Discover Padua, Italy’s most underrated city. The Scrovegni Chapel, Prato della Valle, the world’s oldest anatomical theatre and a living Italian city with no tourist crowds.
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Tracing Italian ancestors before 1861? Learn how civil records differed across the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Papal States, and Austrian Lombardy.
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Discover what to eat in Tuscany: mushroom risotto, ribollita, bistecca alla Fiorentina, wild boar pasta, and more. Your complete Tuscan food and wine guide.
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Italian notarial records (atti notarili) document wills, dowry contracts and property sales from 1350 to 1865. Learn how to find them at the Archivio di Stato and what they can reveal about your Italian ancestors.
Learn how to make authentic pesto alla genovese at home with this traditional Ligurian recipe. Fresh basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, and the right technique.
Italian catasto records are historical land registers that reveal where your ancestors lived, what they owned, and why they emigrated. Learn how to find and read these powerful genealogy documents.
Plan your perfect Amalfi Coast trip with our complete 2026 travel guide. Best towns, beaches, when to visit, and how to get there from the US.
Learn how to make authentic Italian tiramisu at home. This classic no-bake dessert from Treviso uses only six ingredients and takes under 30 minutes to prepare.
Your great-grandfather owned a piece