Listen to the bistecca sizzle at one of Rome's finest restaurants.

Settimio all'Arancio

Pavarotti, Bocelli, the Three Tenors, and all their friends sing Christmas music. For an Italy Christmas vacation click here.

Italian Christmas Music

Meet the owner of Villa dei Platani

Villa dei Platani

Come with us as we take you around Rome to get a taste of what the wonderful city has to offer for shopping.

Rome Specialty Shopping

Ristorante Il Cavaliere a great gathering spot for delicious food and wine.

Ristorante Il Cavaliere

When in Rome Campo de Fiori eat with the locals at Hostaria Constanza in the ancient Roman Teatro de Pompeii.

Hostaria Constanza

Fleur in Rome

Fleur in Rome

A personal Norcia Italy tour with Cristina D'Abbraccio as she discusss why Norcia is important.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Norcia Italy History

Travel to Norcia Italy with Cristina D'Abbraccio to see Emanuela D'Abbraccio share the secrets of restoring ancient art.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Restoring Ancient Art

Listen to the sounds of an Italian lunch in the hills of Norcia. Also, Cristina D'Abbraccio interviews the cook of Il Casale degli Amici, Signora Lorenzina.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Il Casale degli Amici Ristorante

A glimpse at some of the rooms at Il Casale degli Amici with your Italy tarvel guide Cristina D'Abbraccio.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Il Casale degli Amici Hotel

The Shoah Day at the Italian Embassy.

Shoah Day Italian Embassy 2011

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio travels Italy to Sant'Eutizio Abbey in Norcia, Umbria. Follow Cristina as she gives us a tour of the history of Sant'Eutizio Abbey.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Sant'Eutizio Abbey Part I

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio travels Italy to Sant'Eutizio Abbey in Norcia, Umbria. Follow Cristina as she gives us a tour of the history of Sant'Eutizio Abbey.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Sant'Eutizio Abbey Part 2

Norcia Italy travel we follow Cristina D'Abbraccio as she takes us inside the pharmacy at Sant'Eutizio Abbey and tells us stories of its history.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Sant'Eutizio Abbey Part 3

Cristof of Antico Caffe discusses Foligno travel highlights in Foligno.

Foligno Travel with Cristof

Visit the historic cafe in Foligno with Cristof and enjoy espresso, wine and pastry.

Antico Caffe della Piazza

Cristof from Antico Caffe in Foligno describes two exciting Umbria festivals in Foligno: Quintana and I Primi d'Italia.

Cristof from Antico discusses Foligno Festivals

All that jazz with Remo. A Rome neighborhood jazz scene.

Rome Jazz Jam Session

Naples Cruise port is Mediterranean cruise gateway to Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Capri and the vibrant city of Naples. For Amalfi Coast vacation packages click Amalfi Coast vacations by ItalianTourism.us ...hover to read more

Italy Cruise Port Naples

Italy walking tours visits Rome neighborhood Jewish Ghetto to see Piazza Mattei with Maurizo Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Piazza Mattei

Italy walking tours visits Rome neighborhood Jewish Ghetto with Maurizo Mayer My Rome walking tours who discusses the food of Rome's Jewish Quarter.

Italy Walking Tours The Food of Rome's Jewish Ghetto

Italy walking tours visits Rome neighborhood Jewish Ghetto to see House of Lorenzo Manili with Maurizo Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours House Rome Jewish Ghetto House of Lorenzo Manili

Italy walking tours series visits Rome neighborhood known as the Jewish Ghetto to see the Piazza delle Cinque Scole with Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Piazza delle Cinque Scole

Italian Cooking Show pasta recipe ravioli filled with pancetta, delicious pasta recipe for the Italian cooking show.

Italian Cooking Show Pasta Recipe: Casoncelli Alla Camuna

Italy walking tours series visits Rome neighborhood known as the Jewish Ghetto to see the Portico di Ottavia with Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Portico di Ottavia

Italy walking tours series visits the Rome neighborhood Jewish Ghetto where we visit the New Synagogue with Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Synagogue

Italy walking tours Rome neighborhood known as the Jewish Ghetto to visit Chiesa di San Gregorio della Divina Pieta with Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Chiesa di San Gregorio della Divina Pieta

Italy walking tours visits Rome neighborhood Jewish Ghetto to see Teatro Marcello with Maurizo Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Teatro Marcello

Italian recipe Gnocchi Semolina Italian Cooking Show III June 2009 chef Riccardo Tognozzi shows how to prepare authentic Italian recipe from Lazio region of Italy Gnocchi Semolina Italian cooking show...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Gnocchi Semolina Italian Recipe

Rome restaurant dine with Rome's locals and Rome's stars at la Buca di Ripetta.

La Buca di Ripetta

Il Pavone Rome Trattoria join the co-owners of Il Pavone in the Via del Governo Vecchio area as they share views on their hand made Roman specialties including the best cacio e Pepe in Rome.

Il Pavone Rome Trattoria

Italy walking tours series visits Rome neighborhood known as the Jewish Ghetto to the site dedicated to the tragedy of 1943 within the Jewish Ghetto with Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours. Ma...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Rome Jewish Ghetto Tragedy 1943

Experience the beautiful Villa dei Platani in the city of Foligno in the region of Umbria

Experience Villa dei Platani

Italian recipe Bucatini all' Amatriciana classic Roman dish of Bucatini pasta mixed with a sauce of pancetta & tomato is Bucatini all' Amatriciana authentic Italian recipe. Click video authentic Roman...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Bucatini all'Amatriciana Italian Recipe

A unique Inn and restaurant nestled in the beautiful Umbrian hillside.

La Locanda del Prete

Parma Strada Cavour near Piazza Duomo is shopping street full of boutiques perfect for finding unique gifts from Parma.

Strada Cavour Parma

Italian Cooking Show: Peperoni Ripieni alla Calabria shows how to cook pepper stuffed with ground beef Italian recipe on the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Peperoni Ripieni Italian Recipe

Gnocchi Sardinia called malloreddus Italian recipe by authentic Sardegna chef prepared with fresh tomato, grana padano and saffron complete the malloreddus or Gnocchi Sardinia for the Italian cooking ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Gnocchi Sardinia Italian Recipe

Fregoletta from Sardinia prepared by Chef Davide Piana shows WebVisionItaly how to prepare authentic Sardinian dish fregola with clams in fresh vegetable broth - the Italian recipe for fregoletta on t...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Fregoletta Italian Recipe

Experience Umbrian cooking by experiencing Paolo's Premiata Officina Del Gusto - a rising star.

Premiata Officina Del Gusto

Italian pasta recipe Spaghetti in Red Clam Sauce with Chef Rick Tarantino and friends for the WebVisionItaly Italian cooking show.

Italian Cooking Show: Spaghetti in Red Clam Sauce Pasta Recipe

Italy Travel Ostia Antica History of the ancient Rome port city, a great destination to learn about life in ancient Rome on par with Pompeii and Herculaneaum therefore perfect for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Ostia Antica History

Italy Travel Molise located in central Italy the lovely region is perfect destination for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Molise

Italian Cooking Show presents rack of lamb with herbs and artichokes an authentic Italian recipe prepared by Academia Barilla Chef Matteo Carboni for the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Rack of Lamb

Italian recipe Frico con Punte d'Asparagi e Uova Quaglia, montasio cheese with asparagus tips and quail eggs, prepared by Chef Luca Taretto of Tiramesu Lincoln Road, Miami, July Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Frico con Punte d'Asparagi e Uova Quaglia Italian Recipe

Italy Travel to Emilia Romagna to visit famous destinations Parma, Modena, Bologna and less known towns all known world wide for their art, culture, food makes an Emilia Romagna Italy vacation the per...hover to read more

Italy Travel Emilia Romagna

Italian pasta recipe potato gnocchi in a cacao sauce by Chef Luca Taretto of Tiramesu Lincoln Road Miami Beach prepares special cocoa sauce for the homemade potato gnocchi on the Italian cooking show.

Italian Cooking Show: Gnocchi Cacao Italian Pasta Recipe

Florence Shopping at Giulio Giannini & Figlio - Fabulous Florentine stationary. It's the oldest retail store in Florence, open since 1856. It's going six generations strong, a must visit during yo...hover to read more

Giulio Giannini & Figlio Florence Shopping

Italian Cooking Show brings you Pan Seared Tuna Italian recipe prepared in the famous style of southern Italian cooking: simple and delicious with fried vegetable which is the caponata style of Italia...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Pan Seared Tuna Italian Cooking

Italy travel to Lombardy region of Milan and Lake Como, fashion and nature makes it the perfect destination for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Lombardy

Italy travel to Basilicata for an off the beaten path Italy vacation with beautiful sea and beaches, mountains, and wonderful organic foods from the Ionian coast make Basilicata a fantastic destinatio...hover to read more

Italy Travel Basilicata

Italy travel to Friuli-Venezia Giulia a region of Italy with beach, plains, mountain and alps with a diverse and multi-ethnic population to go along make it an interesting destination for a Italy vaca...hover to read more

Italy Travel Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Italy vacation to Trentino Alto Adige, an off the beaten path Italy travel destination for winter ski sports, summer golf and hiking in the alps of Italy. Enjoy the fresh air, great people, and fine c...hover to read more

Trentino Alto Adige Italy Vacation

Italy Travel Sardegna beaches and towns are the perfect destination for a Mediterranean island Italy vacation during summer to enjoy the best of summer Italy travel.

Italy Travel Sardegna Beaches & Towns

Italian Cooking Show Tuscany from Cibreo Ristorante Florence known for its Tuscan cooking by world renowned chef Fabio Picchi. Giulio Picchi, son of world renowned chef Fabio Picchi, talks of Tuscan ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show Tuscany Cibreo Ristorante

Giulio Picchi, son of world renowned Tuscan chef Fabio Picchi, introduces Cibréo Ristorante, its Tuscan food, Tuscan wine, and atmosphere.

Cibréo Ristorante Part 1 of 2

Giulio Picchi, son of world renowned Tuscan chef Fabio Picchi, continues his interview with Ron Del Sesto from Cibréo Ristorante, talks of the new Italian generation and their views of modern da...hover to read more

Cibréo Ristorante Part 2 of 2

Italy Right Now July 2010 continues summer festivals in Italy. Palio in Siena is world famous for its horse race. Tuscany, Venice, and Umbria Jazz and Spoleto all happening now July 2010 in Italy.

Italy Right Now July 2010

Gondolier in Venice is a 900 year old fraternity. The first female gondolier joined the fraternity in June 2009. See video for more about the gondoliers and the gondolas in Venice.

The Gondoliers & Gondolas of Venice

Busing around Venice by boat shows how to ride the boats in Venice. Travel in Venice among the archipelago of 100 islands makes Venice a favorite Italy vacation.

How to Ride the Boats in Venice

Founded in the 6th century Venice was the world's most powerful city by the 15th century when the merchants of Venice made Venice a famous commercial center. Venice lagoon is an archipelago of over 10...hover to read more

Venice Lagoon

Ancient ruins of Pompeii & Herculaneum preserved under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius eruption of AD 79. These sites capture the imagination of the Italy traveler and provide insight into the lifestyles of ...hover to read more

Ancient Pompeii & Herculaneum

Italian pasta recipe spaghetti in White Clam Sauce using Pinot Grigio wine prepared by Chef Rick Tarantino and friends for the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Spaghetti in White Clam Sauce Pasta Recipe

Watch Italy's goals leading to its 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Forza Italia -Italy World Cup 2010 Goals to World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2010 Top Celebrations of all time

FIFA World Cup Top Celebrations

FIFA World Cup Top Goals of all time.

FIFA World Cup Top Goals of all time.

Diego Maradona, Naples adopted son, career goal highlights including the 1986 World Cup Hand of God and Goal of the Century.

Diego Maradona - Goal Highlights

FIFA World Cup 2010 Italian Team interview with team leader of Italia World Cup squad.

FIFA World Cup 2010 Italian Team

Italian Cooking Show: Risotto with Gorgonzola cheese prepared by by Academia Barilla chef Matteo Carboni of the Academia Barilla culinary institute for Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Risotto with Gorgonzola

Italian National Soccer team 2010 World Cup team defending the 2006 World Cup championship meet the 2010 World Cup Italian soccer squad playing in South Africa.

Italy World Cup 2010

Italian Cooking Show; Parmigiano Reggiano Mousse with Pears Italian recipe prepared by Academia Barilla chef Matteo Carboni of the Academia Barilla culinary institute this elegant dessert is good for ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show; Parmigiano Reggiano Mousse with Pears

Sassi Park of Rupestrain Churches dates to 6th century when Christians came here to preserve their knowledge and practice their faith. This is also the site of many Hollywood movies including Mel Gibs...hover to read more

Sassi Park of Rupestrian Churches

World Cup soccer all time great plays.

World Cup - All Time Great Plays

Giro d'Italia 2010 Ivan Basso takes home his second overall victory in Italy.

Giro d'Italia 2010

Italian Cooking Show how to cook Spaghetti with vegetable sauce pasta recipe the perfect spring and summer pasta recipe by Chef Matteo Carboni from the culinary institute Academia Barilla for Italian ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Spaghetti with Vegetable Sauce Pasta Recipe

Italy travel to Cinque Terre a UNESCO site which name means the five lands. these five seaside hamlets on the Italian Riviera in Liguria, lovely destination for your next Italy travel vacation.

Cinque Terre UNESCO site

Italian recipe Tuscan tomato and bread soup on the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Pappa al Pomodoro Italian Recipe

Italian recipe chicken cooked under a brick on the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Pollo al Mattone Italian Recipe

Italian recipe Veal Spezzatino by Chef Rick Tarantino shows WebVisionItaly how to prepare authentic Italian recipe Vitello Spezzatino, a hearty stew in a light broth with pieces of veal simmered to pe...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Veal Spezzatino Italian Recipe

Piazza della Passera is the square of the prostitutes, named because of Passera's meaning in Fiorentine dialect.

