One Day In...

The Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo is called by Venetians as Church of San Zanipolo and it is one of the largest churches in Venice. The huge Cathedral is home to 25 Venetian Doges’ tombs, representing outstanding works of art, such …

Roman poet Caius Valerius Catullo once called it “the pearl of the islands and peninsulas” and, in the last 2000 years, many other, famous and less so, have fallen in love with this gem on Lake Garda: Sirmione, well known …

After the restoration that has take back to beauty the original decorative rooms of the church and dell’Antichiesetta del Doge in Venice, it is time for an historical and artistic itinerary to discover the “hidden treasures of the Doge” to …

As the remake of the sword-and-sandal epic ‘Ben Hur’ movie dating back to 1959 is happening in Matera, new crowds of visitors visited the the region in the last weekend. Indeed, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Matera’s historic centre hundreds of tourists …

An ancient Catalan town by the sea, Alghero is one of Sardinia’s hidden gems, far and different from the glitzy shores of Costa Smeralda. Rich of history and characterized by unique architecture and style, Alghero offers an incredible variety of …

Thirthy months after landslides which forced the closure of the tourist path in the Cinque Terre, a portion of the famous via dell’Amore has reopened. Indeed, about 200 meters on the path leading to the village of Manarola, in the …

  While Rome’s city council had planned in June 2014 to change the square near the Forum of Trajan into a car-free area, the Lazio regional court (TAR) rejected the pedestrain zone as people working in the area and locals complained.   For …

Palermo, the cultural and economic gem of Sicily, is a 2,700 year old city but  has still the flare of an international capital which, especially at the turn of the 20th century, was considered like the Paris of the Tyrrhenian …