Travel
Off the Beaten Track in Padua
July 2017 | Myra Robinson
This is the time of year when Venice as a tourist destination becomes so popular that visitors can be put off by the crowds and the ugly out-of-scale cruise ships.Those in the know build in away-days from Venice, one of the most popular being the...
Wishing to Get Married in Italy? Here is What You Need to Know
July 2017 | Serena Scaiola
Italy is probably among the most romantic destinations in the world to get married in and one does not have to live in the Bel Paese to be able to do it. However, it is important that non-Italian citizens be aware of the steps, paperwork and...
The Sleeping Beauty: a Veneto Castle is Brought Back to Life
May 2017 | Myra Robinson
Il Castello del Catajo spicca grandioso sulla strada che da Padova conduce a Battaglia Terme. L’imponente complesso ricco di storia, fascino e leggende fu fatto costruire tra il 1570 e il 1573 da Pio Enea degli Obizzi, che volle un...
Priverno
May 2017 | Olivia Lupone (age 9)
We were 1,000 miles above the Atlantic Ocean on our way to Rome, Italy. Inside I felt like a hot mess of nervousness because the next day we were going to Priverno a small town in Italy about 60 miles south of Rome to see our distant...
Lucca
May 2017 | Rosa Di Grottole
Tuscany is one of the regions most loved by Italians and foreigners. It boasts a splendid and fascinating hilly area, Val d'Orcia, many sunny cities overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and beautiful, ancient villages in the hinterland. And, with these...
The Little House of the Owls: A Hidden Treasure in Rome
May 2017 | Myra Robinson
La Casina delle Civette è situata all’interno del comprensorio del parco pubblico di Villa Torlonia a Roma e fino al 1938 è stata la dimora del principe Giovanni Torlonia jr. Tra il ’92 ed il ’97 - a causa dello...
Rodia’s Watts Towers
April 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Located in the Watts community of Los Angeles is the Simon Rodia State Historic Park. On that landmark site are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural structures, towers and walls. The Italian American who created the Watts Towers, also known...
Another Milanese Sightseer's Adventure
March 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italy not only has the Wedding Cake and the Mouth of Truth in Rome, but also the Drawing Room in Milan.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is the ornate iron and glass shopping arcade, known as the Salotto di Milano (drawing room of Milan)...
Zacchini was a Big-Shot
March 2017 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Ildebrando Zacchini (1868-1948) was a Maltese-born painter, inventor and circus owner. Zacchini contrived an idea of a cannon that could be used to propel parachutes. He took his plan to the Italian government as a military maneuver, however the...
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