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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/03/2020 - 00:00
Umbria is dotted with charming medieval villages, many of which are still off the radar. One such village is Massa Martana, a mere 60 kilometers from the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/26/2020 - 00:00
Lake Garda is already a paradise for those who love exploring on a bike; from 2021, even more so, as the so-called Garda by Bike project, is scheduled to be…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/19/2020 - 00:00
Italy’s network of most beautiful villages, I borghi più belli d’Italia, an association created to protect and promote Italy’s small towns that have a…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/10/2020 - 04:16
Italy's government recently imposed a nationwide evening curfew beginning at 10 pm. Between that time and 5 am, it is only possible to go out for reasons of…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/30/2020 - 01:00
Tuscania (not to be confused with the region of Toscana, or Tuscany) is a picturesque village in the Tuscia, an area that today coincides with the province of…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/02/2020 - 04:10
Last week, I returned to Bologna’s historic center for the first time since the end of February. Bologna is my hometown and I live in the suburbs and, in…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/30/2020 - 00:00
Enjoy this virtual tour around Italy’s most colorful villages. 
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/18/2020 - 00:00
The Strada Statale 48 delle Dolomiti (SS 48 - State Road of the Dolomites), also known as the Great Dolomites Road, is a scenic mountain road that runs through…
Lifestyle
by Alex Sakalis | Thu, 09/17/2020 - 05:30
Bologna is a fascinating city. Large enough to never be boring, yet small enough to never feel overwhelming, it sits roughly at the tripoint between Milan,…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00
How limiting to be visiting a place based on just one world-famous site in order to take a quick snapshot to post on social media and then leave. This is often…