The Curious Traveler
Food + Wine
by phoebejessicahunt | Tue, 10/20/2020 - 05:21
Nowadays, when Michelin-starred chefs garnish a dish with delicate nasturtium flowers or wild fennel, it’s difficult to imagine these foraged goodies in any…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:00
We can never write enough about Abruzzo and its many beautiful places. Save these ideas for your next trip!
Rocca Calascio
Standing atop a hill at 1,460…
Culture
by Luciana.Squadrilli | Wed, 10/07/2020 - 06:20
Let me confess: although I have called Rome "home" for almost twenty years now, I have never visited the Vatican Museums. Too many crowds too many lines, too…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/01/2020 - 00:00
Did you know the word ‘quarantine’ comes from Italy?
From Venice to be precise.
“The practice of quarantine, as we know it, began during the 14th century…
Travel
by Myra Robinson | Tue, 09/29/2020 - 06:32
There’s only one railway station in Venice, so why, as trains roll into the station, don’t the signs just say VENEZIA? Instead they say VENEZIA SANTA LUCIA,…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/24/2020 - 00:00
A train ride on a historic route amid mountains, villages and the fall colors: it’s the so-called ‘Foliage Train,’ which runs along a line that, since 1923,…
Travel
by rebeccawinke | Tue, 09/15/2020 - 04:00
From the pristine Tirino Valley to the towering heights of Gran Sasso: an eco-sustainable itinerary in one of Italy’s most picturesque corners.
Known as the “…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/04/2020 - 00:00
There are places in Italy that resemble or remind of world-famous locations around the world. Let’s look at four of them.
The Marmore Waterfalls, Umbria…
Travel
by Myra Robinson | Thu, 09/03/2020 - 03:38
Most tourists in Venice, if they venture out to the islands, take the vaporetto number 12 from San Zaccaria or Fondamenta Nuova to Murano, the ‘glass island’…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/03/2020 - 00:00
Several beautiful sculptures adorn the facade and sides of the world-famous Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, yet many of them go unnoticed,…
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