Travel Tips: Are you planning to visit Italy?
If you are planning ti visit Italy these are the essential tips to plan your trip! Planning a trip to Italy isn't hard, but it does take a little bit…
The 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death: our calendar
Weekend in Italy is ready to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death with a rich calendar of events including exhibitions and other special performances. That's a list…
Dream of Italy – Venice
A few days ago, we proudly introduced you to one of our Italian experts. Her name is Kathy McCabe, and she is the Dream of Italy queen. Her vivacious video…
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Viareggio Italy in February, for the Seaside and Carnival
Akin to the Venice Carnival we talked about a few days ago, Viareggio will not be outdone with their 40-ton papier-maché floats! The Carnival of Viareggio fills a whole month…
Venice Carnival
It’s only the event of the year! Venice Carnival, which lasts from January 27 through February 13, 2018. It is the most fabulous, innovative, provocative, charming, and elegant event to…
Venice: Epiphany Regatta
As you may have noted in our earlier post, January 6th marks the end of the holiday season and is celebrated as the Epiphany, which is the 12th day of…
Venice: New Year’s Greeting on Lido Beach
We’re ready to usher in 2018 on our gorgeous Lido Beach in Venice, are you? Come on and join us with a revitalizing splash in the chilly waters of the…
Venice: New Year’s Concert
Visiting the Opera House, Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice is an experience in breathtaking beauty and glorious music. The venue alone is amazing! Being there between December 28th through…
The Feast of Our Lady of Good Health
On November 21, there is only one place you need to be, Venice! Every year since 1630, throngs of guests have crossed what was once a temporary bridge, to arrive…
Rome Film Festival
This year marks the 12th annual Rome Film Festival, held between October 26th and November 5th. The festival is at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, a beautiful venue that hosts…
Venice Marathon
Running a marathon may be one of the most challenging endeavors one can undertake. 26.2 miles of pavement, cobblestone, and earth await Venice Marathon runners; thousands of whom have come…
Historical Regata in Venice
The Venetian annual rowing calendar is filled with events throughout the year. Each one is unique and demonstrates the ancient and colorful maritime history of the Venetian culture. One such…
Food and Boating at the Festa della Sensa
This year Venice will host the annual Festa della Sensa on May 27th and 28th to commemorate the age-old history of the Serenissima Republic and its inextricable link to the…
La Notte dei Musei- Museum Night with a Drink in Between
This Saturday marks the annual return of La Notte dei Musei, or Museum Night in Rome. On this evening dozens of civic museums, private galleries, national monuments and archaeological sights…
Italy in Spring
Springtime in Italy is nothing short of magnificent. There are several magical factors at play that make an Italian springtime visit so spectacular. To help you navigate this special time…
Venice top attractions: the Doge’s Palace
More than six hundred years of history, one of the most famous (and shortest) bridges in the world, an incredible library and Dungeons & Dragons – style secret passages: all of this is Palazzo Ducale, the Doge’s Palace: one of Venice top attractions. (more…)
Venice, the gate to the East
Venice is not only a beautiful city, but also one with an incredible (and definitely long!) story which made La Serenissima queen of the seas and gateway to the fabulous legendary East. (more…)
Madness and street art: the Carnival of Venice
Venice is one of the most beautiful cities of the world, it is unique, it has its own peculiar bittersweet allure. But a couple a weeks per year, Venice has something more, something completely different, something wild, and magic and beautiful: the Carnevale di Venezia – Carnival of Venice. (more…)
The Serenissimo Prince. History and Stories of Doges and Dogaressas.
The Serenissimo Prince. History and Stories of Doges and Dogaressas. Doge’s Palace, Venice – Doge’s Apartment Until January 15, 2015 In the renovated space of the Doge’s Apartment in Palazzo…
Magical Islands around Venice
Venetian Lagoon has much more to offer than Venice itself. Murano Island is best known for its glass manufacture. Initially the island prospered as a small fishing village. It all…
Cathedral Hopping from Milan to Rome
Italy's cathedrals are high on the list of practically every visitor to Italy. No wonder. The most famous are the work of Italy's greatest artists and architects including Michelangelo and…