Assisi is one of the must-see medieval hill towns in the central Italy region of Umbria (see Umbria map on Europe Travel). Assisi is famous as the home town of ... Read More

August festivals in Italy include the second race for the palio in Siena, the Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona, and the Palio del Golfo in the Gulf of La Spezia. ... Read More

Last week I met author JoAnn Locktov who does PR for Orsoni Mosaics Foundry in Venice, Italy. JoAnn is an enthusiast of both Venice and mosaics so upon discovering this ... Read More

The town of Chiavari in Liguria is recommended as a good place to stay by reader Joe Palisi. Joe says Dot and I were there for five weeks in the spring ... Read More

The Bridge of Sighs, a popular tourist site in Venice, will soon undergo the fate of many Italian tourist sites - scaffolding. The bridge connected the opulent Doge's Palace (Palazzo ... Read More

The city of Turin (Torino), in northern Italy's Piemonte region, hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. Coinciding with the summer Olympics n China, Turin is holding a major exhibition spanning ... Read More

This year's Tour de France includes Italy for the first time since 1999. From 1952 through 1999 the tour often stopped in the Piemonte ski resort of Sestiere, in the ... Read More

Teresa Plowright, about.com's guide to Family Vacations, recommends staying in a bungalow at Flaminio Village, in the north of Rome as a way to save money on a Rome vacation. ... Read More

Italy offers many opportunities for summer music festivals from free local performances in the piazza to opera and music in a Roman amphitheater in Verona or Roman baths in Rome ... Read More

Many people rent a car when traveling in Italy but if you're going to be traveling for three weeks or longer, a lease buy back program can save you money. ... Read More

Saint Onofrio cloister is a pleasant respite from the crowded tourist sites of Rome that holds interesting tidbits of Rome's history. Frescoes tell the story of an unusual hermit and ... Read More

Scandinavian airline Sterling has two new routes into Naples airport. Flights operate between Copenhagen and Naples three times a week while those between Stockholm and Naples run once a week, ... Read More

Milan is often overlooked as a tourist destination in Italy but its compact historic center holds several treasures. Its Duomo, with its beautiful marble facade, is the largest Gothic Cathedral ... Read More

Each year a different region of Italy donates the 1000 liters of oil needed to fuel the votive lamp of Saint Francis' tomb in Assisi. This year the Veneto region ... Read More

Nationwide transport strikes were called for today but labor unions say commuter trains will run during morning and evening rush hours, according to Yahoo! News. Most city buses and subways ... Read More

Kyle Phillips, about.com's guide to Italian Cuisine, recently enjoyed his first visit to Italy's fascinating island of Sardinia, or Sardegna. Kyle stayed at Residence Alba Dorata, on Sardinia's east coast, ... Read More

The 2008 Tour de France starts tomorrow, July 5, on the northwest coast of France and ends July 27 in Paris. Covering 3,500 kilometers, much of it in hilly terrain, ... Read More

David O'Brien, about.com's guide to St. Louis, vacationed in Cinque Terre a couple years ago. David says I still tell anyone that will listen that it's my favorite place on earth. ... Read More

Tomorrow, July 2, is the first race for the palio (palio definition) in Siena. Often referred to as Il Palio, Siena's palio competition is a horse race around the town's ... Read More