Travel Tips

Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The history of the church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, founded in 1143 in Palermo, and more commonly known as the Martorana, is explored in a new museum…
Culture
by Carol King |
Any visit to Palermo in Sicily will benefit from taking in the city’s opera house, the Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele. Built in the Neoclassical style in the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
After more than two years, the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento can again be visited by train. And not just a regular train, but a vintage one. The railway…
Culture
by Carol King |
Venice’s celebrated Teatro La Fenice opera house is a mecca for music lovers and dance fans alike. The theatre is second in importance in Italy only to Milan’s…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati |
Culture
by Carol King |
Measuring just 765 sq feet, the Teatrino di Vetriano in the village of Vetriano di Pescaglia in Lucca is a small theatre. It is so small that in 1997, Guinness…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The Quirinale Palace in Rome is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic (currently Giorgio Napolitano). Located on the Quirinal Hill,…
Travel
by Barry Lillie |
Situated on Sardinia’s northernmost point at Capo Testa is a lighthouse that acts as a beacon not only to repel ships away from the danger beneath the waves in…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
The Palace of Venaria near Turin has made The Art Newspaper’s annual list of the 100 most visited cultural institutions in the world. Italy features with six…