Giuseppe Verdi, one of the greatest composers in Italian history, left a great legacy to the people of Italy in the form of his music.
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Busseto
Busseto is a small comune and town located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the province of Parma. The town is mainly famous because it was one home to the famous opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi had moved to Busseto in 1824 and much of the attractions in […]
Crotone
Crotone is a city in Calabria. Located along the coast of Southern Italy, Crotone attracts tourists from all around the country as well as the world due to its panoramic location and its classic Italian lifestyle. The city has had a long and eventful history, with several ups and […]
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Sicily has eight towns located on its southeast coast that were destroyed during an earthquake in 1693. Each of these towns were rebuilt in magnificent style that represents the high level of architectural and artistic achievement of what is known as Sicilian Baroque. These towns not only maintain the […]
Museums in Florence
Florence and its museums Florence: the cradle of Italian culture and language, the capital of the very essence of western civilisation. Who doesn’t know it? Just walking through its streets and alleys equals to visiting a beautiful open air museum, but hey… There are plenty of indoor ones in Florence, […]
Asolo
Asolo is a small town and commune located in northern Italy in the Veneto region; it’s one of the most beautiful borghi d’Italia. The town is located in the province of Treviso and is known by several names like “The city of a Hundred Horizons” because of its beautiful location. Originally the […]
Fibonacci: Great Italian Mathematician
The Middle Ages were generally a dark time for most cultural endeavors, but especially for mathematics. Fortunately, around the beginning of the 1200’s an Italian by the name of Leonardo Pisano came along to advanced mathematics significantly – he wrote many books on numerical topics that included his own insightful […]
Norcia
November 6th, 2016 It is utterly painful and sorrowful to write an introduction to this article, researched and written by one of our former writers about three years ago. Painful and sorrowful, because what the pictures below show is no more. Painful and sorrowful, because vestiges of a past […]
Monti Sibillini National Park
Hike, climb and discover in this national park, located between Le Marche and Umbria regions of Italy, which features the rugged group of mountains known as the Monti Sibillini. The highest peak in the chain belongs to Monte Vettore, which stands at 2,476 meters above sea level. Located in the ancient kingdom […]
Mosaic: Painting With Stone Part I
This is part one of the Life in Italy guide to mosaic in Italy. You can find out more about the art and its roots. Mosaic art is an ancient art. It has been around since two thousand B.C., spreading all over the world. Mosaic art in Italy dates back […]
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