When traveling to Italy, there are many great cities to choose from. Everyone knows about Rome, and many have seen its splendors through the eyes of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Fashion lovers will find the catwalks and shops of Milan to be inspiring. Those who love romance often head for Venice.   The architecture lovers head for Floren...

Anche gli sposi americani privilegiano l'Italia rispetto ad altre destinazioni per trascorrervi la loro luna di miele definendola "imbattibilmente la più romantica" tra le 20 maggiori destinazioni più richieste.   Il nostro Paese, infatti, già decretato vincente da parte delle giovani coppie in arrivo dalla Cina e dall'India, si è aggiudicat...

Villa Tolomei Hotel & Resort, once an abandoned convent in ruins, is now a luxury resort on the outskirts of Florence and a testament to what Italy can accomplish when the public and private sectors work together.   Italy's Public Land Agency owns the 11,500-square-foot estate that houses several buildings, and has leased the property fo...

"Con l'incremento di contenuti turistici online in Italia si potrebbe dare un impulso all'economia per 250 mila posti di lavoro in più". E' uno dei dati presentati oggi al 6/o BTO – Buy Tourism online a Firenze dalla ricerca realizzata per Google da "Oxford Economics" che ha studiato i casi di Grecia, Italia e Spagna sul tema del Travel 2.0.  ...

  WTI Magazine #39    2014 July, 16Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   In Florence, in conjunction with the exhibition dedicated to Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino at Palazzo Strozzi, there is also another very interesting exhibition; the one about Baccio Bandinelli. For the first time, in a comprehensive way, all the works of the Flor...

June 5, 2015 - Friday 5:00 PMBoston Museum Of Fine Arts - 465 Huntington Avenue - Boston, Massachusetts Inspired by the newly installed exhibition Leonardo da Vinci and the Idea of Beauty, The Teen Arts Council presents Una Notte in Firenze (A Night in Florence); an event influence by the cultural richness of the Renaissance eera in...

by Rick Steves   Even when it's hot, crowded, or on strike, Italy is lots of fun. More than any other Western European country, though, travelers to Italy need up-to-date information to travel smart, saving both time and money. Here are a few updates to help you make the most of Italy in 2014:   Florence is notorious for long lines at...

Nella splendida cornice del Four Seasons, abbiamo avuto il piacere di ospitare, alla prima cena di AmCham Italy organizzata a Firenze, l'Ambasciatore degli Stati Uniti d'America in Italia John R. Phillips, che è anche Presidente onorario della Camera.   L'iniziativa, realizzata grazie al contributo di Deloitte, ha voluto essere un momento di...

Italian piazzas, or squares, are the beating hearts of every Italian town and city. They can be big or small, intimate or dramatic, humble, opulent, old, new and everything in between. In fact, sometimes a piazza isn't a square at all (see: the Piazza del Campo in Siena, among others).   What all Italian piazzas have in common is their civic...

This year, the mega-fundraiser Celebrtiy Fight Night is raising the stakes even higher with a special, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Celebrity Fight Night in Italia 2014!   For the first-ever Celebrity Fight Night outside of Phoenix, Ariz., you will fly to Florence, Italy, on a privately-chartered Boeing 767 jumbo jet (all first-class seat...