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Milan Misunderstood by Design The fashion capital of Italy (and therefore the world?) is also home to goliaths of Italian business. Milan is not a city overflowing with Roman ruins and ancient buildings or Renaissance architecture around every corner. Milan is new and thriving and only getting better. To have your finger on the pulse of this city is to …
Fifty years after closing to the public, the Domus Tiberiana reopens on Rome’s Palatine Hill. The imposing structure sits above the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, inside the city’s Parco Arcaeologico del Colosseo. A new path brings visitors through the impressive structure where the palace’s arches frame stunning views of the ancient site below. A holographic reconstruction of the house …
This Editor’s Note originally appeared in the August/September 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Members receive access to more than 200 back issues—if you’re not a member, join here. It has been well past time for me personally to revisit Milan and to do so in this magazine. I was lucky enough to return earlier this year for a quick …
Venice authorities revealed they will begin charging visitors to the city 5€ (around 5.40 USD) to enter for a day trip starting in 2024. The fee will be applied to 30 days over the calendar year, mostly on busy days during holiday weekends, Carnevale time and other days with peak tourist predictions. The specific dates are yet to be determined, …
Have you been dreaming of Italy? Join me, Kathy McCabe, aboard Seven Seas Splendor® to experience Italy in all its spring glory on my Spotlight Voyage on April 29, 2024. Have you been dreaming of traveling to Italy? Come with me to Italy in 2024 and let’s go to Turkey and Greece too! Join me aboard Seven Seas Splendor® to experience Italy and these destinations …
Made in Modena From Parmigiano to Pavarotti, Modena‘s riches represent an array of Italian classics. This foodie town boasts the best balsamic vinegar and Parmigiano Reggiano in Italy, as well as stellar opera shows by hometown hero Luciano Pavarotti and luxe sports car experiences from Ferrari and Maserati. Learn where to stay, where to eat and how to see the …
Naples is home to the first national first national museum dedicated to Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso. Set to open this month 150 years after Caruso’s birth in the same city, the museum will be inside the Royal Palace of Naples in the Sala Dorica rooms. Enrico Caruso had a career that spanned continents. He came from humble beginnings and rose …
Gold letters on a wood plaque on the deck read: “Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera“ meaning “Not the one who begins but the one who perseveres“ The Italian Navy’s oldest vessel, the Amerigo Vespucci, set sail on July 1 from the port city of Genoa and embarked on a 20-month world tour. Throughout its entire journey, the Italian flag …
So my Regent Seven Seas cruise has incredible timing as it departs from Rome’s Civitavecchia port on April 29, 2024. That means I can attend the Festa della Madonna delle Grazie in my ancestral hometown in Campania (about 2.5 hours south) the day before, April 28th. I want to invite as many of you to join me as we can accommodate. I am creating a special 3-night …
Changes are on the horizon for visitors coming to Rome. New entrance fee for the Pantheon One of the most visited sites in the Eternal City- the 2,000 year old Pantheon– will begin charging an entrance fee on July 1, 2023. Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy’s Culture Minister, announced it will cost five euros to enter the building. He calls the fee …
