Borgo Valsugana is a small town in Bassa Valsugana, an area located in Trentino Alto Adige. With its marvelous view of the Brenta River and its strategic proximity to many places of interest, such as Caldonazzo or Levico Terme, this Trentino resort is really worth a visit: let's discover its uniqueness together. To begin with, the beauty of its riv...

Puglia is full of beautiful places, from the natural splendor of the Gargano peninsula, to the white cottages of Alberobello, the caves of Polignano, the elegance of Lecce and our favorite and best kept secret - the tiny town of peace, piazze, pizze which we wrote about here. Many tourists are drawn to these and, although many fly into Bari, they q...

It’s no surprise that Italy is among the top five most visited countries in Europe. Art-filled cities, spectacular alpine landscapes, food festivals, and universally acclaimed gastronomy attract holidaymakers from all around the globe. However, when there’s so much to choose from, how do you filter the vast array of attractions to make sure you get...

The Internet is full of articles that talk about how Italians eat and drink, but paint Italy as a place anchored in who knows what habits derived from an antediluvian past. You know Laura Ingalls short stories “Little House on the Prairie”? Here, Italy is painted in the same way, but the real Italy is different. you read a lot of nonsense about Ita...

Italy is a country of wonderful traditions and celebrations, and the holiday season brings out some of the most magical. Here are a few of our Mozzafiato favorites: An Alpine Christmas MarketBolzano is the capital of the South Tyrol province in Northern Italy, and the Italian Christmas market was born in this alpine town, influenced by its proximit...

Can I be very honest with you? The idea that we Italians all love the sun and the summer is bogus. I, for one, don’t count the hottest season as my favorite: in fact, I quite dislike it. The heat is too much, sweating is awful, and don’t even get me started about mosquito bites. And while not everyone is as anti-summer as I am, the arrival of the f...

In October 2022, I visited Italy for the first time as part of a two-week European train trip through Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. It was my first time visiting each country and I spent a week in Italy with one night on a sleeper train, two nights in Venice, two nights in Rome, and one night in Milan. I left thinking I wished I had mor...

A unique and sparkling brand unites more than a hundred events in the historic villages of the Marche region during the most magical time of the year. It's The Christmas You Don't Expect, Italy's most extensive network of Christmas festivities: typical markets, living nativity scenes, fairy-tale landscapes, snowfalls and animations, rows of colored...

The town of Sepino. located 20 kilometers south of Campobasso, is home to some important Roman ruins and considered one of the most extraordinary archeological sites of central Italy where excavations began in the early 1950s. It has approximately 1,915 inhabitants, known as Sepinesi. The town was rated among the “borghi piu belli d’Italia“(most be...

Both inhabitants and tourists, call Merano “Pearl of the Alto Adige”. It is a lively city, where 40.000 both German and Italian mother tongue residents share different languages and customs. What comes out is a particular lifestyle that join not only languages but also cooking, culture and customs. Living in Merano like a local means to catch the e...