The beautiful Palazzo Publico in the Piazza del Campo of Siena, Tuscany
For the month of May, the Palazzo Chigi Saracini, which is home to L’Accademia Musicale Chigiana di Siena is open to visitors for guided visits.
A rare chance to see the works of Caravaggio in the Siena Duomo.
A beautiful look at the Siena Palio.
A virtual visit to an Italian castle.
Since the year 1000, Venetians have been celebrating the city’s marriage to the sea.
Do you know how to taste olive oil?
From Nomad Biba – A Preview of the Festa di Santa Croce
“ Monte Isola is a small island located in Lago d’Iseo, the fourth largest lake in Lombardy and it is shared by the provinces of Brescia and Bergamo. Even though the island has a total area of just about 13 km, it reaches the highest point for a lake island in Europe at 600 m above sea level. There are only close to 2000 inhabitants in this little island, where motorized vehicles aren’t allowed; except for the ambulance, the police and the priest…”
From Work In Progress – A gorgeous trip through Naples
“ I didn’t get robbed in Naples. Everyone was really nice to me in Naples. Even the cab driver didn’t rip me off in Naples; he told me exactly how to get to the center and made sure I understood and remembered what he told me….”
From Elizabeth Minchilli – Palazzo Nuovo {Sculpture in Rome}
“ A few weeks ago Domenico and I wandered over to the Capitoline Museum to see the show Lux in Arcana. I’d been hearing about this show of documents from the Vatican archives, and a few people told me it was fantastic…”
Watch a beautiful Video of this years Infiorata in Montefiascone
From National Geographic – An Amalfi Coast Road Trip
“ The Costiera Amalfitana, or Amalfi Coast, is widely considered Italy’s most scenic stretch of coastline, a landscape of towering bluffs, pastel-hued villages terraced into hillsides, precipitous corniche roads, luxuriant gardens, and expansive vistas over turquoise waters and green-swathed mountains. Deemed by UNESCO “an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape, with exceptional cultural and natural scenic values,” the coast was awarded a coveted spot on the World Heritage list in 1997…”
From Buzz in Rome – Rome, City of Saints. Visit their Houses through June 23!
“Religion in Rome is not just the Vatican and the beautiful churches scattered all over downtown. It’s a much more complicated story. The city always attracted charismatic figures, religious scholars and men and women imbued by noble values. Many of these virtuous people became saints and gave a great spiritual but also factual contribution to the Catholic Church and the city of Rome…”
From Gustiamo - Learn about Gragano Pasta
“ In 2004 ten pasta producers from Gragnano, in Campania, applied for the IGP “Gragnano pasta” certification (protected geographical indication) – first initiative ever of this kind in Italy – to safeguard the century old Gragnano know-how from imitations and reward Gragnano pasta’s notoriety and legendary reputation of excellence: for more than 500 years Gragnano has encapsulated the very essence of pasta making tradition. The town’s favorable location between the sea and the mountains and the quality of its spring waters, allowed it to become the pasta “district” of the world…”
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