Off the beaten track

Summer has finally come to an end, and the Italian countryside is ready to change its colors and shades. But fall won't be a quiet time in the country: from…

John Bensalhia looks at the concept of street art in Italy and some of the most notable innovators in this field... Strolling down the street, it's amazing…

Isola Comacina, Photo credit: isola-comacina.it/ As I look out from the terrace of a small house in Moltrasio on Lake Como I can hear the thwack of tennis…

“Horribly beautiful” - thus Lord Byron described the Marmore Waterfall, which he saw in 1817 during his Italian Grand Tour; he was so impressed  by the falls’…

"If you choose to live in a castle, it's not the castle that adapts to you; you must adapt to the castle." Gianfranco Gibelli, the loving owner of the 8th-…

Following last month's successful festival, John Bensalhia investigates the history and local attractions of Franciacorta. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.…

There’s more to Romagna than seaside resorts. In the second part of the "Loving Romagna" tour attended by our contributing editor Silvia, we venture inland to…

By Elisa Scarton Detti. Photo credit: http://tasteoftuscany.org/ Dante Alighieri turned 750 at the start of summer and while Florence celebrated, other parts…

Article by Mariangela Spinella BABILONIA - Center for Italian Language and Culture in Taormina Taormina is one of the most beautiful towns in the world, with…