Italy News

Best Places to Live in Italy: The Quality of Life Index 2022

If it's top among Italians, it must be good! The Italy Quality of Life survey is a great way to learn about places to live in or visit.

Italy 2023: Offbeat Tour Ideas to Try This Year

Five Favorites

How can Italy expect a balanced and sustainable tourism economy when it keeps looking so incredible on screen?

Bergamo and Brescia ‘Shine’ as Dual Capitals of Italian Culture

Culture & Living

Lombard cities Bergamo and Brescia unite as the 2023 Italian Capital of Culture.

Italy in 2022: Events and Anniversaries

Italy News

Here are some of the anniversaries and events that are happening in Italy in 2022.

Best Places to Live in Italy 2021: The Quality of Life Index

Culture & Living

Trieste is the best place to live in Italy in 2021. Discover what other Italian provinces ranked in the top 25 of the annual Quality of Life index.

Gift Ideas For Your Italy-loving Friend or Relative

Culture & Living

From fragrance to formaggio, here are some obvious and no-so-obvious Italian gifts for your Italy loving loved ones.

Stay in Rimini for 1 Euro Per Night…But There’s a Really Big Catch

Italy News

A hotel deal for our dystopian digital age

Italy’s New UNESCO Sites in Padua, Bologna, and Tuscany

Culture & Living

The 2021 UNESCO session raised Italy's number of World Heritage Sites to 58—the most of any country in the world.

What It’s Like to Live in a Medieval Italian Castle

Italy News

This charming TikTok account reveals the fantasy and reality of living in a medieval Italian castle.

The Best Place to Find Insurance For Italy Travel

Essentials

Should you get travel insurance for your next trip to Italy? The answer is yes. Here are a few tips for starting your search.

Italy Acquires Umberto Eco’s Vast Collection of Books

Books & Literary Travel

Italy has acquired Umberto Eco's 30,000+ volume library of ancient and modern books. Learn more about the late author's vast collection.

Small-Town Puglia: What It’s Like to Live in Biccari

Italy News

Biccari, the latest Italian village trying to attract foreigners with cheap real estate, also happens to be my family's ancestral home. Here are some ...

Procida: Italian Capital of Culture 2022

Italy News

The island city of Procida is the Capital of Italian Culture for 2022.

Goodbye, 2020! Venetians Get the Last Word of a Terrible Year

Italy News

A few days before the end of 2020, some Venetians hung a banner over the edge of the Rialto Bridge to say goodbye to a difficult year. #Fanculo2020

Anno Dantesco: Celebrating Dante in 2021

Books & Literary Travel

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

Florence to Open First Museum Dedicated to the Italian Language

Florence & Tuscany

The city that gave birth to Dante will soon give birth to the first museum dedicated to the Italian language. Construction on the Museo della Lingua ...