Day Tripper

Lifestyle
by elisascarton | Thu, 12/03/2015 - 02:58
It’s little more than 10° out and the idea of stripping down to your bathers isn’t particularly tempting, but then you look around and see the steam rising…
Food & Drink
by Georgette Jupe | Thu, 11/12/2015 - 05:41
Verona, UNESCO-rcognized for the architecture and urban structure, is often referred to Italy’s city of love.  No doubt this has something to do with being the…
Culture
by Anna Lebedeva | Wed, 10/28/2015 - 17:53
I often see surprised faces when talking about how close Abruzzo, dubbed as “the greenest region in Europe”, to Rome is. Just over an hour-drive from the…
Culture
by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 09/21/2015 - 08:15
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…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/04/2015 - 02:00
The Regional Park of the Appia Antica, just outside of Rome's city center, makes for a perfect day trip, especially on Sunday and national holidays, when the…
Travel
by elisascarton | Mon, 08/17/2015 - 14:40
At the start of summer each year, Italy’s beaches are primed, primped and paraded like prize squash at the country fair. Anxious mayors and holidaymakers…
Travel
by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 08/11/2015 - 03:30
Capri is less than an hour away from Naples but that short trip across the bay is like being transported to another world. The island of Capri is strikingly…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/24/2015 - 00:00
La dotta, la grassa, la rossa (the learned one, the fat one, the red one). This is how Bologna, the capital of Emilia-Romagna in north-central Italy, has been…
Travel
by Sandra Srivastava | Wed, 06/10/2015 - 08:58
The year 2015 sees Pisa celebrate the 28th anniversary of the inclusion of the Piazza del Duomo in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Most day visitors…
Travel
by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 04/21/2015 - 03:52
by Elisa Scarton Detti   For most travellers, Tuscany is Florence, Siena and maybe Pisa, because everyone needs to see the Leaning Tower once and just once.…