Towns That Will Lure You From the Beach

by csabino | Mon, 04/09/2018 - 10:22

Liguria’s coastal resorts are holiday meccas in summer but in spring and fall (or any time) the borghi of the region’s hilly and mountainous surroundings make…

Culture

7 Tips to Truly Embrace Slow Travel in Tuscany

by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 03/30/2018 - 00:13

Finding meaning as you travel can be seemingly ubiquitous, but in my experience, it really is anything but. The excitement of planning can soon turn into a…

Food & Drink

5 of The Best Historic Restaurants in Rome

by csabino | Mon, 03/19/2018 - 10:21

These five restaurants serve up the past with delicious menus and evocative settings. LA CAMPANA Rome’s oldest restaurant, La Campana, is celebrating its…

Travel

9 Tips on How to Pack When Traveling by Train in Italy

by Georgette Jupe | Tue, 02/27/2018 - 00:28

When it comes to traveling in Italy, there really is no better way to see the country than by train. It's sounds rather cliche but for many of us who…

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

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

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…

Travel

Why You Should Visit L’Aquila in 2018

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 02/13/2018 - 02:00

In the heart of Abruzzo in central Italy lies L’Aquila, a historic university town that, nine years after a 6.3 earthquake killed 309 people, wounded 1600…