Category: Italy Travel

This blog is part of our Italy guide to shopping in Rome   My discovery of the Roman neighborhood of Monti can be chalked up to the surprising charm of ...

Venice is one of the most unique cities in Italy; an open-air museum filled with history, culture and splendour at every turn. It would be easy to spend a li...

You’ll find them in every Roman Trattoria’s menu – contorni or side dishes. A long list of vegetables, or such, that go perfectly with your main courses. But...

There is nothing quite as surprising as wandering through the labyrinthine streets of Rome’s historic centre only to be suddenly confronted with the majestic...

Barberini is a cafe and bakery on Via Marmorata that stops passers-by with its window display of cakes. The brightly frosted cakes are unusually shaped: ther...

This fall Roberto Polica will celebrate fifty years of working in his shop Antica Caciara in Trastevere. Fifty years is quite a long time to work in one plac...

Let’s admit it, though Italians love children, traveling in Rome can be a challenge sometimes. Services that are quite expected in some countries (like...

If your idea of a great Italian vacation includes a kitchen, look no further than Florence. Taking a cooking class that will teach you how to make your favor...