In Sicily, there is a "magic" place located halfway between Syracuse and Taormina, a few steps from the sea and half an hour drive from Mt. Etna ... a place of ancient lavas and groundwater and lemon groves ... Land of Aci. This virtual name ...

After descending the green hills of the Metauro River Valley, and heading towards the Adriatic Sea, you'll reach the city of Fano. A large, ancient arch welcomes you to the city's historic center. Fano was originally named Fanum Fortunae after the temple of Fortuna built in ...

As you roam around Venice desperately looking for street signs, it may be helpful to know what a nizioeti is. The word actually means "sheet" in local dialect; so what does that have to do with street signs?  Nizioeti Nizioeto Venetian street signs painted on the walls ...

Cittadella is a splendid walled city of medieval origin, in the province of Padua, located a few kilometers from Padua, Vicenza, Treviso, and inserted in the broad historical context of the walled cities of Veneto such as Bassano del Grappa, Marostica, Asolo, and Castelfranco Veneto. ...

When you think about the castles of Lombardy, the Sforza Castle in Milan, with its majesty and its beautiful park, immediately comes to mind. In this article, however, I'll tell you about another castle, not widely know, but equally important and beautiful: the Visconti castle ...

The beautiful church known as "La Badiazza" in Messina was part of the 2017 edition of Sicily's Le vie dei tesori, an event that has taken place in Palermo since 2006. Twenty-eight enchanting places were open to visitors in order to tell their own stories.  But there ...

Exploring Trieste: set in the extreme north-eastern part of Italy just kilometers away from the Slovenian and Croatian borders, lies the city of Trieste. On the splendid gulf on the Adriatic Sea and among the green hills, Trieste has always represented a true crossroads of ...

There is a village 40 km from Palermo where no time machine is needed to go back in time. We are talking about Caccamo, whose castle is one of the largest and best-preserved Norman castles in Sicily and Italy.  We are on the top of Mount San ...

Immersed in the lush, green hills of Umbria just 15 km from Perugia lies Torgiano. The origin of this ancient hamlet, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, most likely dates back to the Etruscan period, as testified by several artifacts. A hypothesis further supported by its ...

Looking at the village of Falerone from afar is like being in front of a painting and looking back in time. To visit Falerone is to experience what it must have been like a few hundred years back in time. What to See in Falerone Even today the ...