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Most everyone who has traveled to Rome has arrived to Fiumicino International Airport, to then be transported by car or train to the Eternal City. Many do not realize that Fiumicino is a small fishing town, located at the outlet of the Tiber River...

As I was preparing a smoked turkey and provolone panino for lunch a few days ago, I began thinking about the interesting story of this simple Italian meal, which I remember being served as a snack to us hungry children (fig. 1) back in the old...

Wandering around the countryside anywhere in Italy can be a wonderful experience given the incredible variety of scenery and landscapes encountered throughout the many Italian regions. From the majestic Alps to the dry, sun-soaked lands of Sicily,...

If I could go back to Italy tomorrow, where would I go? This is such an impossible question to answer since there is so much beauty to see that a lifetime would probably not be enough! However, I think I would likely land in Venezia.  In...

Italy is surrounded by water, and perhaps its centuries-old architectural creativity was somehow influenced by this as Italy is filled with innumerable fountains. Some magnificent and world-renowned and others simple and serving a local...

Italians love shopping, and even though the internet and all varieties of social media are now an integral part of Italian daily life, nothing can be better than walking around busy streets al centro for a true appreciation of the current and...

We were fortunate a few years ago to be in Italy to attend the wedding of family friends. Matrimony in Italy remains mostly traditional; more so if officiated in small towns, whereas weddings in Rome, Milan or similar large cities have gradually...

If you have ever wandered around Italy’s ancient Italian villages and small towns (fig. 1), you may have noticed that navigating these paesi is often difficult. Many of these old towns were built on remote hills or mountains, often for...

It is still rather easy, as one wanders around in the Italian countryside, to run into all kinds of animals, mostly being kept by the farmers for agricultural or commercial purposes.  I have seen and photographed several breeds of cows (figs....

Memories of pleasant trips visiting remote, charming villages dotting the Lazio and Umbria countryside often come back to me, as I look at my photographs. Castel di Tora (fig. 1) is a medieval village framing the northeastern coast of Lago del...