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The extent and superb engineering quality of the ancient Roman roads have long been famous. Some Roman roads built thousands of years ago still exist. Some of these roads had impressive bridges and other supporting infrastructure (the longest Roman bridge still standing is in Merida in Spain). Another famous ancient road network is the impressive I...

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A “completely abandoned” Italian ghost town offers tourists a unique experience that they can’t “get anywhere else”. Just 40 km inland, Craco is a striking town built high on a steep summit for defensive reasons. But while the settlement dates back hundreds of years, Craco has been left “completely abandoned” due to landslides. In 1963, Craco began...

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“Sicily is not Italy,” reads stenciled graffiti around Palermo, a sign that some in the Sicilian capital view the city as both a physical and cultural outlier from the mainland. Influenced by Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Norman and Spanish conquerors, the port city has long been known for its distinctive dialect, original street food, medieval ch...

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Rome is a city of controlled chaos, where three millennia of human habitation have culminated in a set of unspoken rules that come naturally to most Romans, but may surprise visitors. The Eternal City pairs its la dolce vita nonchalance with a rigid sense of etiquette—especially around dressing and dining—that lends order to an otherwise famously u...

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Naples is an unforgettable city, a unique place where art, culture, smells and tastes are recognizable and mingle among the historic center's narrow alleys, squares and districts, until they blend with the scents of the wind coming from the sea. If getting around on foot getting lost in the streets packed with people is exciting, there is an even m...

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There’s been a small flurry of wine writing agitation recently over American Airlines’ decision, for their Flagship Business class customers on international flights, to replace Champagne Ernest Rapeneau Brut NV from France with another sparkling wine, Ferrari Brut Trentodoc from Trentino in the Italian Alps. Though it might at first seem as though...

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The original Pantheon was a rectangular temple built by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, as part of a district renewal plan in 27-25 BC. What tourists see as they relax in front in the Piazza della Rotonda is radically different than that original temple. Hadrian rebuilt the structure; maker’s stamps in the...

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To help travelers decide which places to prioritize and which ones to avoid on a trip to Italy, the learning platform Preply analyzed online reviews of over 3,000 popular attractions to discover the 30 tourist attractions that disappoint visitors the most. The ranking, curated by Preply, is the result of a comprehensive evaluation of reviews and ra...

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Anyone who has ever visited Basilicata in their life will surely be surprised and fascinated by its pristine territory, among the few not to have been flooded by industries, companies and concrete buildings.   The region still retains a historical, artistic and cultural heritage of immense value, evident especially in the city of Matera, as well as...

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Imagine receiving a postcard picturing a beautiful village overlooking the calm and intense blue waters of a lake, surrounded by the majestic mountain landscape of the Alps foothills, the houses that stand out with their warm colors in contrast with the lush surrounding nature and, above all, an ancient bridge that connects two banks of the same to...

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