Our slow travel contributor this early March is Rocky Ruggiero, his education and travel company Rocky Ruggiero, Making Art and History Come to Life™ offers various online and television learning products such as podcasts, documentaries and blogs about Italian art, history and culture.

His company also offers expressly designed 4-7 day travel programs in Italy. These programs address the art, history, food, wine and culture of specific Italian cities  such as Florence, Rome and Venice; larger Italian geographic areas such as Northern and Southern Italy, and specific cultural phenomenon such as the Palio of Siena.