Piazza Della Passera

Ristorante Lagana on via dell'Orso close to Piazza Navona is a Roman restaurant serving pasta, grilled vegetables and grilled meats in authentic style of Romans.

Ristorante Lagana

Lake Como El Timon pizzeria nice spot for pasta, grilled meats, and other authentic northern Italian food.

El Timon

Lake Como Ferry Go Round is what we call transportation by ferry on Lake Como. We started in Cadenabbia, where we stayed, back on the Lake Como Ferry to Bellagio, where we lunched & shopped, back on ...hover to read more

Lake Como Ferry: Searching for George Clooney

Visini

Visini

Bar Ariston in Como on Lake Como delicious destination for lunch

Bar Ariston

Luna e L'Altra dramatically high-fashion shop featuring designers Yohji Yamamoto, Dries Van Noten, Limi Feu, Haat, Rick Owen, and exclusively carries a-poc by Issey Miyake.

Italian Fashion Runway: Luna e L'Altra

Luna e L'Altra dramatically high-fashion shop featuring designers Yohji Yamamoto, Dries Van Noten, Limi Feu, Haat, Rick Owen, and exclusively carries a-poc by Issey Miyake.

Luna e L'Altra

I Fratellini sandwiches are served from literally a hole in the wall in Florence.

I Fratellini - Due

Hotel Residenza Florence ideally located, sharing the elegant Via Tornabuoni with Prada, Gucci, Armani, Bulgari, Versace, and others.

Florence Hotel: Hotel Residenza

Ed Iannuccilli discusses the subject of his book and his life - Growing up Italian.

Growing up Italian

International Organ Festival in Castelbuono The City of Music - la citta' della musica - FIMO.

International Organ Festival

Train travel in Italy made easy with video information and travel tips for Italy train travel. Find out how to get around on rail in Italy and things to do while on the trains in Italy. How to travel ...hover to read more

Italy Train Travel: How to Travel by Train in Italy

Il Teatro del Sale next door to Ristorante Il Cibreo Florence both run by the famous Chef Fabio Picchi.

Teatro del Sale

Brushetta is a favorite prepared with Italian bread toasted then topped with tomatoes as well as other varieties.

Italian Cooking Show Bruschetta

Venice Carnival intrigue, Italy Valentine Day love in Italy air, to San Remo Music Festival - It's Italy Right Now February travel Italy tips and deals to travel Italy.

Italy Right Now! February

Valentino Summer 2010

Valentino Summer 2010

Giorgio Armani Spring / Summer 2010

Giorgio Armani Spring / Summer 2010

Salvatore Ferragamo Spring / Summer 2010

Salvatore Ferragamo Spring / Summer 2010

Rome fashion week Laura Biagiotti Summer 2010

Laura Biagiotti Summer 2010

Hotel Le Fontanelle is an exclusive, luxury five 5 stars hotel located in Chianti, Tuscany perfect for day trips to Siena & Florence.

Hotel Le Fontanelle

Gianfranco Ferre Spring / Summer 2010

Gianfranco Ferre Spring / Summer 2010

Ermenegildo Zegna Spring / Summer 2010

Ermenegildo Zegna Spring / Summer 2010

Cavalli Spring / Summer 2010

Cavalli Spring / Summer 2010

Bottega Veneta Spring / Summer 2010

Bottega Veneta Spring / Summer 2010

Nino Lettieri 2009 Fashion collection from FTL Moda 2009 fashion show

Nino Lettieri 2009 Fashion Collection

Italian Christmas traditions video from Naples via San Gregorio Armeno to Rome's Piazza Navona holiday market and festival, Italy at Christmas is wonderful time of year for your next Italy vacation.

Italian Christmas Traditions

FTL Moda Fashion Show tributes the fashions of Gianfranco Ferre and Valentino.

Gianfranco Ferre & Valentino Fashion Tribute

Italian Cooking Show August 2009 Italy's cuisine of Calabria versus authentic cuisine of Sardinia.

Italian Cooking Show August 2009

Ken Scott moved to Rome where he was inspired by made in Italy textiles and colors.

Ken Scott Tribute

Monte Cornero National Park Le Marche is fantastic Italy vacation destination on the Adriatic coast. Le Marche is noted for its fine wine, great food, long beaches, and lovely people. Enjoy an authent...hover to read more

Le Marche Italy Vacation - Monte Cornero National Park

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi to Veneto canal city close to Venice but often overlooked, Padua (Padovaa). Padua is an an excellent pre- or post-cruise destination after a Venice cruise vacation.

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi - Padua Vacation

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi - Venice Vacation we visit Piazza San Marco, then we float in a gondola under the bridge of sighs before visiting Murano for glass on this Venice vacation.

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi - Venice Vacation

Italy vacation with Isabella Dusi visits region of Tuscany San Gimignano and Montalcino traveling Italy to see the towerhouses of San Gimignano, taste super Tuscan wine, and shop for Tuscan ceramic.

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi: Tuscany Montalcino & San Gimignano

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi we visit Vicenza in the region of Veneto. Vicenza is excellent day trip from Venice or destination after a Venice cruise.

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi - Vicenza

Port of Genoa in Liguria region of Italy is access point to Italy's world trade partners and Mediterranean cruise vacation.

Port of Genoa

Rome is famous for its artichokes. There are two styles: Carciofi alla Romana and Carciofi alla Giudia. Here we learn more about the artichoke Jewish style - Carciofi alla Giudia.

Carciofi alla Giudia - Artichoke Jewish Style

Balenciaga Summer 2010

Balenciaga Summer 2010

Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours explores Rome's centro storico from Capo de' Fiori across the Tiber to Trastevere and then walks up the Janiculum Hill. This is a full version of the Italy walkin...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours: Rome Centro Storico

Italy walking tours visits the Rome neighborhood Monte Mario to see view of Ponte Milvio bridge. Monte Mario is highest hill in Rome, with views of Tiber River & its several bridges, including the mos...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Ponte Milvio - Monte Mario

Rome walking tour visits the site of Federico Morcia novels for young Italians. One novel about two young lovers who hung lock on Monte Mario bridge to proclaim their love led many Italians in love to...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Monte Mario Lovers' Locks Janiculum Hill

Rome walking tour to Garibaldi Statue at the top of the Janiculum Hill. Here you may enjoy an Italian gelato and rest as you walk up the Janiculum Hill. This is a stop along the Maurizio Mayer My Rome...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Garibaldi Statue Janiculum Hill

Rome Walking tour to Faro al Gianicolo - Janiculum Hill Lighthouse. The Janiculum Hill Lighthouse is a landlocked lighthouse, also know as the Manfredi Lighthouse, it was a gift in 1911 from the Itali...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Faro al Gianicolo - Janiculum Hill Lighthouse

Italy walking tour series visits Rome neighborhood Janiculum Hill to see the "big fountain" one of Rome's most beautiful fountains. Il Fontanone is the termination of the Acqua Paola acqueduct an impo...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Il Fontanone Aqua Traiana Acqueduct

Italian Cooking Show Full Season 2009 is 13 shows from the 2009 Italian Cooking Show series produced with the Southeast Italian American Chamber of Commerce. Click to see the full 2009 season Italian ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show Full Season 2009

Rome walking tour to the church of San Pietro in Montorio on the Janiculum Hill was built on the site of an earlier ninth-century church dedicated to St. Peter on Rome's Janiculum Hill. Commissioned b...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Rome San Pietro

Rome walking tour visits Trastevere Via della Lungara (long street) where Raphael's lover Foriena lived in today ristorante Romolo. Enjoy this spot along the walking tour of Rome with Maurizio Mayer M...hover to read more

Rome Walking Tour Via della Lungara

Rome walking tour we cross Ponte Sisto footbridge, built by Pope Sixtus IV between 1473 and 1479, in Rome's centro storico spans river Tiber, connecting Via del Pettinari to Piazza Trilussa in Trastev...hover to read more

Rome Walking Tour Ponte Sisto

Maurizo Mayer My Rome walking tours visits Pellegrini Church in Rome, which was hospital until 1800. It became famous in Risorgimento history when in 1849 during a battle to free Rome from Vatican rul...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours: Pellegrini Square Rome Walking Tour

Rome walking tour to Via Giulia and the Farnese Arch by Michelangelo a lovely spot along the Maurizio Mayer My Rome walking tours.

Italy Walking Tours Rome Farnese Arch

Beautiful undiscovered Basilicata in southern Italy is an off-the-beaten path Italy vacation destination.

Basilicata Overview

Italian Cooking Show July 2009 Friuli-Venezia Giulia v. Val d'Aosta pits Miami Beach Tiramesu Chef Luca Terrato v. Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel Fontana Restaurant Chef Mario Camia show how to cook Ital...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show July 2009

Ron and Deb Del Sesto tour Villa Arianna, Stabiae on the Bay of Naples tour. Pricelss artifacts in original form decorate the villas close to Pompeii.

Villa Arianna - Stabiae

Tour well-preserved ancient seaside villa, its frescoes, atriums, and gardens, built before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 65AD.

Villa San Marco

Stabiae, ancient Rome enclave of Rome Senators, oligarchs & plutocrat lifestyle. Villas perched on cliffs above the Bay of Naples unique insight into lifestyle of ancient Rome. Stabiae art: frescoes, ...hover to read more

Touring Ancient Stabiae

Slow Food and Fine Wine Tuscany visit Mamma Gina for Bistecca Fiorentina autheintic Tuscan cuisine. Bistecca Fiorentina best enjoyed with fine Tuscan wine pairing. Visit Mamma Gina ristorante Florence...hover to read more

Slow Food & Fine Wine Bistecca Fiorentina Tuscany

Norberto Martini humble Florentine artist remembered by mamma Gina ristorante. Early landscape paintings hang in mamma Gino Ristorante by Norberto Martini.

Norberto Martini

Dario Cecchini is the Butcher of Panzano where his Macelleria Cecchini is located deep in Tuscany. Dario Cecchini not only has the best cuts of meat but also quips the best Dante and Shakespeare in It...hover to read more

Dario Cecchini - Butcher of Panzano

Cinque Terre travel by ferry boat Levanto to Portovenere water taxi. Cinque Terre travel by water ferry stops in Monterosso, Vernazza, (not Corniglia), Manarola, and Riomaggiore. Italian Riviera by fe...hover to read more

Cinque Terre by Boat

Italian Riviera Riviera di Levante Cinque Terre hike, take the train, or ferry travel by water to visit the five land hamlets that are Cinque Terre. Travel Riviera di Levante by ferry boat, Levanto to...hover to read more

Italian Riviera - Riviera di Levante Cinque Terre

Italian Cooking Show Costolette D'Agnello con Polenta Chef Mario Camia Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables, Miami Florida shows how to cook rack of lamb stuffed with fontina cheese & sage, seared then cooked ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Costolette D'Agnello con Polenta Italian Recipe

Teatro Regio & Teatro Farnese two stunning examples of Italians' dedication to arts. Parma's centro storico visit Parma's great theaters Teatro Farnese & Teatro Regio.

The Great Theaters of Parma

Italian Cooking Show Flan di Spinaci con Fonduta with Italy America Chamber of Commerce Southeast. Chef Mario Camia Fontana Restaurant Biltmore Hotel prepares authentic Italian recipe flan di spinaci ...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Flan di Spinaci con Fonduta Italian Recipe

Caffe Donnini Piazza della Repubblica Florence centro storico. Lovely caffe in center of Florence Piazza della Repubblica Caffe Donnini.

Caffe Donnini Piazza della Repubblica

Mamma Gina Ristorante Oltrarno

Mamma Gina Ristorante Oltrarno

Piazza Spagna on Via del Grecia enjoy wine, panini, and espresso at Luna D'Oro two blocks from Spanish Steps in Rome.

Luna d'Oro

Prosciutto di Parma is ham produced in Parma Italy since Etruscan times is considered the king of cured ham (prosciutto)because of the locations affect on the ham curing that makes it Prosciutto di Pa...hover to read more

Prosciutto di Parma (Italian)

Italy vacation with Isabella Dusi Parma centro storico full program visit Piazza Garibaldi, Parma's great theaters, the baptistry, and Parma's Strada Cavour for shopping in Parma.

Italy Vacation with Isabella Dusi: Parma

Italian recipe Speck, Grana Padano, & arugula how to cook Italian food Italian Cooking Show. Click Italy America Chamber of Commerce Southeast for Italian food recipes and how to cook Italian food fro...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Speck, Grana Padano & Arugola Italian Recipe

Santa Maria del Popolo Basilica in Piazza del Popolo Rome built 1099 AD at the gates to the Via Flaminia, crusaders and traders route to Jerusalem from Rome in what is today Piazza del Popolo, just be...hover to read more

Santa Maria del Popolo Rome

Caffe Rosati Piazza Popolo Rome famous gathering spot in Rome during cine citta and today's destination in Piazza del Popolo.

Caffe Rosati

Caffe Canova Piazza del Popolo Rome famous for La Dolce Vita Cine Citta spot for the beautiful people in Rome's Piazza del Popolo.

Canova

Frittata di Spaghetti is a 2000 year old Campania Italy recipe. Hardest part of the Frittata di spaghetti or any frittata is the end pan flip that puts on the plate the delicious frittata. Click for C...hover to read more

Frittata di Spaghetti

Italian Recipe Canederli Tirolesi by Chef Julian Baker, Cardozo Miami, shows how to cook Speck, Grana Padano, & bread rolled in balls, then cooked in broth for Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Canederli Tirolesi Italian Recipe

Italian Cooking Show June 2009 with the Italy America Chamber of Commerce Southeast. Trentino v. Lazio featured Canederli Tirolesi v. Saltimbocca alla Romana.

