Below you'll find a list of all posts from June, 2013
If you’re visiting Venice in 2013, you can’t miss the celebration of contemporary art that is the 55th International Art Exhibition (Biennale), the world’s largest art event. Who: This year’s Biennale is curated by New York City-based critic Massimiliano Gioni, who chose the theme“The Encyclopedic Palace” in honor of Italo-American self-taught artist Marino Auriti who “on November 16, 1955 filed …
Great news if you are visiting Rome with your young children: The Colosseum is now waiving the entrance fee for anyone under 18 years of age. Rome tour guide Giovanni Tanoni (one of Dream of Italy’s best tour guides in Italy) just contacted us to let us know that children will no longer need to pay 13.50 euros to enter …
Updated 2018. He’s back….well, actually “they’re back.” Author Dan Brown and his lead character (of The DaVinci Code and Angels & Demons fame) art historian Robert Langdon (you might remember Tom Hanks played him in the movies) are back with a new book Inferno. The plot revolves around Langdon trying to stop the spread of a deadly virus, while using …
Venice is simply ravishing no matter the angle; but how often do you get to see it from a bird’s eye view? If you’re in La Serenissima between June 19 and 23, you could have Dinner in the Sky over Venice. The Hotel Cipriani will be serving dinner and drinks on a platform 164 feet above the luxury hotel’s swimming …
