Travel

The first time I was in Sorrento I completely missed il Vallone dei Mulini, the “Valley of the Mills”, tucked into a gorge below street level just inland from Piazza Tasso.  I got back to the States and suddenly everyone …

“Galeotta fu Siena e chi vi visse” sembrerebbe il caso di dire.    A innamorarsi questa volta non sono due persone, o meglio non solo. “Hai studiato a Siena se… ” è una pagina di facebook, nata alla fine di …

Imagining Italy in the late 19th century, it was a Country extremely rich in natural and – most of all – artistic treasures, yet many of them were still unknown or unavailable to the large public both national and international. …

Three days of music, contests of skill, and historical reenactments: the annual Calendimaggio festival takes place in Assisi, Umbria region, on the first Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of May.     The origin of the event as it is today …

Quanti napoletani sono costretti a vedere la propria città da lontano per esigenze diverse? Ciò che accomuna chi risiede all’estero è un sentimento di malinconia che emerge alla vista di una fotografia che ritrae la città in lontananza. Immaginano quel …

Forty years after their discovery, the impressive stone statues known as the Giants of Monte Prama have been restored through a meticulous effort funded by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Sardinia Region. Today, they are finally on …

“Hey, bub, how’d you like to buy an island in the Venetian lagoon for 99 euros?” At a half dozen locations around Venice these days this is the opportunity that’s presented to you—though not exactly in these words.    To …

Nestled on the left bank of the river Po, right in the middle of the Pianura Padana, Cremona has one of the richest histories in Northern Italy, sports a lively musical scene and is renowned around the world for its …

When most think about Sicily, they think of ancient Greek ruins by the bluest of seas; they think of the temples in Agrigento or of the chaotic street markets in Palermo. Yet, there is a quieter side to Sicily: the …

The image of a gondola has for over a century been synonymous not only with Venice, but with European tourism in general. None of the continent’s other famous tourist icons—not the Eiffel Tower, not the Colosseum—so succinctly embodies all at …