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The celebration of Carnevale (Carnival) is very important in Italy. Unfortunately with the passing of time, younger generations are losing the meaning of it, but despite everything, it is still a very important celebration, not only for the taste of dressing up but also for the culinary specialties, made of delicious sweets, such as ravioli with cr...

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DURING THE LATE MIDDLE AGES, the Della Scala family, whose members are known as the Scaligeri, ruled not only the city of Verona, but much of its Veneto region and other territories in Northern Italy. Under the Scaligeri, 14th-century Verona had a golden age before the lords were deposed in 1387. The Scaligeri era left an indelible mark on Verona,...

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The medieval beauty of Venice magnets tourists from all over the world. As the capital of the Veneto Region in Northern Italy, Venice gets 36 million tourists each year. It is a city with a hundred islands, connected by bridges of various sizes, because of the many systems of canals that divide them. Venice is not the biggest town in Veneto, but it...

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In the last decades, the loss of Venice’s resident population has gone hand in hand with the increase in the number of tourists: while permanent residents have decreased from approximately 170,000 in the 1950s to 50,000 these days, the number of annual visitors has skyrocketed to 20 million pre-pandemic.    In an attempt to repopulate the city cent...

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When Italian photographer Christiano Vendramin visited Santa Croce Lake in northern Italy in 2019, he noticed the water was unusually high. While the four-mile lake is bustling with action in the warm summer months, it lays dormant in winter. Icy storms had blanketed partially submerged willow trees in snow, freezing the scene in place. Positioning...

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Venice is a city famous for both its canals and its incredible architecture. Venice started out as a cluster of islands that grew into a small fishing village in the early Middle Ages. Over time Venice transformed into one of Italy’s leading powers thanks to its vast trade network within the Eastern Mediterranean. The Republic of Venice was establi...

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With limited time and so much to offer, it can be hard to choose among Italy’s most popular travel destinations, especially when planning a short vacation. What are the pros and cons of each for a traveler thinking of visiting Rome, Florence or Venice? With so many factors, it’s not easy to make a decision, but hopefully this rundown will help you...

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When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6PM - Where: 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 From the celebration of Carnevale and Mardi Gras to the Bellini to modern capitalism, Venice, the most enchanting and improbable of cities, has given us many “gifts.” Join us in the Townhouse, as we welcome Carla Gambescia for a special "Fat Tuesday" lecture, includ...

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The Anatomical Theater at the University of Padua, completed in 1595, is the world's first example of a permanent structure created for teaching anatomy through the dissection of corpses.  This technique, which evolved alongside the development of medical science, became common in the 15th century; before the construction of permanent anatomical th...

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There are several ‘lucky’ spots in Italy where, according to popular belief, if you visit them or perform a simple ritual, often passed down through the centuries, you will get lucky. Some lucky spots you may have heard of include Juliet’s House in Verona, the statue of the bull in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, the statue of the Porcellin...

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