The Italy Mix is a weekly post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web. Here are our top picks for this week:
Drive of A Lifetime: Many people dream of (and some dread) driving the beautiful but challenging Amalfi Drive. Here’s an itinerary. (National Geographic Traveler)
Sicily’s Facebook Mafia: A new generation of brash mobsters is reclaiming the streets of Palermo – and bragging about it on Facebook. (Telegraph)
Cinecitta World: A new amusement park dedicated to the movie industry has opened outside of Rome. (Philly.com)
More Egypt in Turin: Considered the best Egyptian museum outside of Egypt, Turin’s Egyptian museum doubles its exhibition space. (Italy Magazine)
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