Spoleto is famous for its international performing arts festival, Festival dei Due Mondi, that started June 29 and runs through July 15 this year. Spoleto is also an interesting Roman, ... Read More

The tiny Italian town of Ferentillo holds an unusual surprise below its church - mummies. These mummies were preserved by a natural process and discovered in late 1871 below the ... Read More

Summer is a big time for festivals in Italy. Siena's famous palio competition, a horse race around the central piazza, is run July 2 but there are many smaller palio ... Read More

Submitted by Monica Hildebrand - An American Writer in Florence, Italy Ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to live abroad. Italy, specifically. Its charm is legendary and its ... Read More

I asked my friend Gail, who's just finishing a three week vacation in Italy, what the highlights of her trip were. She said she enjoyed watching the sun set from ... Read More

My friends who are traveling in Italy took the train from Venice to our house. They didn't know that they needed to validate their ticket. Use the little yellow machines ... Read More

We're visiting Siena and the Chianti Wine Region in central Tuscany. Siena is a classic Tuscan walled hill town and also one of the largest. It's best known for its ... Read More

Venice is one of Italy's most romantic and picturesque cities. It's a great city for wandering and capturing photos. Here are some new photos of St. Mark's Square, the Grand ... Read More

Rock star Rod Stewart got married Saturday to model Penny Lancaster in a villa just outside the Italian Riviera village of Portofino. They're staying in a luxury yacht that was ... Read More

The Lunigiana region of northern Tuscany is said to have 160 castles, many of them remnants of the Malaspina family who ruled this territory for many years. While some of ... Read More

Looking for a place to eat in Rome? Diningcity.com has suggestions and you can make Rome restaurant reservations right on their site. Restaurants can be found by price, Rome neighborhood, ... Read More

Pontremoli is a picturesque medieval town and the gateway to Tuscany's Lunigiana region, a less-touristed area of Tuscany. Above the town is a restored castle with an interesting museum of ... Read More

Train travel in Italy is fairly inexpensive and can be a great way to travel. However, trains can sometimes be crowded and inconvenient. My friend called from Venice today to ... Read More

I've just arrived at my Italian house in the Lunigiana region of northern Tuscany. What's one of the first things I do when I get to Italy? Have a gelato, ... Read More

If Cristopher Columbus never set out on his journey, what would Italian food be like today? Italian cuisine uses several key ingredients that originated in the Americas, such as tomatoes, ... Read More

In My Italy in June, the newsletter from My Italy - Piedmont - Marche - and - more, Andrew Smith says Turin is home to the world's most wonderful chocolates. ... Read More