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Sardinia is an island in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, famous as for its summer tourism, given the numerous seaside resorts that overlook the sea from all sides, and as from a historical point of view, given the famous Nuragic civilization that lived in those lands and of which remains and archaeological finds can still be visited today. Char...

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Inhabited by the Siculi even before the Greeks arrived on the Sicilian coast in 734 BC, Taormina, then known as Naxos, is a Sicilian jewel that combines the looks of a medieval village, the feel of its ancient Greek soul, the sights, colors and scents of the typical Mediterranean vegetation.  Located near the strait that separates Sicily from the I...

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They say that all roads to lead to Rome. And, as it turns out, one of the best roads is also close to Rome. I’m talking about the Via Emilia, the extraordinary ancient route that ran in almost a straight line from the coast to northern Italy, from modern-day Rimini to Piacenza. Not only did countless travellers walk along its gravel path, but they...

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Florence is set to reopen the Vasari Corridor to the public in 2022, six years after it was closed for safety reasons, with a major restoration due to begin in the coming weeks. The renovation project will get underway after Easter and should take 15 months, the Uffizi Galleries announced today. The Uffizi director Eike Schmidt stated that the Vasa...

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We are located on the coast of the Gulf of Naples where, in Roman times, luxurious villas were built and they were desired by "celebrities" and aristocrats for their vacations. Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco are the only remaining examples of dwellings within the Archaeological Excavations of Stabia, part of the great Archaeological Park of Pomp...

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Today, simply mentioning Maremma, a region along the Tyrrhenian Sea in southwest Tuscany that dips into Northern Lazio, evokes the idea of a paradise. Maremma is farmyard, stable, dairy, apiary, vineyard, olive grove, a wonderful natural store where you can buy products of the highest quality, from meat to wine, from oil to honey, from pasta to che...

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Marche is the region of Giacomo Leopardi, Valentino Rossi and Raffaello Sanzio. It is neither north or sud, it’s located to the east, on the Adriatic Sea. In the green and hilly Marche, there are seemingly unknown places, full of history and charm. in this article you will find 5 things to see in Marche. We bet you’ve never seen them? Lame Rosse Ne...

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Less than two hours from Rome is one of Lazio’s most beautiful villages, which looks like it’s suspended in time: Sermoneta. It is a walled hill town, with a 13th-century Romanesque cathedral and a well-preserved 13th-century castle, built by the powerful Caetani family, whose story is strictly intertwined with the story of Sermoneta. You could sta...

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The village of Crespi d'Adda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, is an important example of industrial archaeology. It is a real village with its factories, houses, schools and churches; an expression of the enlightened philosophy of European and American industrialists of the early 20th century towards their workers. Crespi d'Adda is located...

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In Val Camonica, you discover that art was born first. Since the beginning, this was an urgent need also for magical, religious and superstition reasons. If you visit these places, you are catapulted into a very ancient age, dating back to even before any complex civilization. Before the Greeks and Romans, before any ancient emperor, before Plato,...

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