Italian Cooking Show June 2009

From the sea to the sky in beautiful Maratea.

Port of Maratea

Stinco di Agnello, braised lamb shank Umbrian style by Subzero & Wolf Corporate Executive Chef Will Ratley. Click for Italy America Chamber of Commerce to learn how to cook Italian food at the Italian...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Stinco di Agnello

Basilicata Hotel: Hotel Gabbiano enjoy sand, surf and seafood on the edge of the Tyrrhenian Sea, Hotel Gabbiano in Maratea is a wonderful stop on a Basilicata Italy vacation.

Basilicata Hotel: Hotel Gabbiano

Bari is an unique cruise destination on the adriatic sea, the east coast of Italy in the heel of Italy's boot. Cruise Bari for a off the beaten path unique Italy destination vacation.

Cruise Bari

Rome walking tour visits Piazza della Quercia where Santa Maria della Quercia [St Mary of the Oak Tree] is tucked away. Piazza della Quercia is close to the Campo de' Fiori. Piazza della Quercia is wh...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Rome Santa Maria della Quercia

Maserati 2009 GranTurismoS driving footage of this Maserati automatic transmission coup.

Maserati 2009 GranTurismoS

Geneva Car Show 2009 Lamborgini unveils the Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce, reinvention of the Lamborghini Reventon, of which 20 were built, but Lamborghini will reportedly crank out 350 ...hover to read more

Lamborghini 2009 Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

Ferrari press conference from Geneva Car Show 2009 introduce new line of Ferrari 2009/2010 models.

Ferrari 2009/2010

Fiat Geneva Car Show 2009

Fiat Geneva Car Show 2009

MiTo 2009 Alfa Romeo from Geneva Car Show 2009.

Alfa Romeo 2009 MiTo

Historical cafe at the center of Padua.

Cafe Pedrocchi

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009/2010 Calvin Klein men's creative director interview with Italo Zucchelli

Italo Zucchelli Interview

Italo Zucchelli Calvin Klein's men's creative director New York Fashion Week 2009/2010 Fall Collection Runway Show.

Italo Zucchelli Runway Show 2009/2010 Fall Collection

Cristina Mariani introduces us to Etruscan civilization and its legacy, which lives on in the wine production at Castello Banfi.

Castello Banfi - An Etruscan Legacy

New York Fashion Week Fall 2009/2010 Women's Collection by Domenico Vacca.

Domenico Vacca

Italy Right Now March 2009 things to do while on Italy travel in Rome, Florence, Venice and outside Italy's big three.

Italy Right Now March 2009

Bernini's Fountains in Piazza Navona, Rome: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Four Rivers Fountain and Fontana Moro or Moor Fountain, Rome Piazza Navona, Italy.

Bernini Fountains in Piazza Navona: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi and Moro

Fiat 500 is compact fuel efficient car, which may enter US market through Chrysler.

Fiat 500

Venetian glass is glass object made in Venice, Italy, world-renowned for being colorful, elaborate, and skilfully made. Murano glass is best known, but read label for glass Made in Venice is authentic...hover to read more

Venetian Glass and Venice Merchants

Ron Rosenstock Photographs of Tuscany, Italy. For information contact [email protected]

Ron Rosenstock Photographs of Tuscany

Ron Rosenstock photographs of Florence Italy. For information contact [email protected]

Photographs of Florence by Ron Rosenstock

The Doge's Palace constructed b/w 1309 - 1424, most visible facades look towards the Venetian Lagoon and St Mark's Square, or rather the Piazzetta. Since the sixteenth century the palace has been link...hover to read more

Palazzo Ducale and the Bridge of Sighs

Spectacular region in southern Italy, this area has been occupied by invaders throughout the centuries.

Calabria Overview

I Fratellini Florence, Via dei Cimatori, fiaschitteria sandwich and wine shop. Armando and Michele Perrino serve patrons street side from this hole in the wall b/w Duomo and Uffizi in Florence.

I Fratellini - Sandwich and Wine

Ristorante Celestino in Oltrarno Florence across the Arno river, near Ponte Vecchio, below the Vasari Corridor.

Ristorante Celestino

St Mark's Basilica Venice (Basilica di San Marco) in St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) in Venice is one of the world's most famous church's and fine example of Byzantine architecture.

Basilica di San Marco

St. Mark's Square Venice (Piazza San Marco) is the only Piazza in Venice, and is surrounded by the Grand Canal, Doge's Palace and Basilcia di San Marco.

Piazza San Marco Venice

Ron Rosenstock Photographs of Venice. For information contact [email protected].

Ron Rosenstock Photographs of Venice

Alfa Romeo 2009 Spider Italian style and craftsmanship cruise around mountain and beach.

Alfa Romeo 2009 Spider

Montalcino town in Tuscany, west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Valdorcia. It is 30 miles from Siena, 110 km from Florence and 150 km from Pisa. Montalcino is famous for its Brunello di Mont...hover to read more

Montalcino

Palladio reinvented building in Vicenza piazza the Basilica Palladiani Vicenza.

Basilica Palladiani Vicenza

Verona travel Adige River, Teatro Romano Roman Theater of Verona & the Museo Archeologico, a magical spot to see a perfromance in Verona, and the Ponte Pietra Verona.

The Adige River and the Ponte Pietra

Verona's aristocracy passeggiata to be seen in the Piazza dei Signori, Verona. Piazza dei Signori is also known as Piazza Dante for Dante's sculpture in the center, who after he left Florence stayed i...hover to read more

Piazza dei Signori

Dedicated to the genius of Andrea Palladio - Palazzo Thiene Vicenza Palazzo Thiene Official Website

Palazzo Thiene Vicenza

A stunning theater designed by Andrea Palladio the outside is on the inside the Teatro Olimpico Vicenza.

Teatro Olimpico Vicenza

Piazza delle Erbe center of life in Verona since ancient Romans were in Verona.

Piazza delle Erbe

Romeo and Juliet balcony in Verona popular Verona wedding spot made famous by Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.

Romeo and Juliet

Alfa Romeo Spider 2009 Paris Car Show 2009

Alfa Romeo Spider 2009

Verona's high fashion street Via Mazzini is full of famous brands Made in Italy.

Verona Fashion Street - Via Mazzini

Verona opera is must see on your Verona or Venice Italy vacation to sit in the Colosseum of Verona a short day trip from Venice.

The Verona Arena

San Gimignano tower houses where Guelphs and Ghibellines, factions supporting, respectively, the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in central and northern Italy during the 12th and 13th centuries, lived...hover to read more

San Gimignano Tower house

San Gimignano and Tuscany's hill towns where artisan-made ceramics contribute to Tuscan decor, like the famous Tuscan kitchen.

San Gimignano Tuscan Ceramic

Volterra alabaster of Velathri, Etruscan name of today's Volterra, Tuscan hill town 1.5 hours from Florence, famous for its artisan-made Volterra alabaster. Etruscan Volterra is a wonderful Tuscan hil...hover to read more

Volterra Alabaster Decorative Art

Tuscany's first Palazzo, Volterra's 13th Century architecture frames one of Italy's most picturesque squares.

Volterra: Piazza Priori

Milan shopping and sightseeing by Basilica of San Lorenzo.

Milan Shopping and Sightseeing

Padua's University, Bo University and Palazzo del Bò is at the center of Padua.

Bo University - Padua

Padua, Padova in Italian, huge square lined by 78 statues portraying famous Padua citizens, known as Prato della Valle Statues.

Prato della Valle Statue

Saint of Lost and Found, Donatello's magnificent equestrian statue of the Venetian general Gattamelata (Erasmo da Narni) was cast in 1453, and was the first full-size equestrian bronze cast since anti...hover to read more

The Basilica of San Antonio

Piazza della Pace is the peace plaza in Parma and also contains Palazzo della Pillotta, a grand palace now left in ruins after being bombed during World War II. Inside is the Farnese theater, Teatro R...hover to read more

Piazza della Pace Parma

Original Fiorentine ceramics, showroom Via dei Cimatori and Via dei Calzaioli.

Ceramiche D'Arte Parrini

A warm table in Milan's Lima neighborhood serving Milanese specialties.

Milan - Caffe Si Trattoria Tavola Calda

Fresh seasonal local ingredients from Emilia Romagna fill this lunch time hot spot.

Modena Fresh Market

Trattoria Aurora, via Savona 23, Milan, local neighborhood eatery serving fine Milanese food.

Trattoria Aurora - Milan

Tuscan food eat inside the grotto below Piazza Cisterna or eat overlooking Tuscany's rolling hill landscape. Open Mon,Wed-Sun 6pm-10pm

Ristorante Le Vecchie Mura - San Gimignano

Italian cooking show with Nina preparing sausage bread Sicilian recipe with mozzarella, sausage, & dough then baked.

Nina's Sicilian Sausage Bread Italian Recipe

Maserati Quarttroporte 2009

Maserati Quarttroporte 2009

Frames and Prints of Lucca. Via S. Andrea, 10, Tuscany.

Silvano Spinelli - Cornici e Stampe di Lucca

Pianello Quartiere, Montalcino church of San Pietro with Ventura Salimbeni masterpieces inside that are in danger of being lost forever.

Montalcino Restoration: Church of San Pietro

How to prepare a Bellini cocktail with Lorenzo Canella in his orchards.

How to Prepare a Bellini Cocktail

Italian Cooking Show Risotto to the waves authentic Italian recipe

Italian cooking Show; Risotto Alla Veneziana Italian Recipe -Part 2-

Italian cooking show Risotto to the waves Italian recipe.

Italian Cooking Show: Risotto Alla Veneziana Italian Recipe -Part 1-

Casini Firenze leather handbags, leather and suede jackets, clothing, and shoes, all expertly designed by a Florentine family - Jennifer Tattanelli Casini Firenze.

Casini Firenze

Florentine handmade leather fashions, designed on-site using Renaissance patterns.

Jennifer Tattanelli - Casini Leather

Fine Italian Leather over the Ponte Vecchio, across from the Pitti Palace you'll find Casini Firenze

Casini Firenze - Florence Leather Shopping

"Rhode Island School of Design--Made in Italy Fashion Show 2008" Aniello Musella, Italian Trade Commissioner, New York City, and the Italian Consul General-Boston, Liborio Stellino, discuss the Rhode ...hover to read more

Rhode Island School of Design--Made in Italy Fashion Show 2008

Puglia Endless Treasures tour Foggia, Andria, Bari, Barletta, Brindisi, and Lecce, journey to the cradle of European culture.

Puglia Endless Treasures

Local Salami, pasta made fresh with organic eggs, bean soup (pasta fagioli), polenta, cipolata, acquacotta, wigh dolve (dessert) of cherry jam tarts, castagnole, frappe and chocolate native seasonal i...hover to read more

Roman Food: organic local and seasonal ingredients

Lazio was settled by the Etruscan in 900 B.C., and then came Ancient Romans.

Etruscan and Ancient Rome Tour

Cruise Mediterranean Rome port of call Civitavecchia shore excursion tour Etruscan civilization, ancient Roman civilization & shore excursion tour Civitavecchia points of interest on a Rome shore excu...hover to read more

Lazio Coastal Natural Beauty

Cruise Mediterranean to Civitavecchia day trip or in Rome day trip check out art tour to Allumiere, Monteromano, Tofla, Tuscania, Tarqunia, full of art history from all ages including gems from Middle...hover to read more

Rome and Civitavecchia Day Trip - Art Tour

Alfa Romeo 8C Luxury Italy Lifestyle 8C Competizione Spider at the Geneva Motor Show 2008 (March 6-16). The sports car is equipped 4.7 litre 8 cylinder top power of 450bhp at 7,000rpm, peak torque of ...hover to read more

Alfa Romeo 8C

GranTurismo S, fastest production car by Maserati, was unveiled at 2008 Geneva Motor Show. WebVisionItaly-produced driving Maserati 2008 driving footage.

Maserati Coupe 2008 GranTurismo S

Shopping in Rome, Perugia, Florence, Naples, and Milan.

High-Fashion Shopping

Maserati Granturismo

Maserati Granturismo

American author Camille Cusumano on the Italian contribution to the tango.

Tango direct from Buenos Aires

Italy American Commerce and Technology trade (I/ACT) of New England promoting and facilitating commercial exchange between Italy and USA interview with Gianfranco Zaccai, president and Carmencita Bua,...hover to read more

Italy America Commerce Technology of New England - I/ACT

Lunch, drinks, dinner and shopping in one perfect day in the eternal city.

One Perfect Day: Rome

A place for all seasons: skiing and summer sports

Sestriere

Visit the Olympic Valleys in the winter and summer

Sports in the Olympic Valleys

Skiing among the snow-capped peaks and the breath-taking scenery

Mountains of Piedmont

One of the sites of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics with many winter and summer sports facilities.

Bardonecchia

A renowned area for winter and summer sports, sightseeing, and travel

Cesana

Exploring outside of Rome

Surprising Lazio - Art and Faith

Rome day trip or cruise Civitavecchia day trip explore region of Rome, Lazio, history, art, and culture.

Rome and Cruise Civitavecchia Day Trip

Exploring outside of Rome there are plenty of things to do like ski, hike, bike, motor, and much more.

Outside Rome: Outdoor Sports and Nature

Introduced by Maria Bartiromo. NIAF 2007 Gala

Vittorio Grigolo, the golden boy from Arezzo

He's Hot, from downunder. NIAF 2007 Gala

Alfio, a Crooner

National Italian American Foundation NIAF 2007 video biography of gala honoree Grey's Anatomy star Italian American Ellen Pompeo.

