All Around Italy

Traveling around Italy is a special experience not only for the heartbreaking landscape and the gorgeous art you can find on your way. Italy’s uniqueness is also related to the chance of finding history and culture in some remote places. …

EVAZ Media Group highlights some of the stories featured in episodes of “You, Me & Sicily” including Mare Nostrum, anti-mafia movement and The Sicilian Project. For more videos go here: www.evazmediagroup.com

Long gone are the days when a vacation in touch with nature meant sleeping in a tent and cooking by the fire. Not that there is anything wrong with old school camping, but in the past few years demand has …

Learning a second language can be hard, even if said second language is that of our ancestors: when it comes to speaking fluent and flawless Italian, we all would love to, but sometimes –often!– taking regular classes can be a …

Efficient, fast paced and cosmopolitan, Milan is often misunderstood and underrated by tourists, who usually prefer to visit Rome, Florence and Venice. The stunning Duomo with its unique shape and look, and the Navigli, the city’s canals built by Leonardo …

Most travelers to Italy have never heard of Riposto, the small commune on the eastern coast of Sicily. Either did I until a few years ago, when my Sicilian friends insisted that we go there, explaining to me that this …

We stood transfixed at the Temple of Jupiter Anxur on Mount St. Angelo. I had previously gazed up at the temple from below and noticed the large terraced platform with a long row of support arches running underneath. It was …

Have you ever been to a winery that is somewhere between heaven and bliss? I’m not sure that spot exists, but I would say this describes the popular Castello Monaci winery in Puglia. The sun-drenched vineyards lie between the Ionian …

Legend has it that in 781, Emperor Charlemagne was camped with his court and army very near Sant’ Antimo Abbey, resting roadside at Monte Amiata. A plague struck and threatened the lives of everyone in the troupe, including Charlemagne. An …

History, art, cuisine, tradition: you don’t always have to head to a major tourist town to experience these classic treasures we associate with Italy.  Head to one of the country’s “borghi” instead: ancient, tiny villages retaining the atmosphere of times …