Vatican Closures for Pope Francis
Italy and the World is in mourning for the late Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church worldwide and the Vatican State, Rome, Italy. Funeral of Pope Francis. The Vatican Museums and the Castel Gandolfo Museum Complex – Closed on Sat 26 April 2025 for the funeral of Pope Francis. The Conclave The Sistine Chapel […]
The Vatican Museum Podcast #24
Hello from Passion for Italy Travel Hi I am back to doing my podcasts. These last two years we have been so busy servicing our clients that I simply did not have time in the working week. It does take a lot of time to do a podcast for those of you who don’t know. […]
Passion For Italy Podcast # 23 Apion’ Journey: A Mission for Hadrian’s Empire – Interview with Mariu Caputi
Today I am talking to Mariu Caputi, who lives in the south of Italy in Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields), Campania and has written a fabulous book called “Apion’s Journey: A Mission for Hadrians’s Empire”. Mariu is the director of the company “La Terre dei Miti “- the land of the Myths” https://laterradeimiti.it . They conduct […]
Passion for Italy Podcast Episode #20 A Conversation About Rome
In this episode of the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast, Joe Mulinaro joins the PFIT team to discuss a recent trip to Rome. Joe invited a guest, his wife Lori, to discuss any positives and negatives she had with this trip. Joe Mulinaro joins the Passion for Italy Travel crew. He will be having a […]
Passion for Italy Podcast Episode #19 Why Aren’t You in Italy?
Welcome to your adventure in Italy that you are going to do in the future perhaps next year or the year after. I have been reading a lot lately about how to make the most of life and how to create it and make it happen. Mid life we all need to stop and take […]
Passion For Italy Podcast #18 Connect with the Locals
Remember in Italy, connect with the locals.
Amalfi Coast New Rules for Car Entry 2022
The Amalfi Coast Towns have had to impose new traffic rules due to the large number of tourists flooding the regions. The two single lane road, which was once a donkey track perched high on the cliffs hanging over into the sea is just not large enough to cope with the traffic, resulting in long […]
Passion For Italy Podcast #17 – How to Plan your Trip to Italy
You wish to travel to Italy? How do you go about it? Where do you start? Well it is easy – all you have to do is have a consultation with Passion for Italy Travel as we specialise in Italy only. An email to Contact Us is all it takes. Our travel agent consultants live […]
Sator, Arepo, Tenet, Opera, Rotas
The Ancient Magic Square. The church of San Pietro ad Oratorium is in the municipality of Capestrano about 40 km from L’Aquila. Left of the main portal there is a stone, a relic of the ancient 9th-century construction, inserted into the walls upside down. It contains the so called ancient magical square, formed by five […]
Passion for Italy Podcast #16: Italian Holiday – Why Italy Makes the Perfect Holiday Destination
Ciao this is Allison Spiegel with Passion For Italy Travel in New York. Happy holiday! As we start to wrap up a year that has seen such significant change and heartbreak, we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be healthy and safe, and we hope all of you are as well. While we […]
Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 15: Meet the Winemaker – A Super, Tuscan Experience!
Hi and welcome to the Passion for Italy Travel Podcast. This is Lindsay, from the Tampa, Florida office. Today we discover a super, Tuscan experience. Have you ever noticed the power of flavor and aroma to transport you to places far from home, but close to your heart? One night this week it was storming […]
Passion for Italy Podcast Episode 14: Reaching for the Stars with Dante – How Learning the Italian Language Changes Everything
Today we are talking about the Italian language. Its beauty, its history beginning with Dante Alighieri, and how we can use this time when many of us cannot travel to Italy, to be able to assimilate once we land in Il Bel Paese. We all tend to equate Italy with antiquity, and with such vast […]