Cortona, the medieval Tuscan hill town made famous in the book Under the Tuscan Sun (compare prices) by Francis Mayes (who was also a co-founder of the festival), hosts the ... Read More

Sardinia Pictures Photo of Homemade Grappa Still in Sardinia © Martha Bakerjian, licensed to about.com

In an effort to curb injury and deaths of horses, riders, and even spectators, new rules are being made for horse races run for palio competitions or historic events such ... Read More

If you're traveling in Italy or elsewhere in Europe for more than 17 days, consider the buy back car lease program offered by several French companies. With a car lease ... Read More

August 15, Ferragosto (Assumption Day), is a national holiday and a time of vacation for many Italians. Although most shops are closed, you'll find festivals and celebrations, often including music, ... Read More

Allison Wellner, author of our Culinary Travel site, has put together a blog carnival of the 36 best summer treats suggested by writers on about.com's travel and food sites. You'll ... Read More

The contest for the new seven wonders of nature has narrowed the field to 28 finalists. Included on the list is Mount Vesuvius, a volcano in southern Italy famous for ... Read More

Photo taken in the garden at la Venaria Reale. © Martha Bakerjian, licensed to about.com

Context Travel's Oltrarno Artisans walk in Florence takes small groups on guided visits to some of Florence's traditional artisans and supports sustainable travel. Paul Bennet of Context Travel explains: Part of ... Read More

There's lots more to northern Italy's Veneto region than just Venice. Bassano del Grappa, on the Brenta River, is one of Italy's prettiest towns. Near Bassano del Grappa are charming ... Read More

Jesolo Lido, on the coast 30 km from Venice, has a summer sand sculpture festival with a different theme each year. This year's theme is Dante's Inferno. Take a look ... Read More

Roman ruins near Viterbo in the Northern Lazio Region north of Rome. © Martha Bakerjian, licensed to about.com

Each season has different things to entice the traveler to Italy.

Over the past 33 years, UNESCO has designated 890 world heritage sites based on cultural or natural heritage and having outstanding universal value, including 16 new sites just added last ... Read More

On July 24 the Vatican Museums will be open to visitors in the evening. Visitors will be admitted from 7 pm until 9:30 pm with the museums closing at 11 ... Read More

It's Travellers Calabria week on Bleeding Espresso in honor of the publication of the first guide book totally about the region of Calabria. Also featured is a new Calabrian music ... Read More

Soave Castle - an expected attraction in northern Italy's Veneto Region More Italy Castles Picture of Soave Castle © Martha Bakerjian, licensed to about.com

The Dolomite Mountains, with 18 peaks rising above 3000 meters, recently became Italy's 44th UNESCO World Heritage site. The Dolomite range, in the Italian Alps running across the northern border ... Read More

L'Aquila, the Abruzzo region's capital recently devastated by a major earthquake (more), is the setting for the 2009 G-8 meetings. World leaders will come together for three days of intense ... Read More

The gas explosion by the Viareggio train station last week that killed 22 people and forced 1100 from their homes, caused the Viareggio station and tracks to be closed. One ... Read More

After the recent story about a Japanese couple being highly overcharged for a meal in an expensive Rome restaurant, you may be worrying about where to eat in Rome. My ... Read More

July's horse race for the palio of Siena is over and contrada della Tartuca has been declared the winner. Now it's time for my favorite horse race and festival, L'Ardia ... Read More

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