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Decades worth of archaeological finds went on public display Monday in Pompeii, shedding further light on the ancient Roman city destroyed by a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago. One is a sorcerer's toolbox including dozens of amulets, rings, statuettes and other good luck charms made of ivory, bronze, glazed ceramics and amber -- that were...

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In questa rubrica abbiamo parlato spesso di italici. Non di italiani. Di italici, ribadiamo. In altre parole, di quel mondo fatto da coloro che, avendo origini italiani, hanno, attraverso i processi di emigrazione e mobilità, costruito nuove e particolari identità nei luoghi di arrivo, determinate dalla cosiddetta ibridazione, o, anche detta, conta...

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Ah Italy. The country most loved by millions of people all around the world, where so many have the dream to purchase a piece of Italy for themselves. But many do not take that first step into owning their own home in this magical country? Why? Generally, fear and lack of knowledge creep in, and as the old saying goes “doubt kills more dreams than...

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If your New Year’s resolutions included a glorious return to air travel and the in-person fashion week craze, you will have to stand still and wait a little longer as the pandemic and consequent restrictions are still ruling over Europe. In the meantime, instead of packing your luggage, recharge your mobile phone and check the feeds of these five I...

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Along the busy Autostrada A1, about halfway between Rome and Florence, Orvieto rises like a dreamy apparition — one of those places in Italy you've read about or seen in photos, but whose splendor can only be confirmed in person. Located in west-central Umbria, Orvieto sits — looms, really — on a plateau of volcanic tufa that overlooks the valle...

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Italy is Top Destination 2021 according to Travel and Leisure, the famous New York travel magazine published for the first time in 1937 and led by Jacqueline Gifford: it was already announced in November that Italy would be top Destination 2021 with an article signed by Maria Shollenbarger. “All you have to do, really, is close your eyes, and you’r...

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Erin Lewis likes to describe herself as “American by blood, Italian by heart.” She felt called to Italy for many years before finally deciding to make the move six years ago. She settled in Florence, where she had already lived before. There, she rented an apartment; as time went by, she gravitated more and more towards the countryside, until she d...

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IT’S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE wilderness and abandonment of this spectacular archaeological site. Norchia was a satellite settlement of the powerful Etruscan city of Tarquinia, which dominated the coast of northern Lazio during the 4th-century CE. Norchia was likely established as one of the city’s outposts inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, which also cr...

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Italy's Culture Minister has declared Procida the Italian Culture Capital for 2022. The smallest island in the Bay of Naples, Procida beat out nine other destinations for the title. Often overshadowed by nearby Capri and Ischia, Procida comprises just two square miles on which a stack of compact, colorful homes conceals narrow, serpentine lanes tha...

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Marina di Camerota is an exceptional destination on the Cilento coast, in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It’s located in one of the most enchanting areas of southern Italy, where nature is beautiful and unspoilt. Between 2000 and 2014 Marina di Camerota has received important awards for its crystal-clear sea and for the tourist la...

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