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Nestled in the heart of Italy’s Veneto region, Verona is a city that exudes charm, history, and romantic allure at every turn. With its cobblestone streets, historic architecture, and vibrant cultural scene, Verona is a destination that captures the hearts of travelers from around the world. From its iconic opera performances to its ancient landmar...

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“The Ducati trail?” My husband was suddenly excited. “Do we get to ride motorbikes?” I had to explain that the “Ducati” in Sentiero dei Ducati, a new hiking route being promoted by Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, refers not to the high-performance bikes made nearby, but to the medieval duchies that once ruled north and central Italy. And far from ea...

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Currently trending is the surprising notion that many men think frequently about the Roman Empire – something that speaks to the enduring appeal of an empire that thrived some 2,000 years ago. And there are few cities better for exploring its legacy than the city of Rome, the caput mundi of the Roman Empire itself. Most tourists to the city will se...

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Going on holiday in autumn? Visit Italy like a local. You'll have so much to see, smell, taste and experience. September always comes with a veil of melancholy: let's put it aside and welcome a crisp and lively new season.  Autumn in Italy smells of the must that permeates the air at harvest time, a ritual turned into a celebration that is becoming...

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Words are not just tools for describing our surroundings; they create intricate worlds within the minds of their creators. Language serves as a vessel for our emotions, memories, and dreams. This concept finds its remarkable embodiment in Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities or Le Città Invisibili. Originally published in Italian in 1972 and translated...

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To experience the finest Italian Renaissance art anywhere, there’s no finer place to visit than Florence, Italy. That’s what keeps drawing State University of New York at Fredonia students each summer to Art History 390: Arts of Italy, a study abroad course taught by Department of Visual Arts and New Media Associate Professor Peter Tucker. Beginnin...

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Squeezed between the Dolomites and the upper Adriatic, set between seas and mountains, Friuli Venezia Giulia due to its position was often an area of conquest and this made it the Italian region with the richest castles and fortifications in the Middle Ages. The castles in Friuli are very numerous, we have chosen for you an itinerary among the most...

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To find the place I’d like to show you today, we need to leave behind Tuscany’s iconic rolling hills with their vineyards and olive groves, and venture deeper into the Val d’Orcia region. Between the historic towns of Siena and Montepulciano — approximately 50 kilometers south of the first — and just a stone’s throw away from the UNESCO World Herit...

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ITA Airways launches new marketing campaign in North America. Starting today on air in San Francisco and Los Angeles, to be followed by Boston, Washington, Miami and New York. ITA Airways presented its new marketing campaign "A Sky full of Italy" in the Consulate General of Italy in New York, in the presence of Fabrizio Di Michele, Consul General o...

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Italy may be best known for its epochal cities and dazzling seaside havens, but the country’s hilltop towns and borghi—medieval throwbacks found from the Alpine north to Sicily—also draw throngs of visitors—more than three million trek to San Gimignano alone each year. While the most popular hilltops are in Tuscany and Umbria, you’ll find the most...

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