Travel

Studentessa Matta takes us for a visit in Le Marche region. A unique place to discover… Le Marche is a beautiful region of Italy that is bordered by Emilia Romana to the north, Tuscan to the north-west and Umbria to …

Nel mondo cattolico sono molte le feste tradizionali legate ai Santi. A Firenze il 24 Giugno si  festeggia il Patrono della città, “San Giovanni Battista” precursore di Gesù che battezza con l’acqua, in attesa di Colui che battezzerà con il …

Umbria is described as being located in the heart of Italy and with neither a coastline or a border with a foreign country, it is also the only landlocked one. Known for it’s verdant hills and valleys, picturesque medieval hill …

The SPA resort of Bormio, Bagni Vecchi, attests man’s ability to create something of such beauty on top of a wondrous nature. This place was discovered by the Romans and perhaps even by someone else before them. There are the …

“Tonight the sun has died like an Emperor…great scarlet arcs of silk…saffron…green…crimson…and the blaze of Venus to remind one of the absolute and the infinite…and along the lower rim of beauty lay the hard harsh line of the hills.”  John …

Florence’s cathedral—Santa Maria del Fiori, or simply il Duomo, as it is known to the Florentines, is a fantastic piece of architecture. Every time I visit Florence its beauty strikes me. The cathedral was built in the Gothic style, and …

When one thinks about mountain holidays, depending on personal preferences, one envisions either white peaks and powdery snow or green fields dotted by a myriad of wild colorful flowers. The fall is often overlooked, and it shouldn’t, as it can …

Passeggiando per il centro storico di Firenze, ho visto esposto nella vetrina di una piccola cartolibreria, un libretto dall’aspetto modesto, ma dal titolo curioso “ Lo struscio Fiorentino” ; questa parola, “lo struscio” dai diversi  significati, sicuramente ben nota ai …

Castelluccio di Norcia, in Italian region Umbria, is a tiny village perched on a small mount overlooking the Great Plain of Castelluccio. Only 12 people live there in winter! Let’s wander around, paying attention to the city walls… could you …

Victoria’s trip in Italy has officially started. Her return to Italia began in the “cradle of the Renaissance”, Florence! My Day on the “Other Side”…of the Arno River, That Is!   There are so many reasons to return to Florence–once …