NEWS FROM : ITALY  

Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, celebrates the gradual restart of tourism in Italy with a new mural by acclaimed street artist TvBoy.Titled A Second Renaissance - Flying Away From Covid, the mural on the external wall of Terminal 1 features pop portraits of da Vinci and his enigmatic Mona Lisa, portrayed as modern-d...

Puntata speciale de L’Italia con Voi, in onda domani, 2 luglio, su Rai Italia, in vista della Festa d’Indipendenza degli Stati Uniti del 4 luglio. Nella prima parte verrà ricordata una pagina storica complicata che riguarda la comunità italiana in Canada. Risale alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale quando l’Italia dichiarò guerra all’Inghilterra e migliaia...

Italy reached the Euro 2020 semi-finals with a thrilling 2-1 win over Belgium as first-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne settled a gripping encounter against the number one-ranked team in the world on Friday. Barella fired the opener after 31 minutes before Insigne’s wonderful curling strike doubled Italy’s advantage on the brink o...

The year was 1983, at La Festa di San Rocco, the Feast of Saint Rocco, in the Apulia region of southern Italy. Alessandra Belloni grasped her moon-shaped tamburello and stepped boldly into the ronda, a circle of thirty male drummers. She followed the frenetic rhythm of the pizzica-tarantata while men dueled in the center of the circle, slashing thr...

Old Town Naples, Italy, was the first historic center to be named a UNESCO site. Stroll down Via dei Tribunali and within walking distance is a veritable treasure trove of sites to discover. View centuries of history under your feet, visit historic churches, enjoy the Mediterranean cuisine, visit year-round Christmas markets, and marvel at the accl...

Dear Readers,  Rome was liberated by the Allies in June 1944.  The next day, King Victor Emmanuel III resigned and his son Crown Prince Umberto became the acting head of state. In June 1946,  King Umberto II abdicated in favor of a Republic after only 35 days on the throne when Italians voted to abolish the Monarchy. *** King Victor Emmanuel’s cont...

On his journey from Padua to Tuscany’s Lunigiana in 1306, Dante Alighieri passed by the Pietra di Bismantova and, like many before and after him, was so enraptured by it that not only did he make a stop in order to walk to the top; he was even said to have taken inspiration from it for the description of the Purgatory mountain in the Divine Comedy,...

In Calabria there are many beautiful destinations and thanks to the variety of landscapes that it enjoys, the region is considered one of the most famous and popular destinations in the European naturalist panorama. This vast land of South Italy offer many opportunities of interest in the cultural and natural field, are meant to relax and discover...

Yes, you read it right, the strawberry tree (or corbezzolo, as it’s known in the Belpaese) is considered one of our country’s symbols. It all started with the words of poet Giovanni Pascoli, representative of the Italian Decadentism, active between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Pascoli was the first to associate the str...

Cilento is located in the Campania's region, precisely in the province of Salerno. It's an area rich in history, nature and traditions. Amongst the hills and beaches are hidden those that are today an object of great pride, the wines of Cilento, born from a great local tradition that has been handed down over time. A true gastronomic heritage. Let'...

Just a few months ago, the possibility of a summer tourism revival for Italy appeared remote. COVID-19 hit here particularly hard, beginning in March 2020, when the country went into a national lockdown. From a tourism perspective, that meant that for more than a year, the great cities of Rome, Florence and Venice — along with the rest of this beau...

Whether it’s your first time in Rome or the tenth, the following often overlooked places will give you some great insight into the history, art and archeology of the Eternal City, complete with one of Rome’s finest panoramic views - all free from the crowds that grip stars like the Colosseum and the Vatican Museums. Table of Content Panoramic spots...