Travel
Cinecittà: Hollywood on the Tiber
September 2020 | Jack Erickson
Cinecittà Studios, Italian for Cinema City Studios, is a large film studio in Rome. Sitting on 99 acres, it is the largest film studio in all of Europe. Cinecittà was constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film...
The Art of Hard Stones
September 2020 | Lee Laurino
Another adventure off the typical tourist route in Florence is the small museum Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure which showcases the art of Pietre Dure. Perhaps more familiar are the artistic techniques of mosaic, using small pieces of cut stone or...
Packs of Wolves in Florence
September 2020 | Myra Robinson
Una cosa sorprendente che ha successo quest’estate a Firenze - due branchi di lupi sono arrivati in centro città. Un branco sta davanti al palazzo Pitti e l'altro sta davanti la Chiesa Santissima Annunziata. Molti turisti sono rimasti scioccati...
Museo Storico della Liberazione
August 2020 | Lee Laurino
Museo storico della Liberazione, the museum recording the liberation of Rome from the Nazi occupation, is housed in a non-descript apartment building not far from the Basilica of St John Laterna in Rome. In it, visitors will find records of the...
A Day at the Beach of Roseto degli Abruzzi
August 2020 | Ryan de Arcangelis
Knowing I will not be able to return to Italy anytime soon, I frequently catch myself thinking about spending days at the beach of Roseto degli Abruzzi on previous trips.
We would get ready to head to the coast after lunch, around 2 p.m. We drove...
The Culture of the Portico Extends Across Nations
August 2020 | Kyra Ramos
The sidewalks of Bologna, Italy are shared by hundreds of people every day, many of them expertly engineered and covered as a part of the city’s treasured porticos. Throughout the many kilometers of portico walkway that extend over the city,...
Civitas Vetusta – A City Of Art
May 2020 | Ilaria Massacesi
At first it seems surreal, but this town, set within Italy’s hillside, radiates beauty. To the east, it faces the Adriatic Sea. To the west, the Apennine Mountains can be seen. On a clear, bright day, you can see the Great Rock of Italy’s peak. The...
Youth in Fano
May 2020 | Ryan de Arcangelis
Have you ever dreamed of visiting a mystical place like Atlantis or Asgard? The real-life, small town of Fano Adriano has all the characteristics that one dreams to see in a mystical location. If you ever have the chance to visit the town in the...
Amalfi Coast Hotels Offer Dream Getaways to Support COVID-19 Research
May 2020 | Laurie Baratti
Quest’articolo tratta di un’opportunità per le persone di avere una vacanza completa in qualche albergo di Amalfi, per una donazione di €5.000 al laboratorio che studia per trovare una cura al virus COVID-19, cinque alberghi danno una piccola...