Travel Tips

Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Approximately 20 minutes southwest of Bologna is Villa Griffone, in Pontecchio Marconi. Few people know where piddly old Pontecchio Marconi is, yet the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
900 cultural sites throughout Italy will be open to the public for free this weekend, in celebration of FAI Spring Days (19-20 March), an annual event…
Culture
by Orna |
Motoring down the Autostrada south from Venice towards Florence, I am sure many of you will have noticed the conical peaks that rise majestically from the…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, the oldest and most important Christian monument inside the Roman Forum, is scheduled to reopen on March 17, after a 30-…
Travel
by csabino |
With over 30 million visitors (!) flocking to Venice each year, you need savvy insiders to open their address books to experience the city as locals do. So who…
Lifestyle
by Georgette Jupe |
So many couples choose Italy as their honeymoon destination, which comes to no surprise -- the enchanting atmosphere is the perfect blend for newlyweds looking…
Culture
by Myra Robinson |
What could be more appropriate for Venice, city of romance, than to have a season of operas in a palazzo on the Grand Canal? There can be no more magical…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Right in the heart of Monti, one of Rome’s most beautiful neighborhoods, roughly halfway along Via Cavour, is a little-known church not  many tourists…
Food & Drink
by csabino |
Where front-row stars, top editors, and retail executives dine during the shows. Even size-0 fashionistas become foodies when in town for Milan Fashion Week (…
Culture
by Georgette Jupe |
“Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy”  – Bertrand Russell. Bertrand had a point there,…