After the fall of fascism in Italy on July 25, 1943, one simple pasta dish emerged as the celebration dish of choice. Pasta Antifascista is pasta with butter and parmesan cheese. But why this pasta dish of all the pasta dishes in Italy?

The first official Milan Fashion Week as the global event we know today took place in 1975.

When in Rome, even if you are gluten free, you can enjoy fresh, homemade pizza, pastas and pastries! Here is a short guide on places I enjoyed that are celiac and gluten-sensitive friendly.

In 12 months, we racked up a list of favorite experiences which I hope will jump start your exploration as a new arrival in a spot with Roman origins and influenced by the Venetian Golden Age.  

Make your way to Italy’s famed Fiera Internazionale Tartufo Bianco d’Alba, the International Alba White Truffle Fair.

The Via Francigena is roughly a 1,200-mile pilgrimage route that has carried travelers from Canterbury toward Rome since the 10th century. This route is far less crowded and commercialized than the Camino de Santiago.

Aviano Air Base has a wonderful resource to help with these stressors and make traveling affordable and easy: ITT.

There are seven destinations in northern Italy that lovers of the food culture will surely enjoy.

After exploring much of Sicily, these four sites were our most memorable experiences.

Roughly an hour and a half south of Naples, Positano is everything a picture-perfect Amalfi Coast dream is made of.