From ancient Latin script to modern fonts, Italy has contributed greatly to the history of the written word. Visit these places to learn more.
READ MORE +From ancient Latin script to modern fonts, Italy has contributed greatly to the history of the written word. Visit these places to learn more.
READ MORE +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
READ MORE +The 3rd century ruins are located near Verona.
READ MORE +Prato della Valle measures 90,000 sq meters, making it not only the largest square in Italy but one of the largest in Europe.
READ MORE +The Veneto region is known primarily for the city that gave it its name: Venice (Venezia in Italian). Here was the seat of the Venetian Republic, La Serenissima, which ruled the northern Adriatic for a millennium from the 8th to the 18th centuries. The Veneto is Venice and its canals, islands, ...
READ MORE +The grey felt cap adorned with a black raven feather worn by old northern Italian men and some modern-day camouflaged troops is known as the Cappello Alpino. This recognizable cap signifies that the wearer is or was a member of the Alpini, an elite corps of the Italian army that is most closely ...
READ MORE +With so many ancient structures in need of constant upkeep, Italy is no stranger to scaffolding. Venice's St. Mark's Basilica, in particular, is known for constantly being under repair. Since 1994, the most famous church in the most famous square in Venice has had some sort of scaffolding ...
READ MORE +How do you spend one year in Italy? Here's a month-by-month, personal account of my first year living and traveling in Italy.
READ MORE +About half an hour by train from Venice and even closer to Padua is Hotel Millepini Terme, a spa hotel that has the Guinness World Record for the world's deepest thermal pool. The Y-40 The Deep Joy is 137-feet deep (40 meters) at its deepest, with four underwater grottos along the way. ...
READ MORE +Although Venice has been sinking into the Adriatic sea for centuries, visitors, as well as many residents, pay little mind to this fact other than keeping close watch on the acqua alta forecasts. Few of the millions of people that tread on Venice's cobblestones and stroll over its storied ...
READ MORE +Eat fish in Venice...but don't touch that lemon!
READ MORE +Part 2 of 20 Things We Love About Italy includes travel ideas for the regions of Molise, Piemonte, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino Alto Adige, Tuscany, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, and Veneto.
READ MORE +A lot of touristy, and even not-so-touristy, cities in Italy offer combined tickets. These tickets include admission to several related attractions at a price lower than each individual ticket combined. Rome and Vatican City For instance, Rome has the Roma Pass. This combined ticket gives ...
READ MORE +Venice commemorates the last day of the Christmas season - Epiphany - with the Regata delle Befana, a boat race through the lagoon.
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