Travel

Everyone knows Italy in the spring is simply outstanding. By May the flowers are in full bloom, flaunting their wondrous rainbows of color through inviting gardens and along walkways. In summer the country is beautiful, but August is mostly…

There are many things you could give your friends and loved ones this holiday season, and with so many perfect Italian gifts to choose from it’s hard to know where to start. Whether your budget is large or small, we’ve put together a list…

Being in Italy during this time is magical, but even more magical if you have the opportunity to see the opera. This year you are spoiled for choices of some famous Italian operas and related events. Here are the best venues and what is on…

Why stop traveling when you have children? You certainly do not have to when you know just the right places to visit and stay. Italy is known for the love of the family and children, and because of this, there are plenty of places to stay…

Every once in a while, there is talk that George Clooney is packing up and leaving his beloved Italy. Rumors recently flew he was selling his lovely 22-room Villa Oleandra on Lake Como, either because the paparazzi were starting to get to…

For me, even before my flight touched down in Venice, Italy was a dazzling myth. I was in love with Italy partly through Hemingway's novels, partly through the stark images of film directors such as Pasolini, Antonioni, and De Sica. It was…

Protruding strategically like a boot into the Mediterranean Sea, Italy is a land of ancient history and marvelous beauty. Famous for food, wine, art and fashion, this is the country where Renaissance started and which continues to be at the…

If you’re thinking of taking your walking boots with you when you go to Italy, hot-footing it up an active volcano may not be the first idea that springs to mind. But being up close to nature’s forces at their most dramatic will stay with…