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Lombardia is not just Milan, big cities and naturalistic beauties. This region boasts a past that begins even in prehistoric times. And this past can still be seen in the numerous archaeological parks that populate this area. These sites have been museumized and are currently open to visitors. When we talk about the Lombardy region, our thoughts im...

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There is one Italian destination in Lonely Planet’s just released annual Best in Travel 2021 list: and that is ‘Le Vie di Dante’ (Roads of Dante) in the ‘Sustainability’ category as an example of slow travel. And we're very proud to let you know that our very own Georgette Jupe, editor of Italy Magazine, has won an award in the 'Community' category...

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Undoubtedly, this isn’t the best moment to use public transports in Italy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t talk about it. When it comes to romantic transport, fit for literature and movies,  trains are  king, but we Italians are attached to something else too, to our old  street cars.  Street cars were  once common a bit everywhere in the country, b...

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After the fall of The Roman Empire, the Romanesque or Romance language that had developed from Vulgar Latin in the western regions of the Empire evolved into three languages. The differences between them can best be comprehended by referencing the classification of Dante, in De vulgari eloquentia. He divides the Romance languages into three groups...

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Mount Rosa or Monte Rosa Massif is the largest mountain range in the Alps: the second highest mountain in Italy after the Mont Blanc and the highest in Switzerland. This majestic Massif is the mountain chain with the highest average altitude too. It's located in the North-Western Alps sector, along the border between Italy and Switzerland, giving t...

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Lake Fucino was once the third largest lake in Italy. Just east of Avezzano, about 600 m high in the Marsica area of the Abruzzo mountains, it was fed by the melting snows and springs of the surrounding mountains and covered some 150 sqm. Estimates of the seasonal change in water level suggest it fell as much as 12 m, leaving large areas of mud exp...

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Val di Comino is a valley in the centre of Italy, in the region Lazio, that includes approximately 20 villages. It’s a territory that holds unspoiled nature, historical villages, tradition and an excellent local gastronomy. The majority of international tourists here, are from England, Scotland and Ireland as many locals emigrated to those countrie...

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TRAJAN IS CONSIDERED ONE OF the greatest Roman emperors, having expanded the empire to its largest size. While leading the conquest of Dacia, he ordered the construction of a large forum around 105 CE. The most integral part of the forum was a market. It’s believed the project was designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, an architect and close associat...

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Parma’s Piazza del Duomo is one of those frustrating Italian main squares where there’s simply too much awe to fit in one perfect photo. The octagonal Battistero (Baptistry) soars skyward in a Romanesque-Gothic marriage of pink marble and Medieval might. Off its southern flank, the 63m-high bell tower of the Duomo (main cathedral), hugs the main na...

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MORE THAN 20 YEARS AFTER the murder of Guidarello Guidarelli, a Cesare Borgia official, at Palazzo Monsignani in Imola, the sculptor named Tullio Lombardo dedicated this incredible masterpiece to the unlucky knight in 1525. During the centuries following the monument’s creation, it became legendary across the globe. According to legends, any woman...

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