Italy News

Getting Into the Vatican Museums

It's getting ever more difficult to get into the Vatican Museums. The museums, Musei Vaticani in Italian, are home to some of the world's most precious and recognizable Western art including ...

Film & Media

A Year in Italy

https://youtu.be/n3FdlxMiZHM Someone posted a great video on YouTube.com. The video features a rapid-fire slideshow of an entire year's worth of photos taken in Italy. On the itinerary (at least in ...

Culture & Living

Jazz in January: Umbria Jazz Inverno and Other Winter Festivals in Italy

Winter means the music season for most of Italy. Opera productions and church-sponsored chamber music events are typical fare from Lecco to Lecce at this time of year. But you'll also find jazz ...

Festivals & Events

Regata delle Befane, Venice

Venice commemorates the last day of the Christmas season - Epiphany - with the Regata delle Befana, a boat race through the lagoon.

Destinations

Resolution: Italian Citizenship

Did know that you can get honorary citizenship from the Terre di Siena (Siena's provincial tourism board)? Citizenship entails signing a Sustainable Tourism charter. Here's what the charter lists as ...

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Welcome to Italofile!

Welcome to the Italofile - your resource for Italy travel information. Bear with us - we'll be up and running soon. In the meantime, we recommend the following guides for planning your next trip to ...