Although Venice has been sinking into the Adriatic sea for centuries, visitors, as well as many residents, pay little mind to this fact other than keeping close watch on the acqua alta forecasts. Few of the millions of people that tread on Venice's cobblestones and stroll over its storied ...

Disclaimer: This post was written before I had the chance to fully appreciate driving (and parking) in Italy. While the below information still applies, I have much more experience driving in Italy, inside cities like Rome and Florence, as well as on highways and the A-1 autostrada. Read my ...

These fun videos teaches you some basic hand gestures to complement your Italian language learning.

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 to bring to the public a program called Cortili Aperti, or "Open Courtyards." The annual open ...

Florence, Rome, Venice - you already know the names of the cities you must add to your Italy travel itinerary. But, do you know which cities in Italy are the best places to live? Each year, the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore publishes the Italy Quality of Life Survey, which calculates factors ...

Eat fish in Venice...but don't touch that lemon!

If you know me, you'll know that I am nuts about religious relics. And if you know David Farley's book "An Irreverent Curiosity," you'll know immediately why that first line is a wee bit funny. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Farley in Manhattan to discuss his book, which has the ...

Rome is city of obelisks. Here is information on five obelisks that you'll definitely see while visiting the Eternal City.

So many people enjoy learning Italian. It is so melodic - it's the language of beautiful poetry, music, and the closest to Latin, the "dead" language that spawned dozens of others. While not everyone can travel to Italy, everyone can try to learn Italian, which is the reason that the Five Favorite ...

Just about every spot in Italy is a lovely place to take a photograph. But there are some spots that are truly special, places that make friends and family go "Wow!" Here are a few of them.

Italy may not be the first place one thinks of for a golfing vacation, but it does have some terrific courses set in stunning locations, many of which are near the tourist routes of Rome, Florence, and Milan. So if you're a golfer interested in hitting the links in Italy, you're in luck. Golf ...

Carnevale is celebrated throughout Italy, not just in Venice. Learn more about Italy's most popular carnival cities and traditions.

What are your five favorite Italian words? In this post, an Italy-focused travel writer answers the difficult question.

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 this year. I've done this by creating a gallery on Flickr. My Buon Natale 2009 gallery will feature up ...

Five recipes from Rome that are easy to enjoy anywhere. Eleonora Baldwin shares her favorite Roman recipes.

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 Natale is a dazzling neon feat--and Guinness Book of World Records holder--that has been lighting up ...

For every Biblical tale and saintly life, there is at least one precious relic housed in Rome, the Vatican, or in one of Italy's thousands of churches.

New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series, has some scenes set in the Tuscan town of Volterra. Learn more about Volterra, including its vampire tour.