Italy is full of small treasures ready to be discovered. Among these, the hundreds of “borghi”, or hamlets, very small towns, which are populated literally…
Modern Rome
Modern Rome – Auditorium Parco della Musica Auditorium Parco della Musica is a music complex designed by Renzo Piano and inaugurated in 2002. It was…
So many memories!
What could you do with 10 Lire? Some apartment buildings in Rome, could afford elevators (lifts) only if they collected money “per use”. This is…
Lazio 101 – A Beginners Guide
The region of Lazio, situated in the centre of Italy, is the second most populated region of Italy after Lombardia, having well over 5.8 million…
Croatia and Slovenia in Italy…
Duino Castle is one of the many castles that the city of Trieste has to offer. It was built in a Roman outpost and from…
The way of the Gods
“La via degli dei”, is a trekking route that connects Bologna with Firenze through the Apennines, in the last few years is has become one…
Wine & Architecture in Parma
After lunch we visited Parma and its historical city center. First we visited the Palazzo della Pilotta, the name comes from the game of pelota,…
Music and culture in Verdi’s Homeland
An excerpt from Francesca’s Diary… A visit to Soragna, a beautiful small town filled with art and history, where we visited a little dairy farm…
Fall in Love With Puglia
Today I would like to talk about the beautiful region of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s “boot”. Puglia is a region rich in history and…