Ellen Pompeo Video Biography

Entertainer to the troops in 1969 with Bob Hope, from National Italian American Foundation NIAF 2007 Gala Italian American Connie Stevens' (Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingolia) career spans movies, Broadway,...hover to read more

Connie Stevens

National Italian American Foundation 2007 Gala.

Voyages of Discovery

Italian American Jack Valenti career spans assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson to film industry power broker, NIAF 2007 Gala Jack Valenti Award presented by Mary Margaret Valenti to Italian Ameri...hover to read more

Jack Valenti Award NIAF 2007 presented to Martin Scorsese

Andrea Pininfarina discusses Pininfarina history that dates back to 1930, when his grandfather Battista Farina started Pininfarina, today's leading luxury sport motor car service company within the a...hover to read more

Pininfarina

Maserati Birdcage 75th, Pininfarina collaboration with Maserati, marked by the great international success of the Quattroporte, is celebrated with this rolling hi-tech sculpture that evokes a new futu...hover to read more

Maserati Birdcage 75

The Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina is a one-off commissioned by James Glickenhaus, the American collector with a yen for the legendary racing cars of the Sixties.

Ferrari P4/5

Venice, Italy, newest star interviewed at the Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert.

Giada Valenti

Italian American world-renowned tenor interviewed at The Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert.

Michael Amante

Cool off at two famous Roman Gelaterias known for the best gelato in Rome.

Rome Gelato

Art and Architecture

Eva Franchi, widow of the world-famous tenor, shares with us her memories of her husband. Part 3.

A Taste of Sergio Franchi Part 3

Eva Franchi, widow of the world-famous tenor, shares with us her memories of her husband. Part 2.

A Taste of Sergio Franchi Part 2

Eva Franchi, widow of the world-famous tenor, shares with us her memories of her husband. Part 1.

A Taste of Sergio Franchi Part 1

Salmon al Brodo prepared by Sergio Franchi's wife Eva Franchi in her Italian kitchen shows us how to make Sergio's favorite after-singing dish Salmon in chicken broth called Salmon al brodo or Salmon ...hover to read more

Salmon al Brodo - Salmon in Chicken Broth

Sergio Franchi's wife Eva Franchi shows the Italian Cooking Show her Italian pasta marinara sauce recipe, which was Sergio Franchi's favorite Italian marinara sauce recipe for pasta.

Pasta Recipe: Marinara Sauce Italian Pasta Recipe

Italian American actor Robert De Niro is critically acclaimed world wide for his extraordinary acting performances that capture the human condition. The National Italian American Foundation honors Ro...hover to read more

Robert De Niro

The Oscar-winning actress.

Sophia Loren

Passion, its role in Italian Cuisine.

Tony May & Ferdinand Metz of the Italian Culinary Foundation

Ligurian Pesto prepared by Sergio Franchi's wife Eva Franchi for Italian Cooking Show, called Sergio's "Best Pesto Sauce in the World" this authentic Ligurian Pesto Sauce ingredients include fresh bas...hover to read more

Pasta Recipe: Ligurian Pesto Italian Pasta Recipe

Italian Fashion show: Resort wear.

Italian Fashion Runway - Milletrame

Italian Fashion show: Casini Leather's Jennifer Tattanelli shows her latest line.

Italian Fashion Runway - Jennifer Tattanelli

Interview with fashion designer Nino Lettieri, 2007.

World of Fashion: Nino Lettieri

A taste of paradise in an Umbrian hilltown.

Maggiolini Ristorante

At the roots of spatialism.

Lucio Fontana

Umbrian dishes the old-fashion way, delicious, among the olive trees.

L'Osteria dell' Olmo

Santa Maria degli Angeli on the plains below Assisi is Trattoria da Elide, where carefully-prepared flavorful Umbrian dishes are served to locals & travelers to Assisi & Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Trattoria da Elide

Two side-by-side leather shops.

Casini Leather

Processions, Fish, and St. Francis.

Lake Trasimeno

Fine men's clothing

Massucci Factory Outlet

Traditional dishes, lovingly prepared.

Benedetti

Umbria Hotel: Palazzo Bocci in Spello sleep among the frescoes Palazza Bocci is a wonderful hotel in Spello, Umbria, Italy.

Umbria Hotel: Palazzo Bocci, Spello

William Novelli, leader in social marketing. In 1972 Novelli founded public relations firm Porter Novelli. Honored for lifetime achievement by National Italian American Foundation at its 2007 NIAF Ga...hover to read more

William Novelli, CEO, AARP

National Italian American Foundation - NIAF - 2007 Gala honors former New York City Mayor and Presidential candidate Italian American Rudy Giuliani.

Hon. Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, the first Italian-American Speaker of the House, born in Baltimore and representing San Francisco, honored at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Gala Wa...hover to read more

Hon. Nancy Pelosi

Pamper yourself Roman style wit the styles of La Vetrina

La Vetrina

Da Franceso authentic trattoria Romana Pizzeria where you eat like a Roman.

Da Francesco Rome

Yohji Yamamoto Factory Outlet

Settimio all'Arancio, Rome, a secret ristorante delight known only to Romans on Via dell'Arancio.

Settimio all'Arancio Rome Restaurant

In September, The Town Gates Tournement: donkey -cart racing, cataput, archery, and bareback riding all a 400 year old tradition.

I Giochi

Mercato delle Gaite big summer festival in June with medieval banquettes, processions, challenges between the four gaite (quarters) and taverns.

Mercato del Gaite

Hot air ballons ("mongolfiere") and July Arts Festival amongst the elegant and cultural gem, Todi

Arts Festival and Mongolfiere

20th century Jazz in the center of Medieval Perugia

Umbria Jazz

End of July, Medieval boat race on the lake and land, in 15th century costumes

Il Palio della Barche

First Sunday after Ferragosto, three districts compete in "hitting the bull" in costumes from the Renaissance

Il Palio dei Terzeri

April 30th, a 1,000-year old tradition, "The Planting of the Poplar"

Il Maggio

400-year-old ceremony honoring Foligno's past, each June and September, with 800 costumed personages. Horsemen and horses, lancers, drummers, and delightful-looking ladies, parade at night, followed ...hover to read more

La Quintana

Magical Spello casts its spell at a wedding in Umbria

Wedding in Umbria

Isola di Capo Rizzuto

Aragonese Castle

Ancient gold, Etruscan to Renaisannce to contemporary design, today's baubles on Via dell' Orso n? 57

Massimo Maria Melis Goldsmith

Designed With Pride and Style

Nazareno Gabrielli Factory Outlet

Designed with Style Worn with Pride.

Nazareno Gabrielli Factory Outlet

Put the Pedal to the Metal in JP Tod's.

JP Tod's Factory Outlet

Arteomete hand painted fabrics by Sabrina Lumicisi in her art studio just in back of her boutique.

Arteomete

Enjoy good fine and nice wine at Mimi e Coco, before dinner snack after dinner drink in Rome west of Piazza Navona.

Mimi e Coco Rome

A fortress guarding a treasure trove of high fashion by Patrizia Di Pieroni Via del Governo Vecchio 64.

Arsenale Di Pieroni Patrizia

France in the center of Rome

Saint Ledger

Sexy silks by Natalia here in her boutique just of Via del Governo Vecchio.

Nabiz di Natalia Bizzi

Sea, sand and bikini clad girls.

Girls of Summer

The fine art of an Italian espresso. Coffee beans are important, water temperature and the machine all play a role in a fine Espresso.

Art of Espresso

Mountain lakes, hilltowns, fine food, and all the activities.

Water Sports

Outdoor Sport in Lombardy

Golfing in Lombardy

Rich in Medieval architecture, Brienza is a little town in Basilicata's Potenza province.

Brienza

Italy travel to Bernalda, sitting above the Basento river. The history of the center is tied to the Greek and Lucani takeovers. Bernalda is an off the beaten path Italy vacation destination.

Tavole Palatine

Bernalda sits above the Basento river. The history of the center is tied to the Greek and lucani takeovers.

Tavole Palatine

Virtual tour of the frescoes that lined the villa walls.

Art of Frescoes at Stabiae

Jennifer Tattanelli, designer for Casini Leather, talks about her leather fashion designs.

Meet the Designer - Jennifer Tattanelli of Casini Firenze

Churches are rock structures, cavelike and unique.

Rupestral Churches

Celebration in the month May, featuring an army of angels.

Sfilata Turchi

Born from Byzantine, Greek and Christian traditions.

Rituals of the Barrel to Passion

Patron saint of Matera, this festival was institued in 1380.

Festa della Madonna della Bruna

Celebration for the Madonna of the Marsh: Flames, local bands and the young!

Pignola's La Uglia

A city carve of rocks with strong spicy food and rich wines.

Sassi di Matera

A celebration: Sausage, cheese and the Confession of Sin.

Saint Maria di Pierno

Festival in honor of S Lorenzo Martire occurs on September 9.

Saint Lorenzo Martire

The making of a local cheese.

Cheese

L'Osteria dell' Olmo : An interview with Chef Aeneas

Leonardo da Vinci would be proud to see the hang gliders fly over Umbria, from Monte Cucco, in the Gubbio area region of Umbria.

Deltaplani

Valentino 2007 Autumn Winter Collection

Valentino 2007 Autumn Winter Collection

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio visits the historical archive of Norcia where records from the 13th century to the 20th century are preserved.

My Norcia with Cristina D'Abbraccio - Historical Archive Norcia Italy

Florence Hotel: Resort B&B Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Resort B&B Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: City Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: City Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: N4U GuestHouse Bed & Breakfast Firenze

Florence Hotel: N4U GuestHouse Bed & Breakfast Firenze

Florence Hotel: Badia Bed & Breakfast located in centro storico Florence

Florence Hotel: Badia Bed & Breakfast

Tuscany Villa: Villa Prumiano Chianti Rentals

Tuscany Villa: Villa Prumiano Chianti Rentals

Florence Hotel: Roma Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Roma Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Athenaeum Hotel located in Florence centro storico

Florence Hotel: Athenaeum Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Croce di Malta hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Croce di Malta hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Hotel De La Ville hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Hotel De La Ville hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Pierre Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Pierre Hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: Hotel Rex located in Florence centro storico

Florence Hotel: Rex hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: San Giorgio hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel: San Giorgio hotel in Florence

Florence Hotel Tornabuoni hotel in Florence centro storico

Florence Hotel: Hotel Tornabuoni

Tuscany Hotel: Grand Hotel Bastiani located in Grosseto.

Tuscany Hotel: Grand Hotel Bastiani Grosseto

Tuscany Hotel: Borgo di Pietrafitta Castellina in Chianti Tuscany

Tuscany Hotel: Borgo di Pietrafitta Castellina in Chianti

Tuscany Hotel: Roccamare Hotel & Residence hotel on Tuscany's Mediterranean coast located in Castiglione della Pescaia

Tuscany Hotel: Roccamare Hotel & Residence Castiglione della Pescaia

Tuscany Hotel: Park Hotel Zibellino Hotel in Castiglione della Pescaia hotel in Tuscany located on beautiful Mediterranean coast.

Tuscany Hotel: Park Hotel Zibellino Hotel in Castiglione della Pescaia

Florence Hotel: Grand Hotel Baglioni Firenze hotel in Florence centro storico lovely hotel for a Florence vacation.

Florence Hotel: Grand Hotel Baglioni Firenze

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Villa Pina hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Villa Pina hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Seaclub Conca Azzurra hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Seaclub Conca Azzurra hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: La Maison hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: La Maison hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Best Western La Solara hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Best Western La Solara hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Caruso hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Caruso hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Positano San Pietro hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Positano San Pietro hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Pasitea hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Pasitea hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Palazzo Sasso hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Palazzo Sasso hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Marmorata Hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Marmorata Hotel in Ravello

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Bellevue Hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Bellevue Hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Girasole hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Girasole hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Santa Caterina hotel in Amalfi

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Santa Caterina hotel in Amalfi

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Villa Garden Sorrento hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Villa Garden Sorrento hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Mar Hotel Alimuri hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Mar Hotel Alimuri hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Royal hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Royal hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel De La Ville hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel De La Ville hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Capodimonte hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Capodimonte hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Ambasciatori hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Sorrento Grand Hotel Ambasciatori hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Poseidon hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Poseidon hotel in Positano

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Nastro Azzurro Resort Piano di Sorrento hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Nastro Azzurro Resort hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Caravel hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Caravel hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Villa Margherita hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Villa Margherita hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels; Hotel Raito hotel in Amalfi

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Raito hotel in Amalfi

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Porto Salvo Domus hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Porto Salvo Domus hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Central hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Central hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Residence Miramare hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Residence Miramare hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Mediterraneo hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Mediterraneo hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Delfino hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Hotel Delfino hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Atlantic Palace Hotel in Sorrento.

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Atlantic Palace Hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels; Art Hotel Gran Paradiso hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels; Art Hotel Gran Paradiso hotel in Sorrento

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Antica Repubblica hotel in Amalfi.

