What Will Italy’s Museums Look Like After the Lockdown?
After a two-month lockdown, Italy's museums are set to reopen. The reopening will bring both challenges and opportunities.
30 April 2020
After a two-month lockdown, Italy's museums are set to reopen. The reopening will bring both challenges and opportunities.
30 April 2020
Many Italian museums and galleries have made it easier to take virtual visits of their works of art and historical relics.
2 April 2020
Should you take a day trip to Pompeii from Rome? This post helps you decide whether you want to do a DIY day trip to Pompeii or take a guided group tour.
27 March 2019
The church of San Biagio in Montepulciano, Tuscany, is considered one of prime examples of Renaissance architecture.
3 February 2019
Matera, the southern Italian city known for its ancient caves and modern comeback, is the 2019 European Capital of Culture.
2 January 2019
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 agricultural landscapes.”
18 October 2018
Sicily has some of the most gorgeous golden mosaics in the world. Here's where to see these UNESCO World Heritage sights in Palermo, Monreale, and Cefalù.
8 October 2018
Reflection is part of the prescription for moving from one year into the next. So while I wanted to write a year-end round-up a month ago, I realized that such an article would not fully capture the joys, sorrows, and idiosyncrasies of being an expat resident and traveler in Italy.…
25 January 2017
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 movement to 16th century Italy? It was here in the city of Pisa (1544) then Padua (1545) that the world’s first botanical gardens…
14 March 2012
When my colleagues in the Italy Blogging Roundtable and I decided to write on the topic “gifts” for our December post, I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. I knew straight away that I didn’t want to write about Italian gifts you can buy in a store, though…
14 December 2011