Passione
In these endless weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, friends in Paris told me that what they missed most was going out in the sun. I have […]
Yearning for Archeology
During lockdown, I reread Mary Beard’s “The Colosseum” and the smashing Ingrid Rowland “From Pompei”. Both are personal favorites from our Insider’s Italy Reading Lists. […]
Si riparte ! (We’re off !)
“Si riparte !” We are off. Well to some extent, we certainly are. We also are not. Regional governors Italy wide and city mayors remind […]
Restaurants Open : Mamma Mia !
Italy is not a country of take-out food. Restaurateurs have had mixed results in the last weeks since national regulation allowed for the commerce of […]
A Setback in Venice and the House in Centena
Antonella in Venice despairs, and we with her, that today Venice’s museums decided not to reopen on Monday despite the region’s all-clear to do so. […]
Venice Rediscovered
Since lockdown began, I have travelled everywhere in Italy in my head. I am of course also storing there the trips I was planning for […]
Mamma
A day late for Mother’s Day, but no matter. Insider’s Italy, the 32 year old personalized travel planning company I run with my husband Robert, […]
Listening to Italy
With the world on pause, now is a unique opportunity to listen to those close to you, or to those you wish were closer to […]
Drawing from Traditional Music, Celebrating Traditional Music
In a time of uncertainty and social isolation, playing and singing music is tremendously sustaining. Music from our past, that draws us far back into past generations, can be […]
The Dawn of Phase Two
Tomorrow is the day when Italy, after 56 days of national lock down, steps from Phase 1 to Phase 2. Italian prime minister Conte […]
At Home : Letters from Italy at the Time of Coronavirus. Story Twelve : Milano
The locomotive of Italy is Milan, a city that Romans love to compare unfavorably to their capital for its inferior weather and much higher pollution levels but […]