Part 1 of 20 Things We Love About Italy includes travel ideas for the regions of Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Le Marche, Liguria, and Lombardy.
This Italian map is fun but certainly controversial. It is a map of each region in Italy represented by a painting or fresco by an artist of that region. Here’s the full map (click to zoom in). A list of the artworks and their creators follow. Alphabetical List of Italian…
There will come a time when all of this is over and we will wonder what Italian cities looked like during the COVID-19 quarantine.
It is a strange time to write about travel to Italy. The spread of the coronavirus — and the hysteria and uncertainty around it — is something I have never seen in the 20+ years that I have been writing about the country. As of this writing, the CDC has…
Update, 26 April 2020 On Sunday evening, 26 April, PM Giuseppe Conte addressed the nation with information on Phase II (Fase II) of the lockdown. Video follows below. Phase II will be a series of re-openings for businesses. Conte added that schools in Italy will not reopen until September. Per…
Below is an interactive map of Italy that will take you to the posts I have written about each region. Following the map is a listing of villages, towns, and cities I have visited in each Italian region. I have been to 16 out of Italy’s 20 regions. It is…
The latest list of the top 30 most-visited museums in Italy includes archeological parks, castles, and world-class galleries across 10 out of 20 regions.
Only 37 when he died in 1520, Raphael was one of the most influential artists of his day.
Can you drink water from the tap in Italy? The short answer is: yes, absolutely! Italy has some of the best tap water in the world. But there’s a lot more to know about drinking water in Italy, from using drinking fountains to ordering water at a restaurant. Here are…
Italy holds the record for the most UNESCO heritage sites in the world.
