If you’re visiting the Vatican in the near future, you might want to plan on spending some time visiting the latest treasure now open to the public. The Roman Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis (pictured) opened to the public yesterday. Read more over at Italy Travel. Also new in Rome, archaeologists believe they have uncovered the city’s oldest temple near the Church of …
Pizza! Pasta! Pastries! Imagine visiting Italy and being tempted by all kinds of wheat-filled goodness and NOT being able to eat it due to a gluten sensitivity? Traveling to Italy seems impossible for someone who can’t eat gluten (due to celiac disease or a gluten intolerance) but it is actually quite do-able IF you know what you are doing…You might …
While Italy is always a popular destination for travelers, 2014 is shaping up to be a very special year for travel to la bel paese. I’ve been reporting on Italy travel full-time for 11 years in my role as editor of Dream of Italy, and this year I’ve noticed five new Italy travel trends that are giving travelers more ways …
Updated 2019. Our friend Martha Bakerjian, the Italy guide for About.com, recently published a new mobile app: Italy Travel Tips & Hints, available on iTunes and Android. The tips and hints included in the app are based Martha’s personal travels throughout Italy over the past 30 years, as well as questions she gets from her readers. Here she helps travelers …
Updated 2019. Buon Anno my fellow Italophiles! Now, January is a big month in terms of Italy travel. Why? It is when people are planning and booking their trips for the coming year. I’d love to share 10 insights I’ve gained in how to plan ahead for the best trip to Italy imaginable. I call them the “10 Commandments of …
Share the magic of Venice with your children. Our mom/writer takes her kids to Venice and reports back on amazing kid-friendly finds from special tours to places to stay. Bologna – another magnificent destination for the history and the food!
One of our favorite subscribers, Lee Laurino, took this photo in the center of Sorrento (on the Amalfi Coast) several weeks ago. What a wonderful scene of Christmas in Italy!
During the Christmas season in Italy, the presepe, or nativity scene, is a reminder of Italy’s deep-rooted traditions. Italians’ love for art and religion combine in these gorgeous scenes. It’s nearly impossible to visit Italy during the holidays and not stumble across presepi in store windows, cathedrals or museums. The event Natale in Arena in Verona celebrates presepi from November …
Settled on a hilltop in rural Umbria halfway between Rome and Florence off the A1 autostrada is Monteleone di Orvieto, a municipality of Terni built in the 12th century. During three days throughout Christmas season, visitors can meander through the cobblestone streets of the centro storico, the setting for the Presepe Vivente or “living nativity.” During these special days, the residents …
Updated 2018. When writing my guest article on Italian Christmas desserts, I asked my friend Maria Louisa Manca, who is a very good cook from Catania (a beautiful city situated on the slope of Mount Etna) to share a favorite dessert from her native Sicily. Here is Maria Louisa’s classic recipe for Croccante alle Mandorle Siciliano: Ingredients: (for 7-8 servings) 500 grams almonds, …
