Many of you will know that, since May 2011, five of us have been writing a monthly post on a given topic and we call it the Italy Blogging Roundtable. Each month we decide the topic in advance and the only rule is that it has to be connected to Italy; the posts are published on the same day, and ...

Love that new hotel smell, especially when it's in Rome.

Four Seasons has taken ownership of an historic hotel in Sicily and has broken ground on a seaside property in Puglia.

In 2021, Italy will commemorate the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri, known worldwide as the father of the Italian language.

Bologna is the best place to live in Italy in 2020. Discover what other Italian provinces ranked in the top 25 of the annual Quality of Life index.

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 listed Italy under a Level 3 Travel ...

The latest rankings of the best places to live in Italy.

Italy has inspired so many writers and travelers to wax poetic about its weather, seasons, landscape, monuments, and way of life. These are some of the quotes that I have come across in my many years of writing about Italy and traveling around the Bel Paese. They leave me feeling excited and ...

Planning a summer trip to Puglia? These three tips will help you avoid a hotel disaster.

The latest rankings of the best places to live in Italy.

Take your Italian language skills to a new level with an Italian immersion course in Italy.

To ring in the New Year, my family and I rented a farmhouse for a few days on the outskirts of Ferrara. Thinking back to the trip, the timing wasn't ideal. Ferrara was freezing and on New Year's Eve, the fog was so thick on our drive into town to watch the fireworks over Castello Estense that we ...

Saint Valentine, a Christian bishop from Terni, Umbria, was martyred in Rome during the 3rd century AD. Learn more about his life, death, and legend.

The Domus Aurea, also known as Nero's Golden Palace, is the latest attraction to offer visitors the chance to wear virtual reality headsets while touring the site. Visitors who tour the Domus Aurea will be able to see the site as never before. Virtual reality "fills in" the gaps, ...

The bicerin is an important part of the coffee culture in Torino (Turin). Learn more about the bicerin.

The grey felt cap adorned with a black raven feather worn by old northern Italian men and some modern-day camouflaged troops is known as the Cappello Alpino. This recognizable cap signifies that the wearer is or was a member of the Alpini, an elite corps of the Italian army that is most closely ...

Reflection is part of the prescription for moving from one year into the next. So while I wanted to write a year-end round-up a month ago, I realized that such an article would not fully capture the joys, sorrows, and idiosyncrasies of being an expat resident and traveler in Italy. Five is an ...

Considering a move to Italy? The annual quality of life index will provide you a starter checklist of factors to keep in mind.