Where to Go to See the Most Important Attractions
These are not the secret little places – these are the must-see sights, the best of the best, the icons of Italian travel, from Venice to Turin and the lakes.
Getting off the beaten path is every traveler’s quest, but certain sights are almost holy shrines, places visitors [...]

I have heard many times that people were discouraged from going in August. I think that if you are looking for a place on a beach that might be good advice since they will tend to be overcrowded and most hotels will have no occupancy. This is particularly the case for the weeks immediately before [...]

As Milan is THE CITY of fashion there are lots of places to go shopping, especially for shopping deluxe, e.g. Via Montenapoleone (Gucci, Versace, Fratelli Rossetti, Prada, Cartier etc.), Via della Spiga (D&G, Sergio Rossi, Tod’s, Bulgari etc.) Via Sant’Andrea (Chanel, Armani, Moschino, Kenzo etc.), Via Manzoni, Via Borgospesso and Via Santo Spirito. The elegant [...]

The natural landscape we can admire from the banks of the Po, from its enbankments and from those of the Secchia is extremely poetic. Though at first sight it can seem a monotonous plain , it is, in reality, a complex and delicate ecosystem, which has been formed with the passing of time. [...]

Somewhere into the sixties Como was a bustling city as bedeviled by traffic as any North American town of its size. Funny thing is, is that it retained much of its charm and charismatic air.
Way before this it was a mere lump of ice, melting and changing form. The final results attracted an array of [...]

New research released by the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM), has revealed Italy to be the most popular country for top-end travel.
Thanks to its quality tourism offering, range of cultural and gastronomic experiences and uniquely iconic style, the European hot spot is also tipped to be the most sought after destination in the coming 12-18 [...]

The most representative dish in the Brescian culinary tradition is casonsèi, large ravioli stuffed with Parmigian cheese, spinach and eggs. Other popular dishes are strangolapreti (”priest stranglers”), elongated dumplings made of spinach, bread, eggs and cheese. From Mantua, we have the tradition of tortelli di zucca, stuffed with pumpkin, almond cookies, fruit mustard, raisins and [...]

Vatican City, formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State, is a sovereign polis whose territory consists of a landlocked enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. The entire state is about 44 hectares and is considered a European microstate. It is the smallest independent nation in the world. Since it is governed [...]

The second year of RomeFilmFest has opened amid hopes that 15 world premieres, Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford will set the scene for a sequel to the city’s cinematic heyday.
Fourteen films are in competition, including Reservation Road, directed by Terry George, and Li Chun (And the Spring Comes), directed by Changwei Gu. Among the premieres [...]

San Marco Square is the heart of Venice. For over thousand years it has been the central point of the city. Nowadays, thousands of tourists visit the square every day, and almost all of them fall in love with this amazing place surrounded by outstanding works of architecture. The uniqueness of the square was emphasized [...]