Category: Destinations

Learn more about travel destinations in Italy, its top cities and regions. Trip planning resources include itineraries, tours, and day trips.

  • In Rome, Communing Over Coffee

    In the mornings after I’ve sent the kids off to school and tidied up the house I go down and have my morning cappuccino.

  • Italy’s A3 Autostrada Near Completion 50 Years After Project Began

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    It’s been called the “shame of Italy” and for good reason. The A3 autostrada, a 443km highway that is to connect Salerno to Reggio Calabria, has been under construction since 1966. Faulty construction and mafia meddling by both the Camorra and ‘Ndragheta factions have caused numerous delays during the nearly 50 years since the project…

    A section of Italy's A3 autostrada
  • Raining Rose Petals Inside the Pantheon On Pentecost Sunday

    La Pioggia di Petali di Rose, or the Rain of Rose Petals, brings religious Rome and ancient Rome together in a moving and colorful spectacle.

    Pantheon Rose Petals on Pentecost
  • How to Avoid Tourists in Venice

    It’s the conundrum that many travelers to Venice face: how to be a tourist but avoid other tourists.

    Aerial view of Venice, Italy