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Romans are famous for their love of baths. Wherever the Romans went, they built baths (famously in England they built the Roman baths in the city of Bath). Today Rome is famous for its ancient ruins and there are plenty of traces of the ancient powerful empire to be found around the Eternal City. One of the key ruins is the Baths of Diocletian. The...

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Italy is one of Europe’s great nations. It has a rich history and culture stretching back to the days of the Romans and is responsible for many of today’s great breakthroughs. Whether you’re a foodie, an adventure lover, a history buff, or someone who just loves to travel and experience new cultures, Italy has it all. It’s also big on architecture,...

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Despite its small size, Italy has an immense cultural and artistic heritage, one of the largest in the world. Perhaps not everyone knows it, but the Italian peninsula has over 4908 sites of artistic or cultural interest including museums, archaeological areas and monuments. Among these, names known to the general public of the world stand out, such...

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If you're looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the Eternal City for a day, taking a trip from Rome to Orvieto is the perfect solution!  This medieval town is located in the Umbria region of central Italy and is famous for beautiful churches, delicious food, and stunning views. Here's everything you need to know about taking a day trip from Ro...

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It’s easy to get intimidated while trying to plan a vacation to Italy since there are so many amazing places to see and you have to pick which ones to visit. As a result, it is a common topic of discussion on a variety of travel blogs and websites, with many people wondering whether they should even bother going to Milan. And given the many incredi...

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Lake Como might well be one of the most spectacular areas of natural and manmade beauty in all of Italy, if not in all the world. Popular villages and towns such as Bellagio, Lecco, Menaggio, and Laglio attract the rich and the famous, as well as throngs of beauty-seeking tourists. Como’s pristine waters reflecting Alpine peaks, lush forests and ro...

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Every year, up to 3 million people descend on Venice to partake in the festivities surrounding Carnival (Carnevale in Italian). And though Carnival, also known as Mardi Gras, is celebrated around the world, it has a unique flavor in Venice, transporting participants back in time to the 1700s. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to sweep...

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In the entirety of the Abruzzo region – of which the national park is only a portion – just 1.3 million tourists visited in 2021, with far less making the journey from Abruzzo’s gorgeous coastline inland to the park. The result is that outside the high summer season, it’s completely possible you might hike for the day without passing anybody else....

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A few steps from the central streets of Ancona, one of the most beautiful and unique places in Italy – at the base of the white cliffs of Conero, is Passetto, a gorgeous rocky beach that extends for about a kilometer. Rather surprisingly there are also more than 100 caves tucked into the rocky shore here. These caves were excavated in the late 1800...

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Piazza Vittorio Emanuele (simply piazza Vittorio for the locals) is one of Rome's largest and busiest squares, located in the heart of Esquilino district. It was built and arranged in its present shape in the late 1880s, and it is enclosed on all four sides by huge buildings in the typical late 19th century style, with a continuous series of arcade...

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