Milan, one of Italy's most stylish and modern cities, has a rich artistic and cultural heritage. Its Duomo, with its beautiful marble facade, is the largest Gothic Cathedral in the ... Read More

According to a survey of American Express Travel agents, Rome, Italy, is the second most popular international travel destination for US families in 2006. Today's Rome is a vibrant and lively ... Read More

Ordering coffee in Italy may be different than what you're used to. Many Americans traveling in Italy are surprised to get a glass of milk when they order a latte, ... Read More

On Memorial Day, many Americans remember and honor military who died in a war. During the two world wars, thousands of Americans died and were buried in Europe. Italy has ... Read More

Tuscany is a big region of Italy--but folks usually see very little of the variety of it. The Garfagnana offers stunning mountain scenery with little hilltop villages like Barga piercing ... Read More

Pinocchio's birthday is celebrated on May 25 in Italy. The Tuscan town of Pescia will have a festival that day but Pinocchio really came to life in Collodi, a nearby ... Read More

If you're thinking of heading over to Milan, Italy this summer on the Da Vinci Code quest, you'd better think about reserving those tickets now. Lots of folks will be ... Read More

Odd, isn't it, that we think of jazz as a quintessentially American--yet in Italy, jazz can be heard everywhere in the summer. I have fond memories of Umbria Jazz in ... Read More

Bar? Piazza? Passeggiata? Mamma Mia! What's all this? Besides, it's ten in the morning, I can't go to a bar! Maybe you try to stay away from bars where you ... Read More

Mantua, or Mantova in Italian, is a beautiful, historic city in the northern Italy region of Lombardy. Mantua was one of the greatest Renaissance Courts in Europe and home of ... Read More

If you're traveling to Italy, you'll probably want to enjoy some Italian cafe life. In Italy, a bar is the equivalent of a cafe. You'll go there for your ... Read More

According to the Catholic News Service who spoke with Raffaella Giuliani, chief inspector of the Roman catacombs, an unusual network of burial chambers was recently excavated and more than 1000 ... Read More

Milan, one of Europe's richest cities, is known for stylish shops, galleries, and restaurants and has a faster pace of life than most Italian cities. It also has a rich ... Read More

Florence's annual music festival, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, is in May with some performances going into June. This year's program includes Falstaff, Zubin Mehta, and Callas. Other Italian May ... Read More

As the weather turns warmer, it's time for gelato, or Italian ice cream. One of the must-do items for travelers in Italy is eating gelato. Italian ice cream is said ... Read More

Venice's Palazzo Grassi, an eighteenth-century palace on Venice's Grand Canal, is now the home of a new modern art musuem. The palazzo was recently bought by the French billionaire Francois ... Read More

Tuscany is one of Italy's most popular travel destinations. Tuscany is a large and beautiful region, with the most varied landscape in Italy. Traveling by train in Italy is a ... Read More

Yesterday a group of former members of the Swiss guard arrived in Rome after re-enacting the 720 kilometer historic march from Bellinzona, Switzerland, to Rome, 500 years ago. The march, ... Read More

During your May travels in Italy you'll find a number of local spring festivals. Many of the festivals have historic origins such as the ring race and procession in ... Read More