(From ASTA 3.11.2019) As you may have heard in the news, beginning Jan. 1, 2021, American travelers visiting European countries in the Schengen Area will have to register through a …
The Vasari Corridor, the elevated walkway that connects Palazzo Vecchio passing through the Uffizi Gallery over Ponte Vecchio and ends at the Boboli Gardens/Palazzo Pitti, has been closed since 2016 …
Nice video of one of the most beautiful town in Italy!
The mayor of Venice has proposed May 1 as the start date for the city to begin charging access fees for day visitors. Under the proposal, the fee would be …
Courtesy of www.world-archaeology.com Excavating Regio V and Civita Giuliana Discoveries continue at Pompeii as more electoral inscriptions, fine frescoes, and victims of the eruption of Vesuvius are unearthed, offering snapshots of …
Courtesy of Travel Weekly A measure in Italy’s 2019 budget law will allow the local government in Venice to charge day-trippers for access to the city’s historic center as a …
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century The industrial city of Ivrea is located in the Piedmont region and developed as the testing ground for Olivetti, manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical …
(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 …
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 …
(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 …
