Articles by ITALY
Wed, 04/13/2022 - 05:00
Amid ancient mosaics and the remains of patrician villas in Pompeii, a four-legged robot dog moves confidently on the uneven stone paved streets. It i…
Tue, 04/12/2022 - 04:51
The Procuratie Vecchie, the magnificent arcaded building flanking the north side of Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, has opened to the public for the first…
Thu, 04/07/2022 - 05:45
The Uffizi surpassed the Colosseum for number of visitors in 2021, in what was a first for the famous Florentine museum complex, which also includes P…
Wed, 04/06/2022 - 03:51
Tourists in Venice may now find a new item as part of their courtesy set when they check in at some Venetian hotels: a bright orange water pistol.
Th…
Thu, 03/31/2022 - 03:09
Ancient books and kitchenware tell the history of cooking and eating habits from the 1400s to the present day at ‘Garum - Biblioteca e Museo della Cuc…
Thu, 03/24/2022 - 05:55
Pesaro, a coastal town in the Marche region of Italy, is the Italian Capital of Culture for 2024.
The coveted title was awarded last week from Italy…
Thu, 03/17/2022 - 04:16
If you’ve always dreamed about getting married in Italy, this year may be the perfect time: the central region of Lazio (where Rome is located) is off…
Wed, 03/02/2022 - 05:47
As the Ukraine crisis intensifies, thousands of Italians last weekend gathered in cities from north to south to protest the Russian invasion of the Ea…
Wed, 02/02/2022 - 06:10
By Luisa Pastore and Silvia Donati
Type 'Saint Valentine' into any Internet search engine, and among the thousands of websites selling flowers, choco…
Mon, 03/26/2018 - 03:48
This is the first intermediate lesson. The lesson requires a dictionary so get hold of a basic Italian dictionary or try the online dictionary availab…
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 00:00
The southern Italian region of Campania boasts a rich culinary tradition: the range of dishes and recipes made here contribute to the gastronomic pres…
Fri, 03/17/2017 - 01:00
If you dream of owning a vacation home in Tuscany, but struggle to justify an all-year round investment when you only vacation for two, three, four or…
Fri, 12/30/2016 - 00:00
The year 2016 is coming to an end and we hope you had as much fun reading our ITALY stories this year as we did researching, writing and sharing them…
Thu, 03/24/2016 - 23:50
The Via Crucis devotion (Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross) has been practiced by Roman Catholics for many centuries. It commemorates the pass…
Mon, 02/08/2016 - 04:00
Even when describing a tragedy like the one of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta punished together in hell for their adultery, ‘la bella lingua’…
Mon, 01/25/2016 - 05:47
All over Italy, there are no Carnival celebrations without some crispy fried dessert, the ones on the photo above, which represent the real taste of a…
Tue, 12/29/2015 - 09:00
The year 2015 is coming to an end and we hope you had as much fun reading our ITALY stories this year as we did researching, writing and sharing them…
