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If you want to be a volcanologist, then Italy is the place to be. Numerous areas in Italy have volcanic origins where volcanic activity occurred thousands and thousands of years ago. From the Castelli Romani area, just outside Rome, with its gorgeous volcanic lakes, Albano and Nemi – providing an excellent alternative to the not so clean seaside ne...

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Think of Tuscany and Umbria – beautiful scenery, beguiling hilltop towns; Siena, Cortona, Assisi… Pozzuolo? OK, few people may have heard of Pozzuolo, but it’s actually more typical of the region than its famous cousins. Maybe nothing much to look at, but well placed and much more relaxed than the tourist hotspots, all of which are within one hour...

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Air Italy will serve four US destinations in summer 2020, despite complaints by several US airlines that it is effectively acting as a front for Qatar Airways, which holds a 49% stake and is leasing aircraft to re-fleet the Sardinia-based operator. The Italian carrier said July 15 it plans to resume services from Milan Malpensa to Los Angeles and S...

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We propose 10 good reasons to visit Cremona to help you plan a sojourn to this beautiful province. The city is easy to get around on foot, plus it is surrounded by a suggestive natural landscape and plenty of opportunities to taste its fine cuisine.  Start by visiting the Torrazzo, go to the top and admire the urban skyline from above. Afterwards h...

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A bunch of weeks ago, one of our articles dedicated to curious facts about the Colosseum became quite popular on Lifeinitaly’s Facebook page. As it seems our readers have a keen interest in knowing more, little known facts about Italy’s most recognizable monuments, we decided to dedicate a few lines to another very popular Italian landmark, the lea...

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Italy has surpassed France in terms of overnight stays in the country of foreigners, national tourist board ENIT said Thursday. "In terms of overnight stays by foreign nationals, Italy with 216.5 million in 2018 surpassed France with 140.7 million (a 5.4% rise on the previous year) and saw a 2.8% rise, unlike Spain, which with 301 million dropped b...

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Less known than Amalfi and other towns of the Amalfi Coast, Furore, a bunch of houses scattered on a mountain overlooking the sea, delights visitors with its frescoed churches, itineraries through woods and waterfalls, and the newly inaugurated Flight of the Angel on the fjord. The fiord is surely one of Furore’s main attractions, a narrow inlet wh...

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When travel dreams take people to Europe, Italy is often their first stop. There's something seductively charming about this country, its people, and la dolce vita. I always feel at home in Italy, whether struggling onto a crowded bus in Rome, navigating the fun chaos of Naples, sipping a cocktail in a Venetian bar, or sitting on the banister of Fl...

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Since both my driving and language skills are severely challenged in Italy, I always hire Marcello, a driver/interpreter, when I’m researching a new novel. A few years ago, Marcello and I were speeding along the highway hugging the western bank of the Serchio River north of Lucca when we saw a mammoth stone footbridge at Borgo e Mazzano. Its beauti...

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It was the eve of a fervent celebration planned for the Feast Day of Saint Joseph in 1906 when an earthquake struck the island of Ustica some 72 kilometers north of Palermo, Sicily, in the Tyrrhenian Sea.  On that unsettling night of March 18, the entire population woke up, panicked and rushed out into the street.  The Usticesi managed to collect s...

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