Published on Monday, February 16, 2015 by Kathy McCabe Perhaps you’ve visited Pompeii and marveled at what was trapped in the aftermath of Mount Vesuviu’s’s A.D. 79 eruption. While that city’s devastation cannot be overestimated, its careful preservation has also given millions of people a window into ancient Roman life.  Now, thanks to the latest technology, you may soon be able to visit a southern Italian city...

Published on Monday, February 9, 2015 by Kathy McCabe 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: Guide to Carnevale 2015:  Venice is the places to be through February 17th. Learn how to make the best of a visit - from where to get the best masks to how to find the best parties . (The Telegraph...

Published on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Kathy McCabe 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: Lesser Known Rome:  This brief video gives travelers ideas of less famous places to visit in Rome including Centrale Montemartini where ancient artwork on display in a decommissioned power station. ...

Published on Thursday, January 29, 2015 by Kathy McCabe International fashion lovers, rejoice – a new museum dedicated to the design and collection of Giorgio Armani is scheduled to open later this year on Milan’s Via Bergognone, where the designer’s headquarters are located. Armani is personally collaborating with the city of Milan on the museum’s content, which will include his clothes, photos and drawings, as we...

Published on Monday, January 26, 2015 by Kathy McCabe An authentic Italian meal eaten outdoors in a sunny, charming piazza is a picture-perfect dining experience for many tourists who visit Italy, and Rome’s outdoor café culture is thriving. Like many European cities, Rome draws visitors from abroad who want to live out a scene from a romantic movie, or perhaps just dine al fresco under the Italian sun. But is it poss...

Published on Sunday, January 18, 2015 by Steve It might not feel like it but spring is just around the corner...And spring is the perfect time to visit Italy. The weather is warm, the flowers are blooming and the crowds are at a minimum. Get started early on your Italian dreams and join us in March or April. We still have space on the following departures: A Tuscan Dream Join us on our April 11th departure! O...

Published on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 by Kathy McCabe Starting in May, United Airlines will begin nonstop summer service from Chicago to Rome. Flights commence May 16 at a frequency of five flights per week until June 3, then daily until August 17 and six times a week until Sept. 23. “United operates more nonstop trans-Atlantic service from Chicago O'Hare than any other airline, and these new flights to Rome are a...

Published on Sunday, January 11, 2015 by Steve Do you live in the New York City area or will you be there the weekend of January 24th? I hope you will join me and a group of my favorite Italy travel experts  on Sunday, January 24th at 3 p.m.  for the travel seminar: Insider's Italy I will be on the panel along with fellow Italy experts Kathy McCabe, editor of  Dream of Italy; Susan Van Allen, Italian Ameri...

Published on Sunday, November 9, 2014 by Kathy McCabe The Shroud of Turin will go on display for the first time in five years in the spring of 2015, in coordination with a visit by Pope Francis. The sacred cloth, said to have wrapped Jesus Christ in his tomb, is stored in the Turin Cathedral in a climate-controlled case and will be on display at the cathedral from April 19 to June 24, 2015, with Pope Francis’ visit sch...

Published on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 by Kathy McCabe Emperor Nero’s opulent palace in Rome, built in 64 AD and closed since 2005, is open to the public once again—this time, though, only on weekends to allow restoration work to continue. Because most of the structure is still damaged, just 8,530 square feet of the palace’s 170,000 square feet has reopened, partially thanks to financial aid by crowdfunding and Sky ...