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In volo fino a Milano e poi comodamente in auto per pochi chilometri, puntando verso sud e verso la pianura Padana. Ci vuole poco tempo per raggiungere Mantova e Sermoneta ma costerà fatica lasciare queste due città. Sarà successo anche …

On March 19, hundreds and hundreds of swallows will be back to San Juan Capistrano after a trip of almost 6,000 miles. Yes, very punctually these wonderful birds, on March 19 (Saint Joseph’s Day) every year come back punctually to …

Non si può lasciare il Salento senza aver visitato Oria, deliziosa cittadina pugliese in provincia di Brindisi. Situata in territorio collinare al confine con la Murgia, è stato un importante centro messapico e successivamente romano, oltre ad essere nota nel …

What are you going to do today?” asked Sabrina, the owner of Ripa Medici, the adorable two-room B&B I was staying at for a week in Orvieto.     Technically in Umbria but off to the side a bit, wedged …

Ancient walls, Renaissance culture galore and a local cuisine that is literally mouth-watering: Urbino, a small Medieval town in the Marche region, is a lovely spot for a day trip or, even better, for a weekend getaway.   Halfway between …

In a few days towns all over Italy will start celebrating Carnevale, a festive and somewhat chaotic holiday popular in most Catholic countries. The festivity takes place every year in the winter, sometimes in February, sometimes in March, right before Lent. …

C’era una volta Luni. Con il suo fiorente porto, costruito sulla foce del fiume Magra,  nel quale si imbarcavano i preziosi marmi delle Apuane. C’era una volta Luni, fondata nel 177 a.C. dai romani dopo un’aspra battaglia contro i fieri …

I hear a lot of people say they’re scared of driving in Italy and I, myself, had a terrifying driving experience there a couple weeks ago (involving me trying to drive a manual car through a round-about having only ever …

Everyone knows that people on vacation, let loose from the rigors of their daily lives and desperate for a good time, are prone to do some pretty dumb things. And as everyone has long known—from the ancient Greeks, through Shakespeare, …

There aren’t many towns in Northern Italy that hold more charm than the small city of Mantua, Mantova in Italian, one of Lombardy’s hidden gems. Overlooked by most tourists en route from Milan to Venice, Mantua charms its visitors with …