Travel Tips

Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/24/2019 - 00:00
2019 marks 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death and several events and exhibitions have been planned in Italy and abroad to celebrate the anniversary. You…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/22/2019 - 06:05
At the beginning of every year, The New York Times travel section publishes a popular list of ‘52 Places to Go’ in the year ahead. For 2019, two Italian…
Travel
by Georgette Jupe | Thu, 01/17/2019 - 00:34
Italy offers a diverse array of fabulous destinations that aren’t only Venice, Rome and Florence. This is a country that should be discovered over a lifetime,…
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Thu, 01/10/2019 - 04:25
Skiing Is Believing I tried skiing once. My own clumsy lack of co-ordination meant that my lone skiing holiday resulted in me being outclassed by a group of…
Culture
by rochelledelborrello | Wed, 12/12/2018 - 17:59
The festive season in Sicily is always such a suggestive time of year to visit the island, where you will find the locals in full traditional Christmas mode.…
Lifestyle
by kristinmelia | Thu, 11/22/2018 - 03:55
While the Amalfi Coast is world renowned as a glistening getaway for the summer’s international jet set, there is something almost quaint about visiting the…
Culture
by Jamie Mackay | Tue, 11/13/2018 - 03:25
Nestled in the Dolomite foothills, a few kilometres north of Verona, Trentino is often overlooked by travellers as they race up to the ski resorts of Alto…
Travel
by rebeccawinke | Thu, 11/08/2018 - 00:08
  Le Marche’s pastoral landscape is bookended by two of its most dramatic features: the rugged Sibylline mountain chain bordering the region to the west and…
Travel
by rochelledelborrello | Tue, 11/06/2018 - 04:45
Train journeys in the South of Italy from Rome downwards towards Sicily are infamous for their slow pace and inefficiency. Yet the genuinely epic train ride…
Culture
by Laura Morelli | Thu, 10/11/2018 - 00:35
For people like me with an interest in cultural traditions, the island of Sardinia is one of Italy’s most fascinating spots.  In many ways, landing on…