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The Colosseum hosts an exhibition highlighting the history of the long-standing relationship between Rome and Pompeii, on display until 9 May.The exhibition, titled Pompeii 79 AD. A Roman story, is hailed as "unprecedented" and is held on the second tier of the Colosseum. The ancient amphitheatre recently reopened to the public, from Monday to Frid...

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While traveling across the pond remains, at least for the moment, still a dream, dreaming and planning aren’t forbidden and, certainly, they aren’t dangerous. On the contrary, busying our minds with something pleasant and oriented towards a virus-free future, may be a healthy and   relaxing way to spend some time.  For many Italophiles, moving to t...

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It's Valentine's Day week and we're feeling the love, but, because we're not able to travel right now, save these romantic escape ideas for any time of the year! Head to one of these five lovely villages in Italy, set in idyllic locations, by the sea or a lake, in the mountains or the countryside, the perfect setting for romantic strolls hand in ha...

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The Rione Terra has been the only place that has evolved from the Greek-Roman colonization to modern times. In Roman times, Pozzuoli (Puteoli at that time) reached its peak. It was the major port in Rome until the rise of Ostia. After the rise of Ostia and the fall of the Roman Empire, Pozzuoli declined and its vastness reduced to just the Rione Te...

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Positano is one of the most suggestive towns of the Amalfi Coast. It's situated on a high cliff, like a crib. Here, there are tourists from all over the world, it is certainly the right place to relax and to disconnect from everyday life. Positano has been a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1997, for its beaches and the beauty of the natural landsc...

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The Cilento lands are karstic in nature. Mankind has been present in the caves of these territories since the Middle Paleolithic (500.000 thousand years B.C.). The testimonies of human passage are still tangible, from the mountainous massifs of Grotte di Castelcivita to the Grotte dell'Angelo in the Vallo di Diano.  The first Greeks arrived on Cile...

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Herculaneum, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is to begin excavating its hidden beach for the first time in 40 years. Excavation works are to commence shortly at the Antica Spiaggia area, already partially excavated in the 1980s, announced the director of the Herculaneum archaeological park, Francesco Sirano...

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Clifftop towns that cascade down the mountains, azure water that sparkles in the sun, Aperol Spritzes on the beach and some of Italy’s most luxurious — and pricey — hotels. It’s no wonder the Amalfi Coast is one of the world’s most alluring destinations on Earth. What was a collection of humble fishing villages until the 1950s has become an interna...

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Over the centuries Naples enjoyed the status of a European capital, attracting immigrants not only from around the Italian peninsula, but also from around Europe and the Mediterranean. Among the largest foreign communities to settle in Naples were the French and the Swiss. Guglielmo Luigi Cottrau was born as Guillaume-Louis Cottrau on 10 August 179...

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The world-famous 'presepe' Christmas crib makers of Naples are launching a new initiative focusing for the first time on St Valentine' Day with the aim of bringing people back to their storied street, San Gregorio Armeno. The association of nativity scene ateliers of San Gregorio Armeno will present the initiative on Monday. It has been dubbed 'San...

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