Tag: sports

  • See a Soccer Game in Italy: Ultimate Guide

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    Want to see a soccer game in Italy? Here’s information on Serie A and B Italian football leagues, Italian soccer stadiums, how to get tickets, and more.

    white and black soccer ball on grass field
  • RIP Paolo Rossi, Hero of the 1982 World Cup

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    Paolo Rossi, hero of the 1982 World Cup, died in Rome on 9 December 2020 after a long battle with an undisclosed disease. He was 64. Rossi was integral to Italy’s World Cup win in 1982, a journey that saw the Italian National team battle past Maradona’s Argentina, as well as Brazil, Poland, and West…

  • A Snowy ‘Staycation’ in Rome

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    Skiing and sledding within a tank of gas from Rome.

    snow covered mountain under blue sky during daytime
  • ‘Monster of Florence’ and ‘Rome 1960’: Two Of Summer’s Most Intriguing Reads Are Set in Italy

    I am supremely excited about two new nonfiction books this summer: The Monster of Florence and Rome 1960. Both books describe tumultuous times in central Italy. The first is a period of time in Florence when an unknown predator (or predators) “stalked lovers’ lanes in the countryside.” The second goes in-depth about the 1960 Olympic…

    unrecognizable person reading book in park