Things Have Changed

Stunning photo by Sophie Hay, an archaeologist working at Pompeii, taken from the Certosa di San Martino Museum in Naples.  The museum is ho...

 Harvest Moon over Castiglione di Sicilia on September 15, 2022.  Photo by Dario Giannobile and found at Astronomy Picture of the Day .  Her...

By Josef Rebell (1787-1828).  Born in Vienna, from 1811 to 1815 Rebell was the Court painter for Joachim Murat, King of Naples and Napoleon...

 By Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller in 1845.  The ruins of the Temple of Juno located at Agrigento in Sicily.  Agrigento was one of the leading c...

For twenty four years in the 9th century an Arab Emirate existed in southern Italy.  In 847 the seaport of Bari, on the Adriatic Coast, was ...

If you are looking for a way to imagine yourself outside the Covid penalty box and lower your blood pressure at the same time, watch this re...

One of our favorite spots in the world, beautiful and peaceful, particularly if you can avoid the height of tourist season and visit in duri...

On February 26, Rome had its first measurable snow in six years which yielded some beautiful portraits of the city in white. Via Twisted S...

The ceiling of the Pantheon in Rome.  Built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD), after nearly 2,000 years it remains the larges...

Born in Amerfoort, Holland in 1653, Caspar van Wittel left the Netherlands in 1674 for Italy, residing primarily in Rome, where he died in ...

[UPDATE:  I never expected that so many others would share their memories of those wacky and memorable Magic Bus days when I wrote this.  Th...

The small town of Atrani is wedged in between the sea and the cliffs along the Amalfi Coast of Italy, just east of the town of Amalfi.  We...

Painted in 1838 by the American artist, Thomas Cole , Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower, was generally not known to the public until pu...

By Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-80.  Gifford visited Italy in 1856 and painted this in 1870.  Tivoli sits on hills overlooking the plain...

For those of you who enjoy driving, Dangerous Roads (which we've featured before ) has redesigned and greatly improved its website so ...

On the isle of Capri .  19th century painting by Albert Bierstadt from this website.   The island is much more developed today.  The main...

Italian Landscape With Draughtsman by Jan Both (1650). ( from web gallery of art )

In 1752 excavations began near the small Italian town of Ercolano along the Bay of Naples, partially uncovering the largest Roman villa in ...

Two Views of Paestum by Antonio Joli (1758).   For more on this ancient Greek town on the Bay of Salerno in the south of Italy and to see h...

On Monday THC was at his dentist's office and things were running late so he was browsing through the magazines.  Imagine his surprise w...