Venice is even more charming in person than it is in pictures and movies. Built on 118 small islands separated by canals, it is arguably one of the most unique cities in Italy. To get from island to island, you must go by foot – crossing numerous bridges, or by water – traveling in a…
So I have been tour guiding for 9 years now, almost daily at the Vatican Museums. Alas, is where the greatest art of the world is concentrated. When you are a guide in Rome, you are either there or at the Colosseum, or both! After doing tour after tour at the Vatican Museums, I noticed…
The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower) is the largest church in Florence, Italy. It includes the famous Duomo (dome), which at the time it was built was the largest dome in the world. To this day, it is still the largest brick dome ever constructed. The dome…
Pompeii is a popular destination for day excursions from Rome and there are several ways to get there. Take your pick from our guide below if you don’t wish to be trapped on a crowded bus the whole day with a bunch of people wearing the same colored headphone around their neck. By train, Duration:…
I have been tour guiding at the Vatican Museums almost daily for the last 11 years at any time of the day and night. And no matter what, after a 3,5 hrs Vatican tour around the amazing artwork & Sistine Chapel, everyone is always hungry and the question arrives promptly: “Where is the best place…
Here is a short list with some fun facts about Italy. This list gives you an opportunity to blend in and disguise yourself as an Italian! Follow this list and no one will doubt that you are not a local. Have fun! Number 17 is associated with bad luck, not 13. Spaghetti with meatballs doesn’t…
Most people’s minds wander towards Leonardo Da Vinci and his Mona Lisa, or Caravaggio and his alarmingly realistic figures on canvas when they consider Italian painting (and art history in general for that matter). Fortunately there is a whole world of art and Italian art alike beyond centuries past super stars and until April 6th…
There are only 4 weeks left to the annual beautiful Rome Marathon. Are you signed up and planning to run it? – Congrats, you are in for a treat! Rome Marathon, or Maratona di Roma, has a beautiful route that starts and finishes at the Colosseum, the atmosphere is friendly and the love for running…
Fans of bubbly don’t need to break the bank on costly French Champagne…there’s plenty of Italian sparkling wines to sip on instead! Franciacorta – Made in the Lombardy region, this is an elegant and hearty sparkling wine very much comparable to Champagne, right down to most of the grapes that compose it and the bottle-fermentation…
Saint Valentine’s day is coming up and if you happen to be in Italy, you will find yourself flying with romance through the Italian beauties. Why did we start celebrating Valentine’s Day to begin with? Did you know that the city of Rome plays an important role in the making of the story? Today, everybody…