Bologna has so much to offer, including great food and art without the crowds that you'll find in better-known Italian cities like Florence or Rome. One spot that foodies should not miss when visiting Bologna is the Quadrilatero market, in the old city's medieval core. This rectangular area with a zigzag of narrow streets is adjacent to Bologna's f...
READ MOREToday, we are making a trip outside of Italy. Well, at least for a little while. Yes, because we’re taking a closer look at the Bernina Express, a scenic train journey that uniquely links the Belpaese with one of its closest neighbors, Switzerland, on a route that offers travelers the opportunity to experience the transition from Italy’s picturesqu...
READ MOREThe autumn season blossoms, weaving a mosaic of warm, embracing colours. The chromatic nuance of the landscapes creates a picturesque backdrop poised between summer glitz and winter whiteness—a perfect time to travel. If you are wondering "where to go on holiday in Italy in October", you are in the right place. If you travel to Italy in October you...
READ MOREDelta announced an expansion of its trans-Atlantic flight schedule for the summer of 2025, introducing new routes and increasing service frequency to several European destinations from its U.S. hubs. Catania, Sicily: Delta will start daily flights from New York-JFK to Catania in May 2025. Naples, Italy: Four-times-weekly flights from Atlanta to Nap...
READ MORELocated about 60 km south of Naples, Salerno is often unjustly considered a gateway to the Amalfi Coast. The traveler looking for exciting suggestions on what to do and see in Salerno can choose from a wide range of tempting proposals. Indeed, this enchanting city on the Campania coast has a lot to offer, from a medieval city centre that takes you...
READ MORESicily, with its rich historical and cultural heritage, stunning beaches, and breathtaking landscapes, offers a wide variety of experiences for every type of holiday. If you're looking for a city break to explore the main cultural attractions, you might visit Palermo or Catania; if you're interested in charming villages, consider Eastern Sicily; if...
READ MOREDr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Endowed Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies) has focused on one of her current research projects this summer – Food, Hunger, Migration and the American Myth in Sicily at the Time of the WWII Allied Landing – taking advantage of new resources available in Sicily. This project offers a variegated reading of the 19...
READ MOREA stop at the grocery store is a ritual whenever I arrive in and depart from Italy, where I’ve lived on and off for years. My return visits to Sicily always begin with stocking up on the staples: milk, coffee and pasta. Then, before I leave, I stuff my suitcase with specialty items to take back. I’m not the only one who carves out precious time in...
READ MOREMore than 134 million arrivals and 451 million presences: this is the new record of Italian tourism certified by Istat data for the year 2023 (where arrivals means the number of customers who checked in tourist accommodation establishments in the reference period and presences means the number of nights spent). In fact, higher values have never bee...
READ MOREIn La Thuile nature reigns supreme, we are at the foot of Mont Blanc, on the wildest side. La Thuile is an enchanted valley, the ideal place to find boundless spaces that recall primordial and uncontaminated landscapes. Thick coniferous forests, lakes where you can capture every shade of blue, the Rutor massif that with its famous glacier lights up...
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