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Buon Natale: Holiday Events in Pisa Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
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10 Reasons to Travel to Urbino: A UNESCO Site in Le Marche
Image via Wikipedia see filename (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: “Euclid of Megara” (lat: Evklidi Megaren), Panel from the Series ‘Famous Men’, Justus of Ghent, about 1474, Panel, 102 x 80 cm,...
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The Truth about Bernini’s Baroque “Fountain of the Four Rivers” in Piazza...
Image via Wikipedia Piazza Navona is Rome’s fabulous Baroque piazza. The charming cafes and famous fountains make it the perfect “Vino con Vista” destination. The “Fontana dei fiumi” (Fountain of the...
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Who built Rome’s Historic Pantheon?
Image via Wikipedia English: The Pantheon in Rome, Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Plan of the first ( Red ) (by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa) and of the third (Black) (by Hadrian) Pantheon. (Photo...
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I Love Caravaggio
Caravaggio (Photo credit: Carmen Alonso Suarez) Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio – The Sacrifice of Isaac (detail) – WGA04139 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Caravaggio, Resurrection (Photo credit: Martin...
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St. Peter’s Basilica in Italy’s Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica at Early Morning (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Image via Wikipedia In 1506, Bramante was commissioned by Pope Julius II to renovate St. Peter’s Basilica, originally built by...
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I Love Italian Renaissance Art
Image via Wikipedia Euro-standard circulation Italian 1 euro coin (national/obverse side). The design represents Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the proportions of the human body (also known as the...
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Mangia and Vino con Vista in Ravenna: A UNESCO Site in Emilia-Romagna
Image via Wikipedia English: Cross. Detail from the 6th century Byzantine mosaic in the apse of the basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe (Ravenna, Italy) Italiano: Croce gemmata. Particolare del...
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Assisi is a UNESCO Site in Umbria Italy
Image by S Moses via Flickr The town of Assisi in Umbria is a fascinating place to view Franciscan sites in the Perugia region of Umbria. Assisi is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Italy. St. Francis...
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Ring in the New Year at the Umbria Winter Jazz Festival in Orvieto Italy
The delightful town of Orvieto is perched halfway between heaven and earth on a plateau over 900 feet above sea level. Take a funicular to the top of the cliff to visit the medieval historic center....
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Cefalu is Sicily’s best kept secret
On my recent trip to Italy, my bus driver was from Cefalu in Sicily. I spent alot of time talking to him about how this delightful town located about 55 minutes east of Palermo exceeded my...
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Top Ten Reasons to Travel to Italy
Image via Wikipedia Villa Cimbrone, Ravello, Italy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Vernazza town in Liguria, Italy. Vernazza is in the cinque terre region. Français : Le village de Vernazza, dans les...
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Historic Rome: A UNESCO Site in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Romulus i remus (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Romulus & Remus (Photo credit: laszlo-photo) I love Rome. It’s a city that transcends time. It is imbued with sweeping views of...
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Genoa Italy: The Legend of Christopher Columbus and the UNESCO Connection
Image via Wikipedia English: Christopher Columbus Česky: Portrét Kryštofa Kolumba od malíře Sebastiana del Piomba (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Genoa, Piazza Principe: Monument to famous Genovese...
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It’s Always Halloween in San Gimignano Italy
Image via Wikipedia Coat of arms of San Gimignano (Photo credit: Wikipedia) San Gimignano delle belle Torri is 32 miles southwest of Florence. It is considered the Manhattan of Tuscany. The majestic...
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Travel Tips for Modena: A UNESCO Site in Emilia Romagna Italy
English: The Palazzo Comunale (right) and Duomo (left) in Modena, Italy. Italiano: Palazzo Comunale (a destra) e Duomo (a sinistra) di Modena. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) duomo di modena (Photo credit:...
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A Tuscan Winery Tour at Captivating Castello Banfi in Montalcino Italy
Image via Wikipedia Abbey of Sant’Antimo, Montalcino, Tuscany (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sangiovese grapes in a vineyard of Montalcino, Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tuscany is Italy’s quintessential...
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Food and Wine Festivals in Italy
Image by Nino.Modugno via Flickr Plan to travel to Italy in 2014? There are plenty of fun events in the fall. Nurture your inner wine-loving foodie and plan to attend some of these great...
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Bernini’s Masterpiece: The Ecstasy of St. Teresa of Avila in Rome
English: Cardinals of the Venetian Cornaro family assisting to the ecstasy of St. Theresa, by Bernini. Left transept of Santa Maria della Vittoria (17th century) in Rome. Français : Cardinaux de la...
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The Truth about Bernini’s Baroque “Fountain of the Four Rivers” in Piazza...
Image via Wikipedia Animals on the “Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi” (Fountain of the four rivers) by Gianlorenzo Bernini in piazza Navona in Rome, Italy: the land snake. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Animals...
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