The Colosseum is the most popular tourist attraction in Rome, Italy, and one of the most well known structures in the world. Completed in the year 80AD, the Colosseum is the largest arena that was ever built by the Roman Empire and was able to hold 50,000 people. The arena was used to host gladiator [...]
We only had a couple of days to explore the area south of Naples on our tour of Italy. One of those days would be dedicated to the ruins of Pompeii, so we only had one day spare to visit Italy's famous Amalfi Coast. Although we had experienced amazing weather in Rome, so far during [...]
This week's photo is of a lonely bench sitting next to an old bath or pond, in the ancient ruins of Pompeii, Italy. The Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed in 79AD when the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted. The catastrophic eruption sent huge waves of heat and ash into the city, instantly killing its [...]
I absolutely love the culture in Italy, from the food to the art, I just always want to be out and about wandering the streets. There are a lot of buskers in Italy; nearly every city and town that I went through had someone playing an instrument or doing some other type of interesting performance. [...]
Something that I love about Italy in general are its amazing piazzas, and Piazza Navona is one of the best in Rome. Standing in the place of the ancient Roman Stadium of Domitian, the piazza has kept the long shape of the original building. Piazza Navona was built up to what it is today during [...]
After visiting the beautiful old town of Siena the day before, I was excited to continue on the medieval path through Tuscany to the small town of San Gimignano. Like many towns in the area, it originated as an Etruscan village but was built up into the town it is today during the middle ages. [...]
This week's travel photo is of a typical canal view in Venice, Italy. There are around 150 Venice canals to explore in this fascinating city. Each one I saw seemed to have something interesting to see. One of my favourite things to do in Venice is to just wander the streets and get lost. You [...]
This week's travel photo is of the inside of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy. A grand arcade built in the 1800's, the galleria runs from the Piazza del Duomo to the Piazza della Scala. It's a nice way to walk from the Milan Cathedral to the opera theater, past all of the [...]
This weeks photo is of the courtyard inside the old town hall in San Gimignano, Italy. A well preserved, walled medieval town, San Gimignano is known for its amazing towers that were built throughout the town in the 12th and 13th centuries. A Brief History of San Gimignano and Its Town Hall San Gimignano's origins [...]
The Piazza Venezia is one of the busiest intersections in Rome. The piazza is named after Cardinal Venezia, who built his palace (Palazzo Venezia) adjacent to it in the 15th Century. At one end of the piazza stands the magnificent Vittorio Emanuele II Monument next to Capitoline Hill and the Roman Forum.
