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by Amy Inman | Mon, 02/17/2020 - 23:29

The Cinque Terre—five pastel-colored villages that sit on a rugged 12km stretch of the Italian Riviera—are loved the world over. The villages are incredibly…

Culture

Looking for that Slow Travel Paradise This Year? 5 Reasons to Consider Abruzzo

by Georgette Jupe | Fri, 01/31/2020 - 00:26

With the talk of traveling a little differently on the rise this new decade, one sure way to do this is to scrap the concept of stress-inducing bucket lists…

Travel

Three Destinations in Italy Make New York Times’ 52 Places to Go 2020 List

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/14/2020 - 06:04

Two Italian regions and one city made The New York Times’ recently released annual list of 52 places to go in the coming year. According to The New York Times…

Travel

8 Travel Hacks to Experience Italy Like a Local, From Locals

by Hannah Hartsig | Mon, 01/13/2020 - 00:08

Travel can be a paradox - we want to experience somewhere new, but we want to experience it as though it isn’t new at all. We spend countless hours curating…

Life + Style

Italy's First Plastic-Free Ski Area To Launch This Winter

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…

Life + Style

Is Venice Really Going to Charge an Entry Tax?

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/18/2019 - 00:00

To tax or not to tax, that is the question that the mayor of Venice and the city council seem unable to ponder and decide on conclusively. The entry tax on…

Culture

Five Crowd-Free Museums in Rome That Are Worth a Visit

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/11/2019 - 00:00

We begin a new series aimed at highlighting little-known museums, sites and cultural institutions in Italy’s most popular tourist destinations in an effort to…

Food + Wine

Pecorino Romano: The Story Behind One of Italy’s Oldest and Most Famous Formaggi

by kristine.jannuzzi | Thu, 08/29/2019 - 00:38

Millennia before cacio e pepe became one of the Eternal City’s trendiest pasta dishes and a social media sensation, its starring ingredient graced the tables…

Life + Style

Following the Footsteps of Medieval Monks on the Via degli Abati

by Anonymous (not verified) | Thu, 06/27/2019 - 04:27

By: Margherita Ragg ‘There used to be 25,000 people in my hometown, now there’s only 2500 of us left’ said Giuseppe, the taxi driver who picked us up in…

Culture

Breathing New Life to Mestre: Our Guide to Visiting the New M9 Museum

by mackayjamie32 | Tue, 05/07/2019 - 05:33

It might be grey and it might be gritty, but no longer can Mestre be cast-off as just a budget friendly base from which to visit nearby Venice. Since the…