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Summer is the Best Season to Visit This Villa in Small-Town Veneto

by Myra Robinson | Sat, 06/28/2025 - 11:37

“The trouble with Italy,” I once heard an Australian tourist remark, “is that there are too many museums and churches.” If that is so, then there are equally “…

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Diving Into the Depths of Sicily’s Egadi Islands

by Jamie Ditaranto | Thu, 06/26/2025 - 11:54

As easily as the hydrofoil flies across the sea, and as quickly as you can rent a bicycle from one of the eager sellers at the port, you can find yourself…

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Performance of Aida at the Arena di Verona

Why Your Next Trip to Italy Should be Operatic

by Edward Allen | Fri, 06/13/2025 - 16:00

A carpet of butterflies, flickering in a colorful, blended hum. That’s what it looks and sounds like on a late summer’s evening in Verona as the audience…

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Scicli, the fictional Vigata in the Inspector Montalbano series

On the Trail of Inspector Montalbano in Sicily

by Deborah Cater | Sun, 05/04/2025 - 09:00

When I first moved to Italy, my unofficial language tutor was a grumpy Sicilian police chief. It’s not as intimidating as it sounds. His name was Salvo…

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These Monastic Stays in Rome Aren’t Just for Jubilee Pilgrims

by Toni DeBella | Thu, 04/17/2025 - 12:05

Easter weekend has long been the unofficial kickoff of the high travel season in Italy, and 2025 is no different: The Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT)…

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Sassi di Matera / Photo courtesy of Jamie Ditaranto

A New Vision of Life in the Sassi di Matera

by Jamie Ditaranto | Tue, 04/08/2025 - 08:15

Editor’s note: This exploration of the majestic Sassi di Matera offers a special preview of what you'll find in the full Basilicata issue of Bellissimo,…

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It’s Not Too Early to Start Planning a Trip for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Northern Italy

by Alexa Ahern | Sun, 04/06/2025 - 12:51

Much of the world’s eyes are on Milan as Design Week gears up for kickoff, but city leaders and businesspeople are counting down to an even bigger event: the…

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House of the Tuscan Colonnade at Herculaneum / Photo: Emanuele Antonio Minerva © Ministero della Cultura

5 Just-Reopened Attractions in 5 Major Italian Destinations

by Toni DeBella | Fri, 04/04/2025 - 12:46

Italy is no stranger to scaffolding. The need for infrastructural and aesthetic upgrades to the country’s cultural attractions is near-constant; necessary…

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These Are the 4 Experiences in Italy All Car Enthusiasts Should Have

by Liz Shemaria | Tue, 03/18/2025 - 18:25

A Lamborghini Temerario can go from 0-100 km — that’s 62 miles — in 2.7 seconds. A Ferrari SF90 Stradale gets there in around 2.5 seconds. A FIAT 500 from the…

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Read This Before Traveling to Italy with Your Pet(s)

by Italy Magazine Staff | Thu, 02/06/2025 - 06:10

You may have noticed that dogs are allowed almost anywhere in Italy. From restaurants to bars to trains and buses, unlike in some other countries where dogs…