Verona’s Opera Festival Celebrates Its Centennial
See the world's best-known operas performed in an ancient arena in the heart of Verona.
Festivals & Events
Easter in Rome: When, Where, and How to See Mass During Holy Week
Easter season is one of the best times to visit Rome. Here's how you can plan your visit to Rome and Vatican during Holy Week.
Blessing the Animals in Assisi on the Feast Day of Sant’Antonio Abate
The Piatto di Sant'Antonio Abate is a winter festival near Assisi that features a parade of horses and a blessing of animals.
Anno Dantesco: Celebrating Dante in 2021
In 2021, Italy will commemorate the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri, known worldwide as the father of the Italian language.
Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Here's how to get tickets and prepare for Midnight Mass.
Resistance and Remembrance: The Importance of Liberation Day in Italy
Italy celebrates Liberation Day every year on April 25. Learn more about its origin and importance.
Albertone 100: Rome Celebrates Alberto Sordi
Actor and life-long Roman Alberto Sordi was born in 1920. His home in Rome will open to the public to mark the centennial of his birth.
New Year’s Day in Villa Borghese
The ideal place in Rome to spend New Year's Day.
Extra Palio in Siena Will Commemorate 100th Anniversary of the End of WWI
An Extra Palio - Palio Straordinario - will be run in Siena on 20 October 2018.
Mille Miglia Vintage Car Race
The Mille Miglia, a vintage car race that makes a loop from Brescia to Rome each May, has been on my radar for almost a decade. This year, I finally got to see the spectacle as the cars paraded down ...
La Festa Delle Donne – International Women’s Day in Italy
Italy celebrates International Women's Day - La Festa delle Donne - with mimosas and a free museum day.
Natale di Roma: Rome Celebrates Its Birthday
The city of Rome was born on April 21, 753 BC.
The Best Ever In-Depth Video of Siena’s Palio
Inspiration always seems to find me when I'm not looking and that is exactly what happened as I settled in to watch a few minutes of television last night. Lucky for me, I clicked over to Kenny ...
Cortili Aperti: Italy’s Annual Open Courtyards Event
For more than 20 years, ADSI (Associazione Dimore Storiche Italiane), aka the Historic Home Association of Italy, has been working in conjunction with the owners of the country's estates and villas ...
Carnival in Italy: Floats, Parades, and Other Carnevale Celebrations
Carnevale is celebrated throughout Italy, not just in Venice. Learn more about Italy's most popular carnival cities and traditions.
Buon Natale
Like many of you, I have already started my Christmas vacation. So, I thought I'd check in one last time before December 25 and share with you some of the prettiest Christmas pictures from Italy ...
World’s Biggest Christmas Tree in Gubbio, Umbria
Rockefeller Center has nothing on this tree. The biggest Christmas tree in the world is, in fact, in Gubbio, Umbria. But this is not any tree. No, this is not a tree at all. Gubbio's Albero di ...
Walking Via Giulia
Rome's famous Renaissance street, Via Giulia, is celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. And, the New York Times' Elisabeth Rosenthal provides the history and descriptions of the streets' ...
