5 Things to Do in Pisa Besides Climbing the Leaning Tower
The city of Pisa Italy is famous the world over for its Leaning Tower but there's much more to the city. Here are some other things to do in Pisa: 1. Be sure to visit the Duomo and Baptistery next to the tower. Leave extra time (a few hours) to visit Pisa's stunning cathedral as well as the largest baptistery in Italy. 2. Also leave time to go into Museo dell’Opera del Duomo. This museum is where much of the art that was formerly in the cathedral is now housed. See Giovanni Pisano's ivory carving of the Madonna and Child carved for the cathedral's ...
Things to See in Alberobello
When you travel to Italy, there might be a lot of places that you would want to visit. One destination that definitely calls for a place in your travel itinerary is - Alberobello. Located in the southern part of Italy, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site that is known for its exceptional style of building called Trulli. Trullis are nothing but limestone houses with dry stone walls and conical roof that are known for their mortarless construction. The reason behind these pre-historic buildings was to escape from paying taxes. When the king’s tax collector came to collect taxes, the owner ...
Where To Stay in Rome: The Rose Garden Palace Hotel
One of my favorite hotels in Rome is the Rose Garden Palace Hotel. Just off the famous Via Veneto, and a stone’s throw from the American Embassy, it enjoys one of the best locations in the city. The hotel is partly owned by Steve Perillo, the third generation owner of Perillo Tours, the world’s largest tour operator to Italy. Perillo and his Italian partner bought this 19th-century building in 1998 and named it after the rose bushes in the courtyard. One might expect a hotel owned by a tour company to seem impersonal or ...
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Aerial Archaeology in Campania
Published on Monday, February 16, 2015 by Kathy McCabe
Perhaps you’ve visited Pompeii and marveled at what was trapped in the aftermath of Mount Vesuviu’s’s A.D. 79 eruption. While that city’s devastation cannot be overestimated, its careful preservation has also given millions of people a window into ancient Roman life. Now, thanks...
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The Italy Mix: Silent Places, Hidde...
Published on Sunday, February 23, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web each week. Here are our top picks for this week: Academy of Silence: A new organization in Tuscany seeks to gather a list of the quietest hotels, towns and ot... -
Explore the Five Senses of Wine in ...
Published on Sunday, January 26, 2014 by Kathy McCabe
One of the great joys of taking a food and wine tour in Italy, even just for a day, is to get more familiar with the ingredients and attributes of Italy's bounty of tastes. If you're visiting the Amalfi Coast, Naples or anywhere in Campania, you can't miss the private day-long Southern G... -
Olive Oil Harvest: Visiting An Oliv...
Published on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
What do Italians do at the end of October and beginning of November? They harvest their olives. Up and down the country, huge olive producers as well as folks with just a few trees on their property bring together friends and workers to pick the olives from the trees. Once picked, ... -
Italy Travel Photo – The Fara...
Published on Monday, May 6, 2013 by Kathy McCabe
The stunning island of Capri, off Italy's Amalfi Coast, has been attracting visitors for generations. One of the islands most famous sites on the island are the Faraglioni - a group of three geological stacks, just off the coast. They even have names: Stella, Mezzo and Scopolo. ... -
Pompeii Bit The Dust 1,933 Years Ag...
Published on Friday, August 24, 2012 by Kathy McCabe
Anyone who has toured Pompeii has some idea of the terror its citizens endured on August 24, 79 A.D. All you have to do is look at one of the most popular exhibits at this archaeological site. The "Garden of Fugitives" is a series of plaster casts of how Pompeiians where frozen in ti... -
Cilento – Nature at its Best!
Published on Monday, May 21, 2012 by Daniel
If you want to see nature at its best, then plan a holiday to Italy’s Cilento coast. Carefully preserved beauty, stunning landscapes, and rich archaeological sites make it a perfect place to escape your hectic lifestyles. The coast of Cilento has the best of sandy beaches in Italy. Wi... -
The Great Pompeii Project Launched ...
Published on Monday, April 23, 2012 by Kathy McCabe
The Grande Progetto Pompei, or Great Pompeii Project was inaugurated this month to revamp the damaged areas of one of the most fragile and historically rich archeological sites in Italy and the world. After years of media criticism that Italy was not properly caring for the site, as w... -
Santa Maria Capua Vetere: A Treasur...
Published on Thursday, August 11, 2011 by Kathy McCabe
If you're planning a visit to the Campania region of Italy and want to take a journey far back in time, head to Santa Maria Capua Vetere, once the site of the ancient city of Capua, once the richest city in southern Italy. (Modern Capua was founded nearby in 857 by inhabitants forced out b...
