Via Krupp was designed by industrialist Krupp and built in 1902 to connect the town of Capri to the sea. The scenic road winds down the hill from Capri's Augustus ... Read More

Wishing you were on vacation in Italy? Maybe you can't take that Italian vacation this year, but if you're in the United States or Canada you can visit a Little ... Read More

The Guggenheim Collection of Venice houses important European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. For the 60th anniversary of the Guggenheim collection in Venice, the ... Read More

Ciclismo Classico is offering big discounts on summer bike tours in Italy. Besides not spending money for gas you'll save $400 - $500 on a 2008 tour if you book ... Read More

Caserta Royal Palace is the location used for filming Angels and Demons scenes that take place in Vatican City. Recently the Vatican denied requests for filming the new movie in ... Read More

Summer is a big time for festivals in Italy. The famous palio competition in Siena, a horse race around the central piazza, is run July 2. My first Italian festival ... Read More

Even with increasing prices and a bad exchange rate with the US dollar, Italy remains a popular travel destination. Here are some Italy Budget Travel Tips to help you plan ... Read More

JoAnn Locktov, of Orsoni mosaic foundry and Domus Orsoni Bed and Breakfast in the Cannaregio district of Venice, talks about eating in Venice. Venice has often received a bad ... Read More

Benevento is an off-the-beaten-track town in a beautiful setting in the hills, 50 km inland from Naples. Although often overlooked by tourists, it's a peaceful town with lots of history ... Read More

The Vatican has denied a request to shoot the film Angels and Demons inside Rome churches, St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican, according to the Times Online. The movie is ... Read More

St. Mark's Square, Piazza San Marco, will be the venue for four concerts in July, 2008. The following concert information is provided by Buongiorno Venezia, the newsletter for Veniceword. On 8 July, ... Read More

Real locations of several scenes from Tosca can be seen while walking around Rome. Piccola Lirica, la grande opera in miniatura, has information about where to see Tosca sites in ... Read More

Amalfi is one of the charming resort villages along southern Italy's spectacular Amalfi Coast. Amalfi was one of the four world class sea powers between the 7th and 11th centuries ... Read More

The infiorata is a spectacular display of art made of flower petals. Usually infiorata displays are for Corpus Domini, a holiday celebrated nine weeks after Easter. Although in 2008 Corpus ... Read More

Auto Europe is offering a free GPS rental with car rentals in Italy of at least ten days (intermediate class or higher). Book by June 30 for car pickups September ... Read More

Celebrate olives, olive oil, and cooking in the Puglia region of southern Italy at The Contadino, the Cook and the Extra Virgin, a week long festival in June run by ... Read More

Pompeii's popular sound and light tour (Sognopompei) returns June 7 and will run through November 13, 2008, Fridays through Sundays, according to ANSA.it. Hour long tours are offered in Italian, ... Read More

During the two world wars, thousands of Americans died and were buried in Europe. Italy has two large American cemeteries that can be visited. The Sicily-Rome Cemetery at Nettuno is ... Read More

In the Italy Travel forum, a reader who just returned from a trip to southern Tuscany recommends Cretaiole, a reasonably priced agriturismo near Pienza (see Tuscany map for Pienza location). ... Read More

Pavia is a university city on the banks of the Ticino River, 35 km south of Milan in the Lombardy region. Pavia makes a good alternative to staying in Milan ... Read More

The Tuscan Sun Festival in August is 9 days of music, art, cuisine, wine, and wellness. Besides gathering well known artists from the classical music world, the program also includes ... Read More