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Un caldo pomeriggio di giugno, il mare, il Vesuvio ed una tazzina di caffè, cosa può volere di più dalla vita un napoletano trapiantato a New York ? Intervistiamo Gaetano Castaldo, volto e co fondatore della pagina social Visita New York City  Gaetano Castaldo, assieme ad altri due amici napoletani, è il co fondatore della start up bridge 41. L’ide...

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Anyone up for a trip to Italy? If so, we’ve found the perfect place to stay with family or friends (or both!). The beautiful villa from the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun” is available to rent, and can accommodate up to 20 people — so bring all your loved ones along! Located in the Tuscan countryside near the town of Cortona, Italy, the 10 bed, 10 and...

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Da giugno a settembre, in soli quattro mesi, negli alberghi italiani e negli esercizi ricettivi complementari si registrano oltre 260 milioni di pernottamenti, più del 60% del totale annuo. Nel giorno che dà ufficialmente il via all’estate 2018, Bernabò Bocca, presidente di Federalberghi, conferma “una sensazione di ottimismo per una stagione che s...

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To Italy lovers, Rome is the most romantic city in Europe — sorry Paris! Amid passionate residents, spectacular natural beauty, great food, and flowing wine, Italy inspires love for all couples. Chicago's Lesley Pritkin and Rosanne Cofoid, owners of two "Italy-only" travel companies, marvel that despite Italy's long-standing popularity among LGBTQ...

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For our series on ten things you can do for free in Italy's most popular cities, we head to Bologna, Emilia-Romagna food-loving capital, which is attracting more and more fans every year. If you're on a budget, there's plenty you can do in Bologna, here are the top ten picks from our contributing editor Silvia Donati, who is a Bologna native. 1. Ba...

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In the crypt of the Basilica of San Savino in Piacenza – consecrated in 1107 and later renovated many times over the centuries – has a wonderful black and white floor mosaic from the early 12th century, with medallions that represent the twelve months of the year, the signs of the zodiac and various agricultural activities. In the part of the churc...

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It may be smaller than California in terms of size, but Italy is big in almost all things that matter: food, coffee, art and literature, fashion, beautiful people, and fabulous cars.  The Italians certainly know pleasure and have undoubtedly mastered living the sweet life (La Dolce Vita) and the sweetness of doing nothing (Il Dolce Far Niente).  It...

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The tranquil sea below us merges with an azure sky: the colour scheme is broken only by pastel homes, randomly piled on a steep cliff jutting out of the sea. A reluctant trekker, I have just made one of my most excruciating climbs to the top of a vineyard in Manarola, a tiny fishing village perched on a cliff in Cinque Terre on the northwestern Ita...

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S.U.P.E.R., acronym for ‘Seven Unique Places to Experience in Rome,’ is the new cumulative ticket that gives access to seven sites within the Archeological Park of the Colosseum: besides the Colosseum itself, the Roman Forum and the Palatine, the special ticket includes a visit to seven sites that are normally closed to the public, or accessible on...

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This is the story of the knight Galgano and how a vision made him renounce to wealth, war and women in name of a life of meditation and prayer. This is a story where faith, legend, history and literature merge in one intriguing tale, to the dénouement of which, in truth, we won’t be able to come. This is a story of Tuscan hills, hermits, abbeys and...

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