Parks and Nature Archives

Three Trees That Tell a Story of Sardinia

Olive, cork, and myrtle all play a part in the culture and history of Sardinia.

Hiking, Biking, and Walking Across Italy: How to Explore the Cammini d’Italia

History

Italy currently recognizes 44 official pathways known as the Cammini d'Italia. Learn about the many historic routes that you can hike, bike, and walk.

Campo Felice: Skiing and Sledding in Abruzzo

Abruzzo

Campo Felice is an easy winter day trip from Rome.

New Year’s Day in Villa Borghese

Festivals & Events

The ideal place in Rome to spend New Year's Day.

The Iconic Landscape of Val d’Orcia, Tuscany

Culture & Living

Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the hills, valleys, and trees of the Val d’Orcia “exemplify the beauty of well-managed Renaissance ...

Day Trip from Rome: The Monster-Filled Gardens of Bomarzo

Itineraries

Bomarzo's Parco dei Mostri is a park filled with fantastical sculptures of animals, monsters, and other beasts. It's an ideal day trip from Rome.

Enrico Toti: Italy’s One-Legged Cyclist Turned World War I Hero

Rome

Italian cyclist Enrico Toti may have the most fascinating World War I story I've ever read.

Rooted in Italy: The World’s First Botanical Gardens

Venice

It has been said (too many times) that all roads lead to Rome. But did you know that you could trace botanical medicine and even the environmental ...

Falling For Italy: Three Fun Activities to Put on Your Italy Itinerary

Italy News

Enjoy the outdoors in Italy with these three "fall" activities.

Five Best Beaches in Calabria

Calabria

With more than 500 miles of coastline, wrapping around seaside villages and swooping cliffs, Calabria is packed with beaches in every shape, size, ...

Exploring Italy’s Parks

Italy News

Fall is a great time to explore Italy's national and regional parks, what with the beautiful foliage changing colors and the majority of tourists - ...

The Real Pinocchio

Books & Literary Travel

Last November, the New York Review of Books released Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio under its NYRB Classics imprint. The tale, as ...

A Peaceful Oasis: Rome’s Protestant Cemetery

Destinations

Rome's leafy Protestant Cemetery is the final resting place for Keats, Shelley, and Gramsci.

A Snowy ‘Staycation’ in Rome

Abruzzo

Skiing and sledding within a tank of gas from Rome.

Italian Villas and Their Gardens

Books & Literary Travel

Just in time for late spring and summer romps around Italy comes the reissue of Edith Wharton's 1904 landscaping classic Italian Villas and Their ...

What’s Old Is New Again: Rome’s Via Appia Antica

Italy News

Now that we've entered the Holy Season, tourism to Rome is going to start heating up again quite quickly. Of course, you can follow the pilgrimage ...