Italy Travel Notes

Welcome to the Italy Travel Notes! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed to get notified everytime we post a new tip for your Italy travels. Thanks for visiting and hope we inspire you to discover the beauty of Italy! Happy journeys! by Michele De Capitani
Verona, is a […]

by Kirsten Hawkins
When an American conjures up an idea of “Italian cuisine,” often what comes to mind is pasta, red sauce, and garlic bread. Pasta, no doubt, plays a large part in most traditional Italian regional cuisine, and few cultures know how to employ a tomato the way that Italians can. However, there are so […]

by Clyde Dennis
As a country known for its food, wine, people, culture, music, countryside, and yes even the mafia Italy has been for a long time and continues to be one of the most visited vacation destinations in the world.
Italy is a country in which culture, history and traditions blend beautifully with modern trends. One […]

by Elena Reboni
The time of the famous Venetian carnival is closing up. It’s just the right time to recall Venice, its attractions and must-sees, its rich history and the cotemporary status of one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.

The first thing that comes to mind when speaking about Venice is “the city of canals”. […]

by Eve C. White
A modern renaissance of winemaking in Italy is making wine lovers and critics stand up and take notice. In the 20th century, wine in Italy frequently meant low-cost, low quality and high volume-think straw covered bottles-with little to get excited about. However, things have changed in past 25 years and thanks to […]

by Brandon L. Wilson
Reportedly, there were three roads to Paradise in early Christendom: the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain, the route from Rome to Jerusalem and the Via Francigena (Frankish Route). Originally the Via Francigena (VF) stretched as a series of trails from Canterbury, England to Rome. Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, who returned […]

by Tuchchai Suwanawong
Risotto is the kind if rice that Italian mostly eat after the Antipasto or Pasta during a meal. Generally a person can choose between Antipasto or Pasta, then follow by Risotto. This tradition of eating rice is very common, especially people from northern part of the country, because Risotto mostly grown in that […]

by Mansi Aggarwal
Sicily has made an indelible mark on the European traveling scene. Is it because of the Volcano that is still burning, or is it because of the rich cultural heritage that the city carries? The European experience has been adorned by the Italian influence. The Greek domination has left such marks on the […]

by Andy Heaps
Pisa attracts bus after bus of tourists every day of the year to see its most famous attraction. The leaning tower of Pisa has become an Italian symbol, much like Pizza and Pavarotti! The city has put a lot of effort into the tower and it is again safe to visit. Many people […]

by Kirsten Hawkins
The island of Sardinia perhaps most quickly conjures up the idea of sardines. A small island off of the western coast of Italy, it certainly incorporates seafood in to much of its regional cuisine. However, Sardinia has such a rich and various history that it bears little resemblance to the traditional idea […]