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Travel during the summer of 2020 hasn’t been what many of us expected or wanted. COVID-19 restrictions have kept many vacationers home and traveling to Europe is out for the time being thanks to a travel ban. However, thanks to social media and the internet, we can still enjoy many destinations virtually. If you love nature and flowers, then one ev...

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In the northern area of Viterbo, about 30 kilometers from Rome, stands in the valley of the Calanchi a small medieval village whose charm, due not only to its historical and artistic richness but also to the territory where it was built, make it one of the most beautiful and characteristic villages in Italy, we are talking about Civitella D'Agliano...

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I wake up to the lazy heat of the dandelion sun across my face. I left the curtains drawn the night before, allowing the rays to spill through the windows and onto my fluttering eyelids. The gentle breeze that pats my curtains tells me it’s a good day to wonder about my summer trip to Italy. Then, the features of COVID-19 come to my mind and I paus...

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When you’re next in Venice, remember to look down and consider the non-slip stones beneath your feet. They have a story to tell. In the sleepy faded spa town of Battaglia Terme not far from Padua lies the key to the building of the great and unique city of Venice. The Euganean Hills around Battaglia Terme are extinct volcanic cones with hot springs...

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As a country with a notably diverse landscape, Italy offers vineyards in locations ranging from the gently rolling hills of the Chianti and gravity-defying terrain of the Cinque Terre to Mt. Etna’s dramatic slopes and the Alpine turf of Aosta and Alto Adige. But the most unexpected place to find a vineyard in Italy may well be within the confines o...

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Hundreds of you answered our survey on whether it's too early for tourists to return to Italy, or even for residents to travel around the country. From overseas visitors set to arrive shortly to B&B owners who have encouraged guests to postpone their bookings, people who have reluctantly cancelled long-awaited trips to residents opting to stay loca...

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In Italy the name "liberty" derives from that of the warehouses founded in London in 1875 by A. Lasenby Liberty, specialized in the sale of products from the Far East. The Art Nouveau artists preferred Nature as a source of inspiration but evidently stylized its elements and expanded this repertoire with the addition of algae, blades of grass, inse...

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Halfway between Riomaggiore and Portovenere, in the Cinque Terre National Park, is the ancient village of Monesteroli, reachable only by a likewise ancient staircase, made of 1200 steps, built by farmers who needed to transport grapes from the vineyards surrounding the village.  The so-called Grand Staircase, formed by sandstone steps, winds its wa...

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Ciao from Rome on lockdown to all the friends of We the Italians. Dear friends... how are you? At the beginning of the Italian lockdown, now four months ago, you were worried about Italy, in serious trouble while in America the problems had not yet begun, even though the virus was already circulating. Now that, for the moment, Italy is a little bet...

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Rome's Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary, located among the ruins of the Largo Argentina archaeological area, has provided shelter, food and love to cats in the city centre for more than 25 years. The shelter, which is dependent on donations and volunteers, is more in need than ever of support following the recent covid-19 lockdown and the almost total...

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