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by Anna Lebedeva | Thu, 04/16/2020 - 05:11
I bought my house in a small mountain village in Abruzzo 12 years ago but I still can’t get enough of the views that I see from my balcony: in the south,…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/14/2020 - 04:42
[An empty street in Rome.]   Deserted Rome: that’s an image of the Italian capital we never thought we’d see. Due to the nationwide lockdown, the streets of…
Travel
by Laura Morelli | Thu, 03/26/2020 - 06:36
Recently I stood on a windswept hilltop overlooking Urbino, took a picture, and texted my husband. From five thousand miles away, he texted back: “Is that a…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/27/2020 - 00:20
Spring time is the right time to go on a city break, to enjoy the art, history and food of Italian towns at better prices than the high season and at a time…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/09/2020 - 00:00
Along the western bank of the Arno river, slightly outside the historic center in south-eastern Florence, where few visitors venture, is Anconella Park,…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/26/2019 - 00:56
The Royal Gardens of Venice, located adjacent to St. Mark’s Square, have reopened just ahead of Christmas, barely a month after a series of floods caused by…
Lifestyle
by Myra Robinson | Mon, 11/25/2019 - 12:55
Visitors to Venice cannot help but wander around admiring the facades of endless palazzi, perhaps wondering what they are like on the inside. The Biennale…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
Beautiful Val di Pejo, in the northern Italian region of Trentino, has announced a complete ban on plastic starting with the upcoming winter season, making it…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/07/2019 - 00:00
Perched on a rocky spur, the village of Barrea is set amid the natural beauty of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, surrounded by mountains, beech…
Travel
by travelista73 | Wed, 11/06/2019 - 12:27
From Michelin-starred dining and DOC wines to crystal clear marine protected waters and ancient temples, Crotone is a province rich in nature and history…