Amalfi Coast Hotels: Antica Repubblica Hotel in Amalfi

Venice Hotels: Al Piccolo Hotel Venice

Venice Hotels: Al Piccolo Hotel Venice

Venice Hotels: Rialto Hotel Venice

Venice Hotels: Rialto Hotel Venice

Cinque Terre Hotels: Villa Edera Cinque Terre Hotel

Cinque Terre Hotels: Villa Edera Cinque Terre Hotel

Amalfi Coast Hotel: Villa La Terrazza Amalfi Coast Hotel

Amalfi Coast Hotel: Villa La Terrazza Amalfi Coast Hotel

Rome Hotel: St George Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: St George Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: St Geoege Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: St Geoege Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Maria Rosa Guesthouse Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Maria Rosa Guesthouse Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Stendahl Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Stendahl Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Quirinale Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Quirinale Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Patria Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Patria Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Pantheon Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Pantheon Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Navona Garden Suites Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Navona Garden Suites Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Navona Gallery Suites Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Navona Gallery Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Muse Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Muse Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mondial Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mondial Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Minerva Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Minerva Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mimosa Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mimosa Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mascagni Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Mascagni Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Kolbe Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Kolbe Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Invictus Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Invictus Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hosianum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hosianum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hiberia Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hiberia Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Gladitori Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Gladitori Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Giorgi Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Giorgi Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Genova Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Genova Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Garda Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Garda Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Forum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Forum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Felice Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Felice Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Farnese Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Farnese Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hotel del Sole al Pantheon Rome

Rome Hotel: Hotel del Sole al Pantheon Rome

Rome Hotel: Cosmopolita Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Cosmopolita Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Colosseum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Colosseum Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Britannia Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Britannia Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Brasile Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Brasile Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Hotel Beverly Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Beverly Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Atlante Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Atlante Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Atlante Garden Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Atlante Garden Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Hotel Art Rome

Rome Hotel: Hotel Art Rome

Rome Hotel: Alta Villa Rome Hotel

Rome Hotel: Alta Villa

Rome Hotel: Alimandi Vaticano

Rome Hotel: Alimandi Vaticano

Rome Hotel: Bed & Breakfast Bologna

Rome Hotel: Bed & Breakfast Bologna

Lucia & Camille Bertone

Dr. Andreani, his son Tomas, & Bill Smith prepare an authentic Tuscan meal while discussing Florence Cuisine with Italian Kitchen chef Rick Tarantino.

Dr. Andreani & family discuss Florence Cuisine

Cremona Folklore

Lombardy Food

Patrizio, the new discovery from Italy, a new-school crooner.

Patrizio Buanne

Fashion show

On The Runway - Marina Mansanta

Fashion Show: Nino Lettieri shows his latest designs.

On The Runway - Nino Lettieri

Fashion show: Carmen Fagnoli shows her latest designs.

On The Runway - Carmen Fagnoli

Sculpture Oriano Galloni discusses his "Silent Souls"

Meet the Artist: Oriano Galloni

Stefano Matini discusses Novimare brand resort wear and Milletrame brand linens.

Novimare and Milletrame

SANSAVINI is a sculptor, he made his works as big wood puzzle, painted with colors, and after re-painted with shining spray and other materials.

World of Design: Massimo Sansavini Interview

Fashion designer Carmen Fagnoli discusses her Haute Couture Women 2007 collection.

World of Fashion: Carmen Fagnoli Interview

A rare but simple treat.

Pasta: Spaghetti Sciue Sciue

Cashmere, lace, and wine.

Arnaldo Caprai Factory Outlet

Regional specialties served elegantly under a vaulted ceiling.

La Luma

Frau world is everywhere!

Frau Worldwide

Marches Hotel: Hotel Emilia, Potonovo spend idle afternoons, glorious views and artful food, Hotel Emilia in Portonovo is a great location for an Adriatic Italy vacation.

Marches Hotel: Hotel Emilia, Potonovo

Designer shoes: Miss Italia Wears Them!

Manas Factory Outlet

Exclusive dining on the Adriatic.

Giacchetti

Cliffside dining at its best.

La Taverna

Italian Americans in music celebrates Frank Sinatra to Sergio Franchi, etc etc. the number of Italian American musicians is astounding.

Italian Americans in music

Italian Americans in sports

Paestum was founded 650 BC by ancient Greeks, this site has the best preserved Doric temples in the world.

Paestum

Babys' needs and baby clothes at Via Delle Colonnelle, 10. Click for Google Map:

Quadrifoglio Outlet

Become part of the local scene.

Neighborhood Caffes

Discover Stabiae - the ancient's Palm Beach was covered like Pompeii until 1749.

Stabiae - The Last Night

I Giochi

Lombary Overview

Millionaire becomes Restaurateur overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea. Often mispelled Tyrannian Sea.

Il Ristoro del Milionario

Quick introduction to Campania.

Benvenuti in Campania

Native resources flavor typical products like wine and pizza.

Native Flavors

Since the 15th century in this seaside town Torre del Greco, Italy in Campania near Naples artists shape red coral into beautiful jewelry.

Coral Jewelry from Torre del Greco

Campania region is rich in culture, tradition and history.

Welcome to Campania

This slogan means fine clothing, jewelry and accessories are made by hand with great care by not only Italian craftspeople, craftspeople in Naples, Italy.

Made in Naples

Artistic wood, clay, coral and copper.

Artisan Workshops

Soil, air, climate contribute to the provinces highest quality food products.

Good Life with Food

Cremona's nature

Park in Cremona along the Po River.

Parco del Po

Cremona: a short history.

Introduction to Music

Pope Benedict XVI addresses the United Nations, New York City, April 2008.

Pope Benedict XVI United Nations 2008

Poltrona Frau Making Masterpieces

Poltrona Frau takes sleeping to forms of art.

Art of Sleep

On the Amalfi coast, reality is better than the dream. Positano is the jewel of the Amalfi Coast.

Clinging Cliffs and Azure Seas

Painted on paper, soaked in wine, a real magical experience.

I Vinarelli

Hilltowns, sunflowers, and charming people.

Umbria Overview

Antica Pizzeria della Regina d'Italia Brandi II, established 1780 and the home of everyone's favorite pizza, the Margherita Pizza, named after King Umberto's wife Margherita.

Brandi Pizzeria Naples

Travel Italy tour Liguria, Piedmont, and Veneto November Italy vacation ideas.

November Italy Vacations - Italy Right Now!

Monte Giorgio Fossil Museum

Livorno Cruise Port

History of Rome

Acqualagna located in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino, is one of the main centers in Italy for truffles.

Truffles (Tartufo), Acqualagna

Tour around Modena on an Italian Food tour from the world's culinary capital. Most famous of its balsamic vinegar, prosciutto, parmiggiano the region is a food mecca. To plan your own Italy trip clic...hover to read more

Modena Food Tour

One day of sightseeing in Milan

Milan: How to spend one day sightseeing

La Scala Opera House (Teatro all Scala) is the heart and soul of Milan. It is not only a place where opera is performed. it is also the social center of the city.

La Scala Opera House

Located at the Brera Museum in Milan Mantegna's Dead Christ is extreme perspective of the Dead Christ

Mantegna Dead Christ

Milan Aerial Tour

The double chantered pipe is a musical instrument with ancient origins that represents the Molise tradition and has become the symbol of this region’s culture and its people. Scapoli is the hom...hover to read more

Scapoli Bagpipes

Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean Episode 2

Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean Episode 1

Art and culture, sea, mountains, oases, traditions, theatre and music: Sicily is a living region well worth experiencing.

Sicily Experience

In Sicily, temptations never end. Pottery, jewellery made from fossil resins and countless exquisite products of nature. Sicily with its gifts is ready to surprise you.

Sicily Shopping

Parklands, volcanoes, wetlands, with unusual horizons and settings. Nature in Sicily is extreme, luxuriant, varied and protected, with 5 regional parks and 72 nature reserves. Acres of fertile land, c...hover to read more

Sicily Nature

Basilicata is a region with widely varying landscapes, characterized by the many springs which originate in the mountains and flow into the area’s numerous lakes. The water from this region is ...hover to read more

Basilicata Water Springs

The Basilicata offers typical products that include all of the flavours of the land. Cruschi Peppers, dried and fried, are crunchy and are perfect to toss with pasta. Matera bread is a testimony of a...hover to read more

Basilicate: Flavors from its organic land

Ancient writers as well as modern film-directors have always described Basilicata as a charming and fascinating land. For example the Pollino Park is the largest natural protected area in Italy where...hover to read more

Basilicata Nature

Basilicata: a region where history is counted in thousands of years. Its mountains, which gradually descend to the sea, house treasures left by the ancient Greeks. A pristine landscape, where old haml...hover to read more

Basilicata: Land between earth and sky

Matera is one of the most fascinating places in the world. The Sassi, a World Heritage Site, tells the thousand-year old history of mankind. For centuries, these dwellings were carved out of stone. T...hover to read more

The sculptors from Matera

Many exceptional minds have contributed to the region's cultural background. Pythagoras lived and died in Metaponto. Horace, born in Lucania, was one of the greatest poets in ancient Roman times. Las...hover to read more

Basilicata and its People

From being the land of exile and of robbers to become the perfect set for films. And its double name, Basilicata and Lucania, indicates an ancient vocation, intertwined with the history of its places....hover to read more

Basilicata Aerial Tour

Basilicata's territory stretches out between the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian sea. The region is an archaeological reserve of immense historical interest including treasures such as the Stones of Matera,...hover to read more

Basilicata Culture

Crystal-clear sea and kilometres of white sand characterize Pisticci, which lies on the Ionian Sea, and Maratea, the Tyrrhenian Sea's pearl. Potenza, capital of the region, encompasses the National A...hover to read more

Basilicata and Its Cities

Emilia Romagna: traditions and flavors from two historically separate regions, each with its own rich culinary culture. Many of its products are symbols of our country: from Reggiano Parmesan cheese t...hover to read more

Emilia Romagna Food

Palermo

Cefalu

If there is one dish that best represents Italy the world over, it’s pasta. In every part of Italy pasta is considered not just a food stuff but something for bringing people together. Pasta wh...hover to read more

Pasta

Calabria, the tip of Italy’s Boot. Three large parks: Sila, Pollìno and Aspromonte. More than 700 kilometres of shores bathed by the Ionic and Tyrrhenian seas. Bays, coves and the charming b...hover to read more

Calabria Aerial Tour

Sicily: a fertile and rugged island, a land of volcanoes and forests, of citrus groves and vineyards, jutting out to the sea.

Sicily Aerial Tour

Campania, from the Apennine mountains to the islands of the Gulf of Naples, Capri, Ischia and Procida, is famous for the beauty of its coastline, its mild climate, the richness of its works of art. Fr...hover to read more

Campania Aerial Tour

Lazio is a land of olive oil and wine. Near to Rieti you can see the oldest olive tree in Europe. In Ciociaria, you can sample caciotta and pecorino cheeses. Then there are the mozzarella cheeses from...hover to read more

Lazio Shopping

Maremma refers to the southern part of Tuscany with medieval towns of mostly Etruscan origin such as Pitigliano, Sorano and Sovana, which render it distinct. A long and complicated journey that covers...hover to read more

Maremma: Sovana and Pitigliano - A journey through time

From the origins of Rome, on 21 April 753 BC, to the Noantri Festival in Trastevere. Lazio has some very unique religious and folk festivals. Two of these are the spectacular procession of the Macchin...hover to read more

Rome and its People

A cluster of environments like an archipelago. From the Circeo Park to the Appia Antica Park. From the Agro Vejentano (the Countryside around the Etruscan city of Vejo) to Lake Bracciano and Lake Mart...hover to read more

Lazio Nature

A culinary tradition with intense flavors: pasta all'amatriciana, carbonara, and gricia. Plus rigatoni alla pajata, tripe, nervetti, and coratella. A frugal style of cooking which uses every part of t...hover to read more

Lazio Food

Among the hills of olive groves and beaches of Aeneas, we sail up the Tiber River from Ostia Antica to St. Peter’s Cathedral with its Pietà by Michelangelo. And then the other splendid churc...hover to read more

Lazio Aerial Tour

Lazio is not just Roma caput mundi (Rome capital of the world) and the Vatican City. On the plain towards the south is Latina, a fine example of rationalist architecture, while in the other direction ...hover to read more

Lazio and Its Cities

DOCG wines, like Chianti, have been protected as one of the local specialities since the 1700s by Cosimo III of the Medicis. And a galaxy of genuine products, from DOP oil to cheese, from Chianina bee...hover to read more

Tuscany Authentic Food

A fascinating journey which tells the story of a part of Tuscany. From the Carrara marble quarries to a sculptor's studio, to see how the stone is transformed into a work of art. From the marble â€...hover to read more

Tuscany: Marble and Lardo

Visions of heaven and hell that might have inspired Dante for his Divine Comedy: from Montecerboli, “the devil’s mountain” where geo-thermal energy is produced, to the sweet hills ...hover to read more

Tuscany Nature

Tuscany is the most well-known Italian region in the world. Visiting it means journeying through enchanting landscapes and exploring an immense artistic heritage. The largest city is Florence, birthpl...hover to read more

Tuscany: Where Art and Good Wine Were Born

Tuscany is culture, art, history and nature. The hills of Chianti, Florence, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, San Gimignano, Arezzo, Cortona are some of the sights touched upon in this rapid overflight of Tuscany ...hover to read more

Tuscany Aerial Tour

Pane di Altamura DOP-designated is a traditional Apulian bread product from the zone of the Murgia Altamura in the province of Bari. To get an idea as to how long and how much this bread has been part...hover to read more

Pane di Altamura (Altamura Bread)

The papier-mâché artists in Salento satisfy the expectations of nativity scene enthusiasts. The highly coloured original terracotta whistles all strictly hand-made in Rutignano. Besides the loca...hover to read more

Puglia Shopping

From the ancient Greeks and Romans, to the Stavi, Normans and Bourbons the Puglian's have been influenced by various cultures and peoples. Many famous people were born in Apulia, above all those in sh...hover to read more

Puglia People

From Putignano's Carnival, to Melpignano's "Night of the Taranta", Bari's International Film Festival, historical processions... there is such a variety of events and initiatives organized by the Pugl...hover to read more

Puglia Culture

Puglia has 3 Protected Marine Areas (Isole Tremiti, Torre Guaceto and Porto Cesareo). One of the nature itineraries most popular with tourists is the “Valle dei Giganti” (Giants’ Va...hover to read more

Puglia Nature

50 million olive trees, its durum wheat, its vineyards and its culinary specialities, Puglia is a culinary experience that delights all the senses.

