Piazza del Popolo with the twin churches in Rome, a must-visit in a 7-day itinerary in Italy Ph. depositphoto.com/vkovalcik Many people coming to Italy for their holidays don’t have a large amount of time and need a concise and effective itinerary allowing to visit the most significant places in the country, in […]
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Sicilian Puppet Theatre – Opera dei Pupi
Sicilian Puppets – Pupi Any visitor to Palermo has seen them: shops selling wooden marionettes, bedecked in bronze armor with historic names like Orlando and Rinaldo. They may look like tacky souvenirs made for the tourist market but these marionettes are a core symbol of Sicilian folk-art and as […]
Visiting Italy with children
Children may not always like visiting monuments and historical locations, as they sometimes consider cultural activities a little boring. However, Italy offers you the opportunity to find the right alternative for them, so that you can combine your interests with theirs. How to visit Italy with kids? Thankfully Italy offers […]
Il Parco della Maremma: Maremma Park
The area of Maremma is renowned for the preservation of its territory and nature and the Parco della Maremma is certainly one of the greatest results of this policy. In fact, the park keeps untouched nature alive at its purest state. The Parco della Maremma is one of the greatest […]
A Pickpocket’s Tricks
Getting robbed is a terrible experience, made even worse if you are in a foreign country. Even if you are not physically threatened the loss of money and documentation can mean huge headaches. Unfortunately theft is a common occurrence in Europe, especially in areas that draw many tourists, where […]
10 Tourist Tips for Transportation While in Italy
If you are traveling in Italy, here you can find some useful tips on moving within cities. 1. Bus System Buses are the most common means of public transportation within most Italian cities. Usually a ticket costs around 1 Euro and it lasts for 75 minutes allowing for bus hopping […]
Cittadella: the medieval heart of Veneto
Cittadella is a small town in the Padua province of Veneto. With its just over 20.000 inhabitants, and the overwhelming presence, just a stone-throw away, of places like Padua itself, Treviso and Vicenza, it’s no wonder that, in the end, not many know about the place. But what a mistake: […]
Vatican City and San Marino
Flags of Vatican City and San Marino Europe is notorious for having small roads, utility cars, and everything reduced to minimal space, therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise that several nations in Europe are the size of a few blocks in New York City. Among these mini-countries that include […]
Trasimeno Lake
Lake Trasimeno is also known as Lake Thrasimene or Trasimene. Located south of the River Po, the lake covers an area of 128 sq km which is only slightly less than Lake Como. The River Tiber flows a few kilometers away from Trasimeno, but the two are separated by hills. No […]
Tours & Itineraries of Assisi
Assisi is between Rome and Florence, it is 30 miles north of Spoleto and 16 miles east of Perugia. This city began in the 7th Century and was conquered by the Romans 400 years later. It was Christianized in 238 by St. Rufino but is remembered for St. Francis. This […]