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Outdoor garden at Pirelli HangarBicocca with sculpture by Fausto Melotti

Pirelli HangarBicocca Museum in Milan: From Industrial "Dead Zone" to Dynamic Art Hub

by Liz Shemaria | Fri, 12/30/2022 - 09:34

Milan, today known for its robust role in finance and fashion, was once defined by blocks of manufacturing warehouses on its outskirts. Many of those factories…

Culture

Crater de Luz in the Toledo station of the Naples metro

6 Spots for Contemporary Art in Naples

by Liz Shemaria | Fri, 12/09/2022 - 08:35

Naples’ busy metro is probably the last place you'd expect to find a contemporary art gallery. Yet gliding on an escalator 131 feet up to Toledo station in the…

Food & Drink

Wine Bars in Rome for a Cozy Winter Night

by gabriela_1 | Mon, 11/28/2022 - 07:41

Some off-season visitors learn it the hard way: When exploring Rome in the chillier months, from late November to February, you need more than a light jacket.…

Travel

This Underrated Museum Near Parma Captures the Poetry of Pastoral Life

by admitri1 | Mon, 11/21/2022 - 07:00

It’d be so easy to miss the roadside Ettore Guatelli Museum as you’re coming in from Parma. Mind you, this is tiny Ozzano Taro, a hamlet of not-all-that-larger…

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In Veneto's Euganean Hills, the Spa-Driven Hospitality Sector Faces an Uncertain Future

by Myra Robinson | Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:34

It's news to no one that the pandemic has been catastrophic for tourism throughout Italy and the world. But the Veneto region faced its own set of challenges…

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Secret Siena: Unsolved Mysteries from the Medieval Town

by Annalisa Coppo… | Tue, 11/08/2022 - 08:18

When restoration work began on Piazza Jacopo della Quercia near Siena Cathedral in the late 1980s, the number of Roman archaeological discoveries was so…

Culture

Hunting for Witches in Benevento

by Janna Brancolini | Mon, 10/31/2022 - 10:09

It was after dark when we arrived in the fertile hills outside Benevento, the orange sliver moon doing little to illuminate the tree-lined road leading to our…

Travel

Getting to Know Grecia Salentina

by Alex Sakalis | Wed, 09/14/2022 - 13:06

Grecia Salentina is the name given to a segment of Salento where Griko — a dialect of Greek — is still spoken. The area comprises nine villages — Calimera,…

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Children playing in Milan's Biblioteca degli Alberi park

10 Free-Admission Attractions in Milan

by Liz Shemaria | Mon, 09/12/2022 - 06:52

Milan is Italy’s most expensive city and a hub of fashion and finance. With its high concentration of luxury brands and Michelin-starred restaurants —…

Travel

8 Lesser-Known Train Lines in Italy

by Alex Sakalis | Thu, 08/25/2022 - 03:51

Exploring Italy by train isn’t a hard sell. But moving away from the main intercity routes can make it even more appealing. Some surprisingly niche routes,…