Puglia Olive Oil, Bread, Pasta...

A flight over the fertile Puglia among stretches of olive groves, wheat fields and vineyards. The heel of Italy’s boot, stretching over eight hundred and sixty kilometers between the Ionian coa...hover to read more

Puglia Aerial Tour

Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce and Taranto are provinces' capitals which represent Apulia's fertility and variety, to which a sixth province was added in 2006. Three towns full of history: Andria, Barl...hover to read more

Apulia and its Cities

Molise's Agnone's Bells are a 1000 year old tradition. The town of Agnone rises in the heartland of this region. Here, an old foundry has been producing bells with a unique sound, which are famous all...hover to read more

Agnone's Bells

A journey in discovery of Molise reveals its hidden beauties, traditions, and history. The Samnites - a people that often rebelled against the power of Rome - inhabited this marvelous territory. Our ...hover to read more

Molise History

Sea and mountains, green and blue. The lack of industrialisation has left the scenery and the natural environment of Molise unspoiled. A region full of protected areas: the Collemeluccio Montedimezzo ...hover to read more

Molise Nature

Tintilia wine, made from a native vine with dark ruby-red grapes. The ancient tradition of hand-made pasta, cavatelli pasta, and that of caciocavallo cheese. The ‘Signora di Conca Casale’...hover to read more

Food of Molise

A taste of Molise. Cheeses, salami, cold pork meat, honey and truffles. And craft products too, by artisans proud of their manual work. Copper, wrought iron and the centuries-old tradition of drilled ...hover to read more

Molise Shopping

Land and fire. The ‘Ndocciata in Agnone is a symbolic competition with lighted torches. In Campobasso one can find the Good Friday procession and the Procession of the Mysteries, with living pic...hover to read more

Molise Experience

Molise. Land of ancient sheepherders paths and the migration of flocks, of Samnite warriors and bagpiper players. An exploration from above, flying over the towns, craft traditions and archaeological ...hover to read more

Molise Aerial Tour

In Molise, one breathes history, from all ages. From Palaeolithic remains in Isernia to numerous Roman settlements. Followed by the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, monasteries and castles containing ...hover to read more

Molise Culture

East and west, Olbia and Alghero. White sandy beaches and tall ramparts. Sassari, a cultured and elegant university city and Nuoro, where Nobel Prize winner Grazia Deledda was born. A city of artists ...hover to read more

Sardinia and its Cities

Crystal clear sea, from green to light blue. Rocky coasts and white sand: a magical island for nature lovers. Yet there are mountains in Sardinia too: Mount Gennargentu, rugged and wild, is the cradle...hover to read more

Sardinia Nature

Italy! A country where the sun always shines, rich in art and history. The pleasure of good food. It's villages surrounded by spectacular landscapes. And people that are warm, joyful, and welcoming.

What is Italy?

Three species host to a series of protected species such as the Marsican brown bear, the wolf, the chamois and the golden eagle. In Abruzzo one can ski while looking at the beach or swim in the sea Ab...hover to read more

Abruzzo Nature

In the Abruzzo region of Italy, an ancient tradition is still alive today: pastoralism. This vocation is changing and becoming increasingly modern. The milk and meat of the Abruzzese sheep are used to...hover to read more

Abruzzo Pastoralism

The region is famous for its processions. During the Feast of San Domenico, the saint’s statue, covered with snakes captured in the mountains, is carried along the streets of Cocullo. In Fara F...hover to read more

Abruzzo Experience

Abruzzo. A land of mountains, hills, and sea with a rich culinary tradition: from maccheroni alla chitarra to fish stew and Farindola pecorino cheese. Milk drawn by hand and processed still raw and th...hover to read more

Food of Abruzzo

Abruzzo is a region of ancient hermitages and majestic abbeys with numerous archaeological sites. The Capestrano Warrior, originating from the 6th Century BC, is one of its most famous relics.

Abruzzo Culture

An exploratory flight over Abruzzo, the "strong and gentle" region of Italy, according to the famous definition of Primo Levi. The mountains of the Gran Sasso National Park, the Adriatic Sea with the ...hover to read more

Abruzzo Aerial Tour

Aquila, with its 99 squares, 99 fountains and 99 churches, is the region’s administrative centre. Chieti is a medieval city with an intricate web of narrow streets; Pescara is modern and bustli...hover to read more

Abruzzo and its Cities

Prepare your taste buds and travel with Francine Segan along the #ViaEmilia, through what has been dubbed Food Valley. You will discover the making of the worldwide famous region's specialities (such ...hover to read more

Emilia Romagna: In the Food Valley with Francine Segan

Juve and Toro with the legend of Granata (the nickname of Torino F.C.) and Grande Torino (the historic Torino F.C. team of the 1940s): a piece of Italian football history. In the Langhe the game of "p...hover to read more

Piedmont People

Over 150 years of Italy unity. The rebirth of Italian industry with Fiat, Olivetti and Sip. Creating, seeing, eating, thinking in Piedmont. 400 museums, the international book fair, the Piedmont of TV...hover to read more

Piedmont Experience

Hundreds of parks, oases, natural reserves: the Gran Paradiso of nature. A region with green parks, white snow and red wine. Italy begins here!

Piedmont Nature

Piacenza is the sole city to have three PDO salamis: coppa, salami and pancetta. The special climate and the ancient craft are the secrets of the quality of these local products representing the Itali...hover to read more

Piacenza: coppa, salami and pancetta.

Immersed in the green of the Marche’s countryside, built from the remains of the ancient Roman city of Urbs Salvia, the Chiaravalle Abbey in Fiastra is one of the most extraordinary testimonies...hover to read more

Abbey of Fiastra

The local shoe-making tradition transformed into high-end luxury fashion. A tradition combining artisan craftsmanship and style. All-Italian style and creativity are brought to life by artisan craftsm...hover to read more

Made in Italy footwear

Protected natural areas, nature reserves and parks. An incredible choice between the Conero promontory and the San Bartolo Nature Park; the Gola del Furlo nature reserve, the Monti Sibillini Park and ...hover to read more

Le Marche Nature

Warm bread, myrtle berries, cannonau wine, sea breeze, cardoons, wild asparagus and wild fennel. Products and gifts of nature, the scents of Sardinia.

Fragrances of Sardinian Food

Sicily is the Italian region in which the most pastries are consumed. Sicilian pastries are particularly rich and among its delicacies is a chocolate that is made in a very unique way and which gets i...hover to read more

Sicilian Pastries

Puglia, land of olive trees. The ancient farms tell the story of an agricultural past where the olive held the undisputed lead role, especially in the production of oil. Cerignola however, is the town...hover to read more

Puglia Bella Olive

A Benedictine monastery, Venerable Hermitage of the Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic hermitage in Serra Sant'Abbondio in the Marche region of Italy. It was once also the name of an order of hermits bas...hover to read more

Fonte Avellana, Benedictine Abbey

A small, yet extremely valuable treasure is hidden beneath the earth of the Marche region: the white truffle. This area boasts a long tradition of hunting and selling this refined foodstuff. Dogs are ...hover to read more

White Truffle of Le Marche

A land of artists, great entrepreneurs and sportsmen, Marche is the birthplace of, amongst others, Raphael and Giacomo Leopardi; Gioacchino Rossini, Giovan Battista Pergolesi and Beniamino Gigli; Enri...hover to read more

Marche People: Homeland of Artists, Literati & Scholars

Marche is known for being the region of one hundred theatres. Each year concerts and theatre performances occur all over the region. The most important are the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro and the...hover to read more

Le Marche Festivals

The city of Castelfidardo is the home of the accordion. Castelfidardo is a place in where accordions have been assembled for over two hundred years. The accordion is possibly the musical instrument th...hover to read more

Le Marche: Accordions of Castelfidardo

The Mole Vanvitelliana and the cathedral of San Ciriaco in Ancona, the ancient port of the East. Towards southwards, the Adriatic coast with the promontory of Monte Conero dropping shear into the sea....hover to read more

Le Marche Aerial Tour

Le Marche from its cities with varying architecture to its artistic people, to its fertile land and long beaches, culinary traditions Le Marche has something for everyone.

Le Marche Images

Ancona, the region’s capital and “eastern gateway”. Urbino and its Rennaissance is a World Heritage Site. The one hundred towers of Ascoli Piceno. The Middle Ages of Fermo and the ...hover to read more

Marche and its Cities

From the Marche, all over the world. This is true not only for food and wine, but for the furniture industry and the household appliance industry; for the boat-building sector and the footwear industr...hover to read more

Marche Made in Italy Products

The bronzes of Cartoceto and the Urbisaglia archaeology site represent some of the remains from the ancient Roman times. Chiaravalle, Avellana and Fiastra Abbeys, typical examples of Cistercian Romane...hover to read more

Le Marche Culture

The very first vestiges date back to the 4th century b. C.. The Adige River flows through the city and offers a truly fine sight. The territory is optimal for the cultivation of vineyards and apple tr...hover to read more

Images of Verona

Maranello the queen of engines, Sassuolo famous for tile manufacture, Spilamberto, the home of balsamic vinegar, Castelnuovo Rangone famed for its excellent salami and cold pork meats is worth a monum...hover to read more

Ferrari, Tiles & Vinegar

Emilia Romagna, Giuseppe Verdi’s birthplace, is one of the best-loved and known regions of the world. Since Roman times with the Emilian Way and the Via Francigena, it has stood as a land of gr...hover to read more

Emilia Romagna Aerial Tour

Striking architecture, world's finest mosaics, high performance sports cars, the region is full of treasures to discover.

Art & Culture of Emilia Romagna

Learn about the history and meaning of the Last Supper, which depicts the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Oil, tempera, fresco, 1495-98 (Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan). Created by Beth Harr...hover to read more

Last Supper

Piedmont: at the foot of the mountains. Among the region’s products, its rice, farmed in the Novara and Vercelli areas. The three B’s of Piedmont’s wines: Barbera, Barolo and Barb...hover to read more

Food of Piedmont

The long journey of chocolate from the "new world" to the "old continent". Its new life in the hands of Italian chocolatiers. The meeting with hazelnuts from Piedmont and the creation of local product...hover to read more

Chocolate History in Piedmont

Turin, hometown of the greatest and most creative chocolatiérs, is where the famous “gianduiotto” was born.

Turin's Chocolate

A mosaic of traditions for a cosmopolitan region where some of the greatest voices in literature were born, like the poet Umberto Saba and the novelist of self-awareness, Italo Svevo. Typical rituals ...hover to read more

Friuli Venezia Giulia People

Friuli Venezia Giulia, a borderland and a crossroads between three cultures – Latin, Slavic, and Germanic – which have each left their mark on the culinary traditions of the various area...hover to read more

Food of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Friuli Venezia Giulia, a land of borders. At the far north-eastern part of Italy, encased between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps. Udine and Pordenone with their Venetian influences, the Habsburg legacy...hover to read more

Friuli Venezia Giulia Aerial Tour

Four cities with four multicultural aspects. Imperial and elegant Trieste, between the sea and the Carso. The glorious Hapsburg and Central European past of the town of Gorizia. Udine and its hills do...hover to read more

Friuli Venezia Giulia and its Cities

Four languages: Italian, Slovenian, German and Friulian. Plus the intersections of history in the two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Aquileia, with its Roman and early Christian remains, and Cividale-Fo...hover to read more

Friuli Venezia Giulia Culture

Antonio Vivaldi, Carlo Goldoni, Titian. Three of the great artists born in this region. And in Venice, the region’s matchless capital, the colours of Carnival masks and of all the festivals tha...hover to read more

Venetian People

Veneto. A region of mountains, sea coasts and vineyards. Asiago, a fresh or aged cheese, comes from the high plateau. Radicchio rosso with its crispy and tangy taste is grown in Treviso. But Veneto is...hover to read more

Veneto Food

A coastline with sandy beaches. The Colli Euganei literary and nature park, with the poetry of Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch). The Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage site. The spa waters. A natural settin...hover to read more

Veneto Nature

Not only Venice, city of art and water unlike any other, but also Verona, celebrated by Shakespeare, Vicenza and Andrea Palladio’s architecture, Padua with the Scrovegni Chapel frescoed by Giot...hover to read more

Veneto Culture

Let your eyes roam over the beauty of Venice to the Po Delta at Rovigo. Stop in Vicenza, the home of Palladio, then take a break in Treviso and in Verona, with its Arena. Continue on to the Dolomites ...hover to read more

Veneto and its Cities

Flying over the Veneto region, you will be fascinated by its contrasts: the Dolomite mountains, a Unesco world heritage site, the rolling expanses of vineyards, the plateau of the Sette Comuni, the Ve...hover to read more

Veneto Aerial Tour

Sicily is a treasure chest of precious gems ready for discovery and is able to reveal extraordinarily beautiful cultural sights to discerning visitors. Ancient ruins, medieval villages, castles, cathe...hover to read more

Sicily Culture

Trentino Alto Adige, Italy's most northerly region. The Dolomites mountain range located in this region feature ragged peaks, rocky plateaus and enchanting lakes. Wood from forests is converted into ...hover to read more

Dolomite Mountains - Wood For Instruments

The region, framed by the World Heritage Site of the Dolomites, is Reinhold Messner's birthplace, the first mountaineer to have climbed all of the world's “eight-thousanders”. Characters s...hover to read more

South Tyrol People

Summer and winter, sport and music, food and wine, street markets: Alto Adige is active all year long. Just a few mentions, the Busoni international piano award, the sculpture fair and great exhibitio...hover to read more

South Tyrol Experiences

Culture lies everywhere in Alto Adige, ranging from the world’s most ancient mummy, to an innovative museum of modern art, keeping in mind its mysterious castles and fascinating monasteries.

