One of the smallest and least known of Italy’s sub-alpine lakes, Lake Orta lies to the west of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. This little jewel, just eight miles long and less than two miles …

Comprised of the grounds of a seventeenth century pleasure palace, the Villa Borghese Gardens is a large park in Rome with a widespread area that includes a lake, lots of manicured green grass and a …

I’m always intrigued by stories of Okinawa and its reputation for having the healthiest, longest living people in the world. My grandmother lived here for several years and is still going in her late 90s. …

While not as popular as Switzerland and Austria, skiing in Italy can be a very memorable experience. Located in the Italian Alps, the Italian ski resort of Livigno in the region of Lombardy is a …

The city of Bari, Italy has an extensive range of restaurants and food is one of the primary reasons people visit in the first place. Famous for its quality food, the cuisine relies heavily on the fruits of the sea. Mussels, oysters, clams, cuttlefish, prawns, lobster, anchovies and sole are often baked, fried, boiled or prepared in soup. Little ear-shaped pasta known as orecchiette, accompanied by cime di rapa or turnips, is often affiliated with Pugliese cuisine.

A region of southern Italy, Calabria is considered by some to be the Caribbean of Europe with its unadulterated beaches, brilliant landscape, and homespun charm. Historically one of the poorest regions in Italy, Calabria is …

When it comes to food, Italians are primarily known throughout the world for pizza, pasta, and tomato sauce. However, Italy’s national diet has traditionally differed greatly by region. From around A.D. 500 to the late …

While at the 2009 Annual NAFSA Conference and Expo in Los Angeles last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Randy LeGrant from GeoVisions. We talked about the importance of international education and …

A small town in the Italian region of Puglia, Alberobello is famous for its unique and fairytale-like trulli houses. The trulli are very unusual houses and an example of a building technique that has survived …

The Cinque Terre is an area famed for the beauty of its coastline, its five picturesque villages (Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore), and its ancient footpaths that, before the advent of the railway, were …