Sorrento is the land of lemons! This is a destination where cheerful citrus adorns every piece of women’s clothing and is prominently featured in local cuisine. Everywhere you look, lemons add a pop of yellow to the azure landscapes before you. When you’re in town, don’t miss the chance to visit a historic lemon grove in Sorrento. When you experien...

American Airlines has announced the introduction of the first direct flight from Naples Capodichino International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, the airline's main transatlantic hub. The new direct flight will be introduced on June 6, 2024, and will operate on a daily frequency throughout the 2024 summer season through October 2024....

Canned tomatoes are one of the undisputed M.V.P.s of the kitchen pantry. Ask any chef what ingredients they always keep on hand, and a humble can of tomatoes is bound to be on their list. After all, even if you’ve got nothing more than some dried pasta, a single can of tomatoes, salt, and pepper sitting on your pantry shelves, you can still pull to...

Located on the western coast of Italy, Naples is a bustling city that offers a unique blend of history, culture, artistic treasures and, of course, exceptional cuisine. Known as the birthplace of pizza, Naples is a food lover’s paradise and an essential destination for any traveler visiting Italy. In this article, we will explore the key attraction...

Italy was ground zero for the Roman world (at least until it split into East and West) and is where many of the most impressive Roman ruins are found today. Italy is full of excellent ancient Roman ruins worth visiting. Some of them are well-known while others are lesser known (like the peculiar Mouth of Truth in Rome). Here are 10 of the best anci...

One of the most important parts of Naples technically has many names, but everyone just calls it Spaccanapoli. Why? Spacca means “to split,” and Spaccanapoli literally splits the historical center in two! The narrow street has its ancient roots in the Greek era of the city. It was one of the original decumani, or east-west streets, from when Naples...

The wealthy Roman patrician Gaius Antonius lies on the terrace of his magnificent villa high above the Gulf of Naples and looks out at the sea. A slave serves him wine and exquisite food. Just a few days earlier, Antonius had fled the July heat of Rome to his country estate, which lacks nothing in luxury and amenities. The Senate of the Roman Empir...

Taylor Swift has Cilento roots and would like to come to Italy to "see the places of her roots." That's right, the roots of the American singer-songwriter and actress who fills stadiums all over the world, an absolute star of world showbiz, are also to be found in Castelnuovo Cilento, a small town of 3,000 inhabitants in the province of Salerno. Bu...

Wine is produced in each of Italy’s twenty regions, and when you take into account that there are more than 300 varietals in use today (the exact number is not known - it could be as high as 600), you can imagine the remarkable variety of Italian wines available, be they white, red, rosato, passito or sparkling.  Everyone who knows a little about t...

Stripped of that certain glamorous mysticism that makes it a world apart, where Hollywood stars naturally stroll amidst the throngs of daily tourists, each hotel and villa seem to boast a legendary history and even a coffee in the iconic Piazzetta is like a luxury, the most glittering of the Phlegrean islands reveals a reassuring and welcoming simp...