South Tyrol Culture

The focus is on the food: in order to create the local speck, appreciated all over the world, neither salt nor smoke are particularly used rather lots of air. The dairy products are made in more than ...hover to read more

South Tyrol Shopping

Bolzano is the most important city as far as culture, museums and modernity being surrounded by castles and overlooked by mountains. Merano retains a mild climate and thermal waters. Important to cite...hover to read more

South Tyrol and its Cities

Woodlands and pastureland covering 53% of the region. 300 alpine lakes. Three nature parks. “Biotopes” like reed beds, ponds and marshes. The breathtaking scenery of the Dolomites listed ...hover to read more

Trentino Nature

The beautiful natural scenery also provides tourism, the true driving force of the region’s economy. Together with its quality products: apples and wine that top the list of exports from the re...hover to read more

Trentino Shopping

A region to be enjoyed all the year round. In the winter, with over 800 km of technologically advanced ski runs. And in the summer, exploring the national parks, rock faces and lakes, especially Lake ...hover to read more

Trentino Experiences

A cultural heritage of Roman archaeological areas, historical castles and alpine fortifications dating from World War I. Contemporary arts and sciences in two important museum institutions: Mart (Muse...hover to read more

Trentino Culture

The home of Alcide De Gasperi, one of the founders of the Italian Republic, and of Luigi Negrelli, who designed the Suez Canal. But also of sports champions like cyclist Francesco Moser, and Cesare Ma...hover to read more

Trentino People

Trentino is a farming culture that expresses itself primarily in its wealth of cheese products: puzzone, Trentigrana, Caprino di Cavalese, Vèzzena. Its wines: spumante, Trentodoc, even produced in ...hover to read more

Food of Trentino

Mountains and valleys dominate Trentino Alto Adige. A crossways of different cultures, which has welcomed hardworking people, who loved the area while softening its ruggedness and making the most of i...hover to read more

Trentino Aerial Tour

From its foundation by the Romans in the 1st century BC to the Council of Trent, a major event in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Up to 1968, when the city became the center of the student protests....hover to read more

Trentino and its Cities

UNESCO site recognized as a treasure to humanity. The Cinque Terre and the lure of a coastline that is perched over the sea. The Cinque Terre and the enchanting vineyards delimited by 8,000 kilometres...hover to read more

Cinque Terre: Heroic Cultivation of Rugged Land

Being a prevalently coastal region, Liguria could not but protect its sea. Marine parks were introduced in order to defend the habitat and Nature Reserves: from the Island of Bergeggi to the Portovene...hover to read more

Liguria Natural Beauty

Itineraries winding through the Cinque Terre. The Acquarium in Genoa. Cycle paths along the Riviera dei Fiori. Seabeds in the marine reserves and distinctive small villages perching high above the sea...hover to read more

Liguria Experience

Sicily: an island with extraordinary landscapes, which become increasingly fascinating as you get closer to the cost. In the North of the island, it is possible to see huge chequerboards with distinct...hover to read more

Sicily Salt: Resource for Thousands of Years

Milan, a city of ancient Roman origins, today it is the most modern and avant-garde city in Italy. The economic, financial, and technological capital. And by no means lacking in food and fun. The city...hover to read more

Milan: Capital of Fashion and Innovation

Genoa, the most important city in Liguria. A history that has always been influenced by the sea. This is the birth place of Christopher Columbus, famous for having discovered the American continent. T...hover to read more

Genoa: Ancient CIty with Strong Connection to the Sea

Portovenere, the Cinque Terre together with the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto are all listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as is the old town centre in Genoa with its system of 42 16th centu...hover to read more

Liguria Culture

Since many centuries, the famous horse race "Palio of Siena", has taken place in this medieval city's Piazza del Campo; this time we'll be able to see it from high above.

Siena Aerial View

One can admire the view from the "Superb" Genoa to the enchanting Portofino, from the Arsenale in La Spezia to Portovenere, including the "Cinque Terre", a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Savona and Imper...hover to read more

Liguria and its Cities

The mild climate favor cultivation of high valve crops. The Ligurian basil is the key ingredient in the area's famous pesto. The sea provides ample fish to enjoy. Olive oil is known across the world a...hover to read more

Liguria Food

The colours and strolls through the land of Cinque Terre: whose Ligurian coast with the villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Monterosso and Vernazza, along with the islands of Palmaria, Tino ...hover to read more

Liguria Aerial View

With true Lombardy pride, the Risorgimento patriot and philosopher, Carlo Cattaneo, wrote, “Without calling ourselves better than other populations, we stand up to comparison with any other as m...hover to read more

Lombardy People

Stelvio National Park, the largest natural park in Italy, hosts the biggest variety of Alpine plant and animal species. Then there are the Adamello peaks, with their perennial snow, the Valtellina and...hover to read more

Lombardy Nature

Tourists always find something original to buy in Lombardy. Obviously, Fashion and Design are popular items. However, there is also much to choose for the table including the classic panettone, torron...hover to read more

Lombardy Products

Culture and nature, fashion and design. Lombardy is a region that has something to offer in every season, living intense experiences. In February, Milan hosts fashion week, where it becomes the trendy...hover to read more

Lombardy Experience

Lombardy. Man's ancient and deep connection to the land has permitted for the diversification of crops and the development of a wide variety of foods and wines.

Lombardy Foods

The Lombardy region has been populated since the neolithic age. During the time of the Roman Empire certain cities flourished along Lake Garda such as Desenzano and Sirmione. Here the remains of the �...hover to read more

Lombardy Culture

discover the beauty of a landscape dominated by waterways, rivers and especially by the important lake of Como, Lake Maggiore, Lake Iseo and Lake Garda. But it is also a land of important mountains, ...hover to read more

Lombardy Aerial View

Lombardy is one of the most populated regions in Italy, as well as one of the four financial motors of Europe. Milan, its capital, is considered a world capital for fashion and design. As the financia...hover to read more

Lombardy and its Cities

Piedmont on the fly. From the Sacra di San Michele at the entrance of Val di Susa, up until the magnificent scenes of the Langhe and Roero countryside, which together with Monferrato have been declare...hover to read more

Piedmont Aerial View

Savoy residences, abodes, thrones, cathedrals, churches. The solemn elegance of a royal region. But Piedmont also has Roman, Romanesque and Gothic architecture.

Piedmont Culture

Turin, where history is preserved in 40 museums. Asti, the town where sparkling wine comes from. The countryside of Langhe and Monferrato. Cuneo, famous for Barolo wine and truffles. Vercelli, with it...hover to read more

Piedmont and its Cities

In the Valle d'Aosta we find the highest peaks of the Alps like the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the legendary Mont Blanc, the roof of Europe. Then Courmayeur, one of the most famous ski ...hover to read more

Aosta Valley Aerial View

A long journey through the ancient history of the Valle d'Aosta. Castles, ancient villages, Roman roads: every stone is a witness to time and the civilizations have left their mark.

Aosta and its Ancient Roman History

Craftsmanship is the heart of Aosta Valley. Ancient traditions handed down the generations that still survive intact, such as the production of the "grolla", the typical wooden cups symbolizing friend...hover to read more

Crafts of Valle d'Aosta

Valle d'Aosta Sights and Images

Games and conviviality combined with an effort towards tourism, the steel industry, technology and the green economy. Versatile and proud mountain people living in one of Europe's crossroads.

Valle d'Aosta and its People

One of the region's excellences: Fontina, a fully-flavoured cheese that is produced in an area where cows graze in mountain fields and eat hay produced from natural fields.

Fontina: Secrets Behind Fontina Cheese

Ease of access and good value for money makes the Aosta Valley ski resorts perfect for a family ski holiday.

Skiing in Aosta Valley

The Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta in Italian) is not only worth visiting during the winter sports season; Italy's smallest and least populated region has much to offer in summer, including mountain biki...hover to read more

Summer in Aosta Valley

From food and wine to craft products, everything speaks of the mountains. Cheeses from alpine pastures, liqueurs, carved wooden products, woodwork.

Aosta Shopping

One city, the legendary Cordelia of the Celtic-Ligurian population, an important Roman settlement: Aosta. Then Saint-Vincent: spa, casino and the tourist resorts in Courmayeur, Cervinia, Cogne.

Valle d'Aosta and its Cities

Land of authentic and unique foods. From a pristine environment and lots of passion come cheeses like Fontina DOP; wines like the Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, Chambove, and Fumin and Genepy herb li...hover to read more

Food from Valle d'Aosta

Oil and wine are the region's leading elements, as are the fine black truffle from Norcia and the white one from the Upper Tiber and Gubbio areas. All excellent products that have become famous both n...hover to read more

Umbria Products

Roman theatres in Spoleto and Gubbio. The series of paintings by Beato Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli in Orvieto, where the Duomo’s gothic style prevails. Umbria's National Art Gallery with Perug...hover to read more

Umbria Culture

Tuscany is host to the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in all of Italy: three are concentrated in the capital cities (Florence, Siena, Pisa) and four are spread throughout the area (San Gimignano, Pi...hover to read more

Tuscany Cultural Heritage

Umbria offers all the best of Italy from its food and wine to its fine arts.

Images of Umbria

The Two Worlds Festival and Umbria Jazz. The Festival of "Nations of Città di Castello" and those in Todi and Gubbio are events with an international appeal. Not to forget the historical re-enactme...hover to read more

Umbria Festivals

Umbria. The green heart of Italy. Land of sharp flavors: oil, fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, and truffles. And among the cured meats, prosciutto is the king of them all, even better if accompanied ...hover to read more

Food of Umbria

Soaring up in the centre of the region, Perugia, the regional capital and the most populated city in Italy among those towns located at an altitude of more than 250 meters. The Franciscan city of Assi...hover to read more

Umbria Aerial Tour

Starting from the ancient tradition of the "norcineria" (pork speciality from butcher’s shop) to the lentils from the Castelluccio plane. From Colfiorito’s red potatoes to Cascia’...hover to read more

Umbria Shopping

Since 1500 the Grazia family has been committed to producing high quality majolica ceramics using time honored handicraft traditions passed down from generation to generation.

Deruta Maioliche Ceramics

Umbria: a land of rolling green hills where nature is infused with spirituality. It is in this region that St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of Italy, was born and lived. This region is also home to...hover to read more

Umbria High Quality Artisan Crafts

From Siracusa to Agrigento, but also Enna, Palermo, Trapani and Messina. Places of legends, temples and culture where the Punic, ancient Greek, Byzantine, Arab and Norman civilisations have left uniqu...hover to read more

Sicily and its Cities

Florence is a city of art, a Renaissance treasure chest. The Etruscan inheritance in Cortona, Arezzo, Volterra. Siena’s terracotta and Pisa’s white limestone. And surrounding the ten pro...hover to read more

Tuscany and its cities

A long history which begins with the Italian Renaissance and continues all the way to the present day. A tradition which developed in workshops and was passed down by master goldsmiths from generation...hover to read more

Goldsmith's Art of Tuscany

First and foremost, agri-food products like wine and cured meats. Beyond the cuisine, ceramics and porcelain. Renown since Medieval times, the exquisite fabric that is worked in the Prato area still t...hover to read more

Tuscany Experience

Food of Tuscany

Sicily: colors, smells and flavors of an island. From the green of the Bronte pistachios to the scent of orange to the Modica chocolate, to its seafood and wines.

Sicily Food

The nature of the land, its climate, and its food and wine tradition allow Sardinia to enjoy a varied and healthy diet: the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil, fruit, vegetables and pasta are the flavours ...hover to read more

Mediterranean Diet

Wines of Southern Italy

Basilicata. Two seas, the Tyrrhenian and Ionian. Its lakes and its mineral waters. Its 'zafaran', peppers hung to dry 'in serte', and the wine, L’Aglianico. The bread of Matera and the 'luganeg...hover to read more

Food of Basilicata

Sardinia, with the highest percentage of centenarians in the world. The food served in the homes of centenarians: DOP pecorino cheese and “fiore sardo”; IGP lamb; prickly artichoke. And to...hover to read more

Food of Sardinia

Food of Puglia

Calabria is the land of vineyards: red and white wines, full of character, are made from their precious wine grapes. And liquorice, the sweet and strong root. It is a land of citrus fruits, among whic...hover to read more

Food of Calabria

Understanding Baroque in a 2 hours walk! The two main masters of roman Baroque: Bernini's passion, art as a full theatrical lighting. Borromini's genius, the modernity of "chess master" architect.

Borromini v Bernini

Ancient Rome: The Story

Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of Augustan Peace)

Borghese Gallery

Via della Pace

Raphael Hotel

Refined Lucca

Ischia: Island of Sun

Ischia a History

Museum of Olive Oil

Etruscans in Umbria

Mosaics from 5th C.

The City of Trento has always been considered as a bridge between the German and Latin cultures. Trento's historic center bears numerous traces from the Renaissance, including its historic Piazza del ...hover to read more

Trento

Bologna Caffe and Coffee

Osteria Francescana in Modena is contemporary restaurant considered one of the finest culinary experiences in the world.

Osteria Francescana

Food of Modena

36 Hours in Bologna

Meet Brunello Cucinelli

The Pesaro Madonna, better known as the Madonna di Ca’ Pesaro, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian. Located in Venice at the Franciscan church, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari...hover to read more

Madonna di Ca’ Pesaro

Le Marche has some great wines

Wines of Central Italy

Moroder Wine

Between Umbria and Marches the Sibillini Mountains are beautiful area of Italy with lots of outdoor activities.

National Park of Sibillini Mountains

The Riviera boasts several picturesque towns, including Sirolo, Numana, Marcelli, Porto Recanati and Portonovo, all of which provide accommodations with all the amenities, as well as opportunities for...hover to read more

Riviera Conero

Geology of Conero

Nazareno Gabrielli Histoy

For more about Milan sightseeing visit ItalianTourism.us Milan Sightseeing page.

Milan City Guide

For more about Milan sightseeing visit ItalianTourism.us Milan Sightseeing page.

36 Hours in Milan

Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Maria Jose Siri among others perform from Verona Arena.

Tribute to Pavarotti from Verona Arena

Rick Steve visit Sicily. For more about Sicily vacations visit ItalianTourism.us.

Sicily Documentary

Temple of Concord

The 2nd century BCE theatre of Segesta, Sicily. Built by the ancient Greeks, the theater had a capacity of up to 4,000 spectators.

Segeata Ancient Greek Theater

Siamo Romani! Rome lunch with Tiziana who prepares authentic Saltimbocca alla Romana.

Rome Lunch with Tiziana: Saltimbocca alla Romana

Milan Fashion week runway show video Italian fashion designer Fendi.

Milan Fashion Week: Fendi 2018

Francescó Capuanó talks about Sagrantino and Trebbiano Spoletino wines of Umbria at La Locanda Del Prete.

Wines of Umbria

Umbria’s only two provinces are incredibly beautiful as is the rest of the towns and villages waiting to be discovered in a journey where art, history and nature prevail. From Perugia to Assisi...hover to read more

Umbria and its Cities

Todi

Todi

Italy travel to Ostia Antica in this computer animated reconstructed of the ancient port city Ostia Antica, a great destination for your Italy travel.

Ostia Antica Computer Reconstruction

Italy Travel Bellagio on Lake Como is the original Lake Como destination for an Italy vacation and today is a beautiful resort for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Bellagio

Italy Travel to the region of Liguria, the Italian Riviera is the perfect Italy vacation destination for beach, boats, hiking while enjoying great food and wine. Liguria has all the ingredients for a ...hover to read more

Italy Travel Liguria

Italy Travel region of Marche where art, culture, and nature fulfill the dreams of an Italy vacation making Marche a perfect destination for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Marche

Italy travel to Puglia an Italian region rich in history and culture. An Italy vacation in Puglia offers much to do in the cities as well as on the water, making Puglia a wonderful region for Italy tr...hover to read more

Italy Travel Puglia

Italy travel to Calabria to explore Sicilian, Greek and Arab culture that influences this unique Italy region perfect for your Italy vacation.

Italy Travel Calabria

Italy travel to the region of Piedmont for an exquisite Italy vacation. Mountains, food and wine among lovely cultural destination make this a favorite destination for Italy travel.

Italy Travel Piedmont

Sicily an Italian island in the Mediterranean is an exotic Italy travel destination. Full of history, Sicily's cities are full of museums and architecture to explore on your Italy vacation. For more i...hover to read more

Sicily Italy Travel

Valle d'Aosta in northern Italy set in the Alps is well know for its picturesque villages, mountains, grappa, and wine.

Valle d'Aosta

Siena Piazza del Campo is historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pu...hover to read more

Siena Piazza del Campo

Italy travel to Turin to visit Royal House of Savoy Residences. The Royal Savoy color of blue is where the Azzurri name is derived. Visit the Royal House of Savoy Residences on your Italy vacation.

Royal House of Savoy Residences

A Trullo structure is a cone-roofed house dating back to the 16th century made of limestone block and are now a draw for many on an Italy vacation.

Trulli Structures

Italian Cooking Show: Tiramisù prepared by Academia Barilla culinary institute Chef Matteo Carboni. Tiramisù is an airy mélange of ladyfingers dipped in a coffee mixture, layered with soft ma...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Tiramisu

Overlooking the sea Moroder Vineyard known world wide for its Dorico wine aged in oak barrels. Also here is Aion restaurant. Moroder estate now ranks as one Marche's most highly regarded wineries.

Moroder Wine Vineyard

Italian Wine: Moroder Vineyard explore the vast wine cellar full of oak barrels the traditional way of aging wine in Italy. Aion Restaurant excellent restaurant in the Moroder farmhouse.

Moroder Wine Cellar & Aion Restaurant

Rome Hotel: Rex Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Rex Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Lancelot Hotel Rome

Rome Hotel: Lancelot Hotel Rome

Italian Cooking Show presents Eggplant rolled with Prosciutto di Parma Italian cooking recipe by Academia Barilla for the Italian Cooking Show.

Italian Cooking Show: Eggplant and Prosciutto di Parma Italian Recipe

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Prada.

Milan Fashion Week: Prada 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Moschino.

Milan Fashion Week: Moschino 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Missoni.

Milan Fashion Week: Missoni 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer fashion Max Mara.

Milan Fashion Week: Max Mara 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Dolce & Gabbana.

Milan Fashion Week: Dolce & Gabbana 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Versace.

Milan Fashion Week: Versace 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show Italian designer Gucci.

Milan Fashion Week: Gucci 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show Cavalli.

Milan Fashion Week: Cavalli 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Ferragamo.

Milan Fashion Week: Ferragamo 2018

Milan Fashion Week runway show video Italian designer Armani.

Milan Fashion Week: Armani 2018

http://www.ted.com David Macaulay relives the winding and sometimes surreal journey toward the completion of Rome Antics, his illustrated homage to the historic city. Source: TED - TEDTalks

David Macaulay: All roads lead to Rome Antics

Pavarotti joined by various artists from the Pavarotti & Friends concerts /Playlists/pavarotti_friends_concert5.xml

Pavarotti & Friends

Enrico Caruso the great Italian Tenor singing various songs.

Enrico Caruso

Italy vacation with Isabella Dusi we travel Italy Veneto region to Verona, the town made famous by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Verona is Venice day trip or shore excursion and may be home base fo...hover to read more

Italy vacation with Isabella Dusi - Verona Vacation

Italian Cooking Show: Zucchine alla Parmigiana how to cook zucchini with Grana Padano and mozzarella Italian recipe at Italy America Chamber of Commerce Southeast how to cook Italian food Italian Cook...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Zucchine alla Parmigiana Italian Recipe

Rome walking tour to Palazzo Spada, an architectural gem and lovely spot in Rome's centro storico, just off the Campo de' Fiori. Palazzo Spada is a Michelangelo designed which includes a Bernini maste...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Palazzo Spada

Italy Right Now August video guide to what is going on in Italy during August.

Italy August Vacations - Italy Right Now August

Rome walking tour visits Knights of Malta Key Hole look through to sight St. Peter's Cathedral. Knights of Malta key hole is tourist destination in Rome for great views of the domes in the Eternal Cit...hover to read more

Italy Walking Tours Rome Knights of Malta Key Hole

Piazza del Poplolo Twin Churches, chiese gemelle, Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto are the Twin Churches in Piazza del Popolo.

Piazza del Poplolo Twin Churches

Italian recipe Saltimbocca alla Romana how to cook veal scaloppine Italian Cooking Show July. Saltimbocca alla Romana authentic Italian recipe includes prosciutto di Parma & sage. Saltimbocca alla Rom...hover to read more

Italian Cooking Show: Saltimbocca alla Romana Italian Recipe

Visit Italy May for Spring festivals in the regions of Italy.

Italy May Vacations - Italy Right Now May

Genoa cruise port is located in the Liguria region of Italy. Genoa is a port of call and embarkation point for Mediterranean cruise vacations and cruises around Italy. To see the wide variety of Genoa...hover to read more

Genoa Italy Cruise Port

Pantheon and Obelisk Rome Italy. For more information about planning a trip to Rome check out Rome travel guide.

Pantheon and Obelisk

Prosciutto di Parma, an organic naturally cured ham product is sliced & packaged in Parma guaranteed natural organic ham prosciutto without additives. Prosciutto di Parma, smooth & silky tasting ham i...hover to read more

Sliced Prosciutto di Parma

What is Prosciutto di Parma ham? Prosciutto is ham cured with air & salt only natural organic ham. Prosciutto di Parma a protected Italian food is Prosciutto ham cured in Parma, Prosciutto di Parma co...hover to read more

What is Prosciutto di Parma

Italy New Years Eve traditions in Rome, Florence, Venice including Italy new Years recipes and Italy New Years festivals for an authentic New Year in Italy.

Italy New Years Eve Celebrations - Italy Right Now!

Brunello di Montalcino put this Italian city back on the map and today makes it a hot Italy travel & tour destination. Stop in at Enoteca Pierangioli and Cafe Il Leccio on your Montalcino vacation.

Brunello di Montalcino

Etruscan museum in Volterra full of artifacts from the Etruscan civilization living around Volterra in Tuscany. Museum hours open every day 9-1 and 3-6:30.

Volterra Guarnacci Etruscan Museum

San Gimignano, medieval hill town in Tuscany two hours from Florence known for its tower houses. San Gimignano is a wonderful stop on a Tuscany Italy vacation. For trips to Tuscany that include San Gi...hover to read more

San Gimignano - Italy Traveller's Destination

The frescoes in the Arena Chapel, Cappella degli Scrovegni, in Padua are among the most celebrated works in the history of art. Giotto's Last Judgement inspired and instructed generations of painters;...hover to read more

Scrovegni Chapel - Padua

Piazza del Popolo Rome Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit Piazza del Popolo fun for kids and adults. Located just behind Santa Maria del Popolo Basilica below steps to Pincio Gardens visit in Rome Il Genio The...hover to read more

Leonardo Da Vinci: Inventions and Machines

Piazza Duomo Milan is the center of Milan centro storico. For more about Milan sightseeing and trips to Northern Italy visit ItalianTourism.us Milan Duomo.

Duomo di Milan

Piazza Garibaldi, Parma was site of Etruscan city, then 183 BC Roman colony, Piazza Garibaldi Parma was the Roman Forum and today is the center of Parma caffe life. When you travel to Parma enjoy the ...hover to read more

Piazza Garibaldi Parma

Parma Il Duomo & Parma Baptistry is the "Dome" of Parma. Parma Baptistry is most important Medieval monuments in Europe. Parma's central cathedral Dome Correggio painted Assumption of the Virgin insid...hover to read more

Il Duomo di Parma and Parma Baptistry

Monterosso is western most Cinque Terre. Monterosso is accessible by train & has an accessible sand beach in Cinque Terre. This is great starting point. For more about trips to Cinque Terre click Ital...hover to read more

Welcome to Monterosso

Pietrasanta in Tuscany's northern coastal region is an artist's sanctuary. It is a beautiful town and truly unique. It is located just below Carrara where the marble is mined from the mountains. And i...hover to read more

Pietrasanta: City of Marble

Ferragosto in Italy means escape Rome on holiday to the "spiaggia - the beaches of Italy.

Italy August Vacations - Italy Right Now! August

Find out what is happening in June in Italy. Don't plan your June trip to Italy without checking out these Italy June vacation ideas.

Italy June Vacations - Italy Right Now! June

Food from the "Green Heart" of Italy. Buon Appetito!

Norcia Culinary Traditions

Livorno cruise port of call shore excursion Livorno day trip Tuscany's Etruscan coast tour Pisa, tour Lucca & tour Florence shore excursion destinations one hour from Livorno. Livorno is Venice on Tus...hover to read more

Livorno Shore Excursion Cruise Mediterranean

Livorno commercial port from Tuscany, Italy worldwide. Made in Italy products shipped from Livorno.

Livorno Port 2008

Don't plan your spring Italy vacation without checking out what is going on in Italy during April.

Italy April Vacations - Italy Right Now! April

Civitavecchia shore excursion to Etruscan and Medieval towns near Civitavecchia are excellent cruise day trips and shore excursions to Bracciano, Tolfa, Alumiere, Monteromano, and Tuscania. All these ...hover to read more

Civitavecchia Shore Excursion

Chiusi, an "insider's pick" off the beaten path Tuscan town bordering Umbria.

Chiusi: An Etruscan Town

It's Easter, tune in for some Italian Chicks and specialties

Italy March Vacations - Italy Right Now! March

Caffes of Turin famous for style & tradition where famous writers sipped Bicerin at Caffè al Bicerin and many other caffes in Turin.

Historical Caffes of Turin

Chocolate northern Italian-style

The Pleasure of Chocolate

Celebrate the New Year, Italian Style.

January Italy Vacations - Italy Right Now!

Here, the Mediterranean diet magically blends with the “simplicity” of Roman cuisine. From vegetable growing in the Pontine Marshes area to the deep green PDO olive oil from Tuscia. From t...hover to read more

Lazio: Food and Nature

Rome day trip or vacation in thermal baths Fiuggi Water Spa-Ancient Rome Water Spring Aqua Spa enjoyed since the Etruscans.

Fiuggi Spa-Ancient Rome Aqua Spring

Lazio Mediterranean seaside resorts south of Civitavecchia. Crystal clear sea marks this coastal area of Lazio Italy. Rome cruises from Civitavecchia click Italy cruise from Rome by ItalianTourism.us

Lazio Mediterranean Coast and Resorts

A glimpse of the Eternal City Rome.

Rome at a Glance

Luciano Pavarotti Documentary

Luciano Pavarotti Tribute

It's Holiday season in Italy and there is something special in the air.

December Italy Vacations - Italy Right Now!

Otranto is situated on the east coast of the Salento peninsula. The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea.

Otranto

Find out what's hot and happening in Italy Right Now.

Italy October Vacations - Italy Right Now! October

Rome day trip to Medieval town in central Italy, 1 hour north of Rome, settled by Etruscan people 2500 years ago. Well known for its thermal water spa (salute per acqua), Est Est Est wine, and beauti...hover to read more

Viterbo