travel in Italy

It’s the land of the trulli, taranta, sun, sea, and uncontaminated nature; plus an enviable gastronomic tradition. All this has been crowned by American tourists as the new queen of Italian destinations. Combining tradition and modernity, Puglia is also emerging...

"We are considering a reservation system that will include incentives such as discounts on museum tickets and local services to encourage people to visit Venice in the off-season", Paola Mar says. Venice welcomes 25 million visitors annually and to ease...

An enchanted dinner with an amazing view. Imàgo, La Terrazza, Mirabelle, Giuda ballerino!, Aroma and La Pergola: there’s no better way to view the Eternal City in all its glory than from one of its many romantic rooftop restaurants.

Italy is full of surprises that generally encompass great beauty. Here are some unforgettable moments that we've wandered into while traveling in Italy, from a tiny medieval town in Emilia Romagna, to Florence and Western Sicily.

La Notte della Taranta 2016, the festival's nineteenth edition, runs from August 8-27 in the Grecia Salentina of the Lecce. Although tarantismo has died out, its music not only has survived but thrives. Last year's edition drew the largest crowds...

My husband and I had our first encounter with the police in Italy and it turned into a chat. We didn't get arrested, but we learned how to grow figs. The second encounter happened when a thief tried to steel...

Four weekly nonstop flights will operate out of JFK-NY International Airport to Palermo and to Naples, through October 29. Meridiana is not alone in the effort to bring tourists to Sicily: Palermo's Mayor and officials are working together with hotels...

Stephanie Malia Hom, author of The Beautiful Country. Tourism and the Impossible State of Destination Italy (University of Toronto Press, 2015), discusses how her research on Italy as a powerful touristic imaginary can help us to better understand the national...

Peaks of magic colors, towns full of Tyrolean flavor, ski slopes among the best in Europe and a rich local cuisine. Bressanone, Bolzano, Merano, San Martino di Castrozza and Madonna di Campiglio are ideal destinations both for those who love...