There are many events all year round throughout Tuscany, but many are concentrated during the summer. Many sagre, food festivals, start in early summer and continue on through the fall as local specialties (truffles, wine, olive oil) come into season. If you are coming to Tuscany during other periods of the year, don’t worry as […]
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 […]
Maybe no wine or tasty Italian desserts. No speaking dirty words. Abstinence from traditional pleasures. How do Italians prepare for 40 days of self-inflicted deprivation? Throw a party that lasts for weeks! From the Epiphany on January 6 to the beginning of Quaresima (Lent—derived from the Latin term Quadragesima, or “the forty days”), il Carnevale […]