Leaning Tower of Pisa Now Tilts a Little Less. 1.5 Inches Less.
(From NYT – Nov 22nd, 2018) Italy’s famously Leaning Tower of Pisa is a little less off-kilter. Nearly two decades after engineers completed consolidation work to keep the tower from …
Espresso lovers now can visit the Lavazza Museum in Torino
If Italy’s deep-rooted café culture and exquisite, inky espresso weren’t enough reason to visit, here’s one more: a museum dedicated to all things coffee has opened in Turin. The Lavazza …
Italy unknown: Forte di Fenestrelle, the Italian Great Wall
(from Wikipedia) The Fenestrelle Fortress, better known as the Fenestrelle Fort is a fortress overlooking Fenestrelle. It is the symbol of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It …
Italy Without the Crowds
Interesting article published by Travel Weekly magazine From top destinations to unique locales, help clients see a new side of Italy. Opera composer Giuseppe Verdi famously said, “You may have …
Rome rises to AAA’s top international destination this summer
Courtesy of Travel Weekly Orlando is once again the top U.S. domestic summer travel destination, says AAA, while Rome has climbed a few spots to become the top international destination. …
Can technology unravel the secrets sealed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 years ago?
(from CBS.com) You’ve heard of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. Less well known is the neighboring city of Herculaneum, also buried by …
Selinunte, discovered in Sicily a Greek city buried for 2700
A hidden city for 2700 years. Thanks to a high sensitive thermal camera, mounted on a drone, the geologists of University of Camerino discovered on the Selinunte archeological site, some …
Neapolitan Pizza is cultural Heritage recognized by UNESCO
The city of Naples is celebrating international recognition of its tastier side. Yesterday, UNESCO added the art of the Neapolitan pizza maker, or ‘pizzaiuolo,’ to its list of “intangible cultural …
Michelangelo’s secret room in Florence to open to public
For the first time, visitors will be able to enter a hidden cell in the Medici Chapels where Michelangelo is thought to have covered the walls with sketches. Until some …
Walking paths in Italy
The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism revealed a useful website dedicated to who loves walking. The webpage http://www.turismo.beniculturali.it/en/home-cammini-ditalia/ offers a real atlas of the best paths …