An American music executive and his wife found their own piece of paradise in the UNESCO-protected Val D'Orcia and have opened it up to guests seeking beauty and relaxation.
Celiac Disease: The Italian Connection
Updated 2018. It is amazing how a personal connection will suddenly get you to write about a topic you’ve been meaning to explore for at least a year. I hadn’t heard about Celiac Disease until about a year ago when I hired a personal organizer to come to my office and help me straighten things out. She brought her lunch …
In Brief…Italian Travel News
There is a new Hilton to open in Bologna in the near future. Read on to find out the details on how to get the best airfares to Italy and how to get your hands on a new mafia guidebook for tourists.
Picking the Perfect Capri Cafe
Tour books call this chic spot "the living room of Capri," and recommend visitors sit at one of the cafes to relax and watch the world go by. But which cafe? Read on for the details.
Scooting Around Rome on a Vespa
In large part, the world became familiar with, and enamored of, the Vespa with the 1953 release of the movie Roman Holiday starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck The Romans have made a cottage industry out of it.
Sicily: Adventures in Cooking (Schools and Classes)
If you're a curious person who enjoys cooking, the idea of replicating some of Sicilian culinary marvels at home may appeal. The best way, of course, is to watch Sicilian cooks in action.
Kids Love La Piazza di Carolina
Located outside of New York City (in Westchester County), La Piazza di Carolina offers innovative programming in Italian for children and adults. Our specialties include an Italian immersion program for preschoolers, workshops in Italian cooking for children and adults, and cultural puppet shows. Please visit our website for full details: http://www.lapiazzadicarolina.com. (This is an ad.)...
Pisa: Discovering La Dolce Vita Beyond the Tower
The town of Pisa is one of the world's most famous tourist quickies, with millions of people stopping here each year. What is there beyond the Leaning Tower? Read on to find out what else you can do and see in Pisa.
Ancient Surgery Opens in Rimini
Rimini's Domus del Chirurgo (House of the Surgeon) has finally opened
after 17 years of excavation. Visitors can see the rooms where a surgeon living
in Roman times (thought to be Greek due to inscriptions) lived, welcomed patients
and operated.
Palace of Rome’s First Emperor Opens in March
On March 2nd, four frescoed rooms inside the palace of Emperor Augustus
on Rome's Palatine Hill will finally open to the public after decades of restoration. Read on to find out how you can visit this ancient wonder.