The ban on huge cruise ships in the Venetian lagoon, ordered by the Italian government in January has been suspended by a regional court in the Veneto—Venice’s region—on grounds that there aren’t any reasonable alternatives. The ban was…
After a decline from 2009’s high, U.S. travelers are leaving the country in bigger numbers again, with a 4-year high expected. UK, France and Italy all are expecting more Americans, but the big winner may be the Dominican Republic, which lately has…
And you thought the minivan was a late 20th century invention! Good news about an important auto museum.
As a visitor to Naples, Italy and the surrounding countryside, it’s hard to disregard the presence of Mt. Vesuvius looming everywhere one goes. For example, should one forget for a moment, we have only to step onto the…
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610….
Every place we travel has its landmarks, and for nearly every city on a significant river, at least some of those landmarks turn out to be bridges.
Whatever you may think is the true history of St. Valentine’s Day, Trenitalia, the Italian national rail operator, is celebrating by offering a 2 for 1 deal on all trains, all classes for the day (local and regional trains excluded). Details…
Verona, Italy, has one of the most spectacular opera houses in the world: the ancient Roman amphitheatre in the center of the old city, surrounded by the pedestrian spaces of Piazza Bra. It’s also surrounded by its scenery, which sits out in the…
The island of Murano in the Venetian Lagoon has been known for hundreds of years as a source of fine blown and molded glass, although sadly much of what is sold in souvenir shops in Venice and elsewhere is cheap imported imitations. Murano…
Almost every city has something unique or distinctive to show off, and in Ravenna’s case it is the largest and most spectacular collection of Byzantine mosaics you can find. Together, the mosaic sites have given Ravenna, a not-especially-large…
The ban on huge cruise ships in the Venetian lagoon, ordered by the Italian government in January has been suspended by a regional court in the Veneto—Venice’s region—on grounds that there aren’t any reasonable alternatives. The ban was…
After a decline from 2009’s high, U.S. travelers are leaving the country in bigger numbers again, with a 4-year high expected. UK, France and Italy all are expecting more Americans, but the big winner may be the Dominican Republic, which lately has…
And you thought the minivan was a late 20th century invention! Good news about an important auto museum.
As a visitor to Naples, Italy and the surrounding countryside, it’s hard to disregard the presence of Mt. Vesuvius looming everywhere one goes. For example, should one forget for a moment, we have only to step onto the…
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610….
Every place we travel has its landmarks, and for nearly every city on a significant river, at least some of those landmarks turn out to be bridges.
Whatever you may think is the true history of St. Valentine’s Day, Trenitalia, the Italian national rail operator, is celebrating by offering a 2 for 1 deal on all trains, all classes for the day (local and regional trains excluded). Details…
Verona, Italy, has one of the most spectacular opera houses in the world: the ancient Roman amphitheatre in the center of the old city, surrounded by the pedestrian spaces of Piazza Bra. It’s also surrounded by its scenery, which sits out in the…
The island of Murano in the Venetian Lagoon has been known for hundreds of years as a source of fine blown and molded glass, although sadly much of what is sold in souvenir shops in Venice and elsewhere is cheap imported imitations. Murano…
Almost every city has something unique or distinctive to show off, and in Ravenna’s case it is the largest and most spectacular collection of Byzantine mosaics you can find. Together, the mosaic sites have given Ravenna, a not-especially-large…
