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If you’re planning to visit Milan this summer, don’t miss an exhibit that just sold 40,000 tickets in its first 40 days – Leonardo3 – The World of Leonardo. This interactive exhibit focuses on in interpreting 5,000 pages of Leonardo DaVinci’s notebooks and runs through July 31 in the Sale del Re in Piazza della Scala (across from the Galleria). This show presents …
Updated 2018. Italo, Italy’s new high-speed train, made its inaugural run Friday. This new service is going to revolutionize travel in Italy. Imagine traveling from Rome to Naples in just an hour; possible because the train travels up to 216 miles per hour! For the next few months, service will be limited to Milan-Florence-Bologna-Rome-Naples. You can book tickets now for …
This weekend is the perfect time to find yourself in Italy—great weather, pre-Easter celebrations and one of the most anticipated events of the year, the 20th annual Spring Open Days. Six hundred seventy cultural and historical sites all over Italy will be open to the public free of charge. The event is organized by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the …
My latest contribution for travel section of The Huffington Post is a slideshow on Christmas in Italy. Click on the photo below to start your journey through age-old holiday traditions in Rome, Milan, Turin, Alto-Aldige, Umbria, Puglia and more…. Learn more in our FREE 35-page Christmas in Italy Guide — filled with Italian Christmas and New Year’s traditions, Italy holiday travel …
There always seems to be a great deal of interest in traveling to Italy for Christmas or enjoying Italian Christmas traditions at home, (That’s also what prompted us to create a free e-book on Christmas in Italy!) Well here’s a unique opportunity to visit Italy, spend a week learning the Italian language as well learn about Italian Christmas traditions — …
Opera houses across Italy are suffering from a strike organized by opera musicians and technicians in response to government-proposed changes to the management and financing of state opera houses. At the end of April, the Italian government announced a decree that would cut workers’ benefits up to 50% and prohibit opera house foundations from providing newly-hired workers with a fixed-term …
On Sunday, cities and towns across northern Italy will be smog-free for the day, according to Italian news agency ANSA. Northern Italy faces the country’s highest concentration of smog, and to combat the industrialized region’s smog problem, 80 cities and towns have agreed to take vehicles off the road on February 28. Turin mayor Sergio Chiamparino, backed by several other …
The German flagship carrier, Lufthansa, is launching a new air service, Lufthansa Italia, linking Milan’s Malpensa Airport with eight European cities. Lufthansa Italia’s first flight takes off Monday from Milan to Barcelona, followed a few minutes later by a flight to Paris. Through February and March, flights from Milan to Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Lisbon, London and Madrid will be added …
Venice The Deal: 149€ ($210) per night plus tax for a Hilton King room at the 5-star Hilton Molino Stucky Hotel during the months of July and August. The Details: This is a steal since the regular nightly rate at this new luxury hotel is over $400 per night! You must book 21 days in advance. Use the discount code:PR20AP …
One of your editor’s favorite TV shows is Top Chef but I didn’t know the connections tha the host Padma Lakshmi has to Italy. She lived in Milan and Rome for six years and is the former host of the Italian hit television show Domenica In. In the current issue of La Cucina Italiana she shares her Italian dining recommendations. …
