Out of all the cities we have visited in Italy, none speak to my heart like Rome does!  There is something magical and mysterious about this city, and, at the same time, welcoming and exciting, full of art and history, not to mention the incredible food.  I have to admit that it does not hurt…

A plaque on the facade of a building in the Old Town marks the site where the Jesuits founded a school in 1583, and later, a college, to educate the youth of Bari. The Museo Nicolaiano is a museum found next to the Basilica di San Nicola, and was first opened to the public in…

A plaque marks the house where the Italian illustrator, Gino Boccasile, was born in 1901.  His drawings would go on to adorn famous posters and magazine covers, until his fall from grace, at the end of the Fascist regime.  Even though he was tried, and later acquitted for collaborating with the Fascists, he remained somewhat…

In Piazza Armando Diaz, you will find the monument to the Italian General,  Armando Diaz, which dates from 1937, and is by the artist Giulio Cozzoli. The Grande Albergo delle Nazioni, now part of iH Hotels, is one of the top hotels in the city. The Palazzo della Regione Puglia can be found along Lungomare…

Bari Vecchia is made up of what seems to be a maze of twisting, narrow streets, sometimes barely larger than passageways, and because of this, even I, someone who has been there a few times, can easily get disorientated while exploring it.  For me, that is part of the fun and adventure of being there! …