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Italians love going to the beach. For many, summer vacation is synonymous with a beach vacation, two/three weeks at a time, and even on weekends, day trips to the seaside are pretty much the norm.  So the question of whether Italians will be able to go to the beach this summer has been debated for a while, with initial talks about the possibility o...

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At a time of such great uncertainty worldwide, it's easy to imagine that many people might be changing their minds about long-held plans to move abroad. Whether because of worries about being far from family and potentially unable to travel, or increased caution about moving to a place where they may not understand the systems or speak the language...

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THE RUINS OF THE OLD village San Severino di Centola, originally San Severino di Camerota, are located on a rugged hill in southern Cilento,  in the Italian region of Campania. The village was founded during the 10th-11th centuries and was progressively abandoned as inhabitants chose to move their settlement closer to the newly developed railway in...

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As the world's most beautiful ghost town begins to emerge from quarantine, Romans are stepping slowly out into the spring sunshine, greeting their home city like a long-lost friend, relishing with new eyes its faded grandeur, its ruins, fountains and noble palaces. Over the last two months, nature has reclaimed the city: the once-thronged piazze ar...

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Being in social isolation doesn't stop us dreaming of all the places we'd like to visit; in fact now we've got even more time to daydream. Escape on a virtual vacation to bring a little piece of Italy to your living room. The delicate folds of fabric captured in a Bernini marble, the way the afternoon light settles on a field of Tuscan wheat, or th...

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Of the 55 Unesco sites that are in Italy, Rome may be the most obvious. The capital of Italy, once the capital of the Roman Empire, has preserved some of the major monuments of antiquity, extraordinary archaeological areas integrated in the urban fabric, testimonies of incomparable artistic value produced over almost 3,000 years of history. The sit...

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First things first: everything that has to do with the novel coronavirus comes with a lot of uncertainty and changes quickly. I am not an epidemiologist or a government official. This article is updated to inform you of travel restrictions in Italy in 2020 and to direct you to the official sources of information. That being said, the short answer i...

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On the 4th of May, the vast majority of Italy’s productive activities will open and almost three million workers will return to work. A first, little step towards normality, ready to be retracted should social distancing not be respected and new clusters appear, refreshing a pain that still has to fully leave our hearts.  Because losses are immense...

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CONSTRUCTED IN 1099 BY LITTLE-KNOWN Italian architect Lanfranco, Duomo di Modena, also known as Modena Cathedral, is one of the more important Romanesque buildings in Europe. The massive structure is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. For scholars and fans...

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Besides having already experienced its own period of greatness in ancient times, Rome was also a destination for architects and artists who changed history forever during the Renaissance era. And it is precisely in the works of these famous artists and architects that you can find precious cues to reconstruct the eating habits of the time. For this...

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