Italy News Archives

The White Lotus Season 2: Stunning Locations in Sunny Sicily

White Lotus Season 2 features gorgeous and mysterious Sicily. Learn more about the amazing hotels and villas in Taormina, Noto, and Palermo where you can stay for the night.

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

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

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

A hotel deal for our dystopian digital age

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

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

green trees near body of water during daytime

Sustainable Travel in Italy: Forging A Better Path After the Pandemic

The post-pandemic era gives us a great opportunity to change how we travel. Here are some tips for sustainable travel in Italy.

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

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 personal thoughts and observations on this small town in Puglia.

Procida: Italian Capital of Culture 2022

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

Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome / Photo via Sovrintendenza Roma

Mausoleum of Augustus to Reopen in Rome

One of the most important monuments of Ancient Rome, the Mausoleum of Augustus, will reopen to the public in 2021.

The True Cost of Italy’s €1 Homes [Video]

“If you buy a house for €1,” says a new homeowner from Belgium, “you can’t expect it will be beautiful. Impossible.”

Elena Ferrante’s New Novel and TV Series Coming Soon

The English version of Elena Ferrante’s latest novel The Lying Life of Adults is finally coming out on September 1. It’s available now for pre-order from both Amazon and Bookshop. Released in Italy in November 2019, the English version of La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti was originally set to come out in June of this…

Ligurian Island of Gallinara Sold to Foreign Investor

Gallinara, the turtle-shaped island 1.5 kilometers off the western coast of Liguria, has been sold to a single owner.

Drone Footage of Italy’s Empty Cities

There will come a time when all of this is over and we will wonder what Italian cities looked like during the COVID-19 quarantine. This drone footage is surreal.

#labellezzaècontagiosa Italians Respond to the Coronavirus with an Inspirational Hashtag

The hashtag #labellezzaècontagiosa hopes to put a more positive spotlight back on Italy and its treasures.

Coronavirus in Italy: Timeline of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy 2020

A day-to-day look at how the COVID-19 crisis unfolded in Italy in 2020.

These Were the Most-Visited Museums in Italy in 2019

The latest list of the top 30 most-visited museums in Italy includes archeological parks, castles, and world-class galleries across 10 out of 20 regions.