Where Are Italians Going This Christmas?
According to AGI News, 7 million Italians will travel outside their city during the long Christmas weekend this year. 30% are families who will return on the 26th or 27th but 70% will take an extended vacation and travel through...
Italy in the Travel Blogs: St. Nick and the Government Wine Bar
Italians celebrate St. Nicholas in a feast day on December 6th. But did you know that St. Nick is buried in the coast town of Bari after sailors stole his body from Myra, Turkey? Gadling has the goods. Attitudes toward...
Relive Casanova's Venice--or not
Perhaps it was the movie Casanova, but the old libertine's lusty ways seem to be undergoing a sort of Renaissance. As you know, the legendary lover's heritage includes the oft publicized use of the early condom, which for Casanova consisted...
Florence Picture Gallery
The off season is a wonderful time to capture the best light of Florence. Check out our new photo gallery: Florence Pictures - Monuments, Buildings and the art of Florence, Italy. The pictures, taken on Thanksgiving day, include a Florence...
Ski in Northern Italy's Piedmont Region
The mountains of Piedmont featured at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics provide a unique backdrop for winter sports, especially skiing. Piedmont features 53 ski resorts with 1,300 kilometres of run. Winter sports that can be practiced in the Piedmont region...
Celebrating New Year's Eve in Italy
Italy is a great place to be on New Year's Eve for the celebration of La Festa di San Silvestro. No matter where you are there will probably be a celebration including fireworks. In the bigger cities, you will find...
A Look at Turin, Italy
Turin, Torino in Italian, will host the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a result, the city of Turin is frantically spiffing up for an influx of visitors on February 10. Turin's central piazza, the Piazza Castello, will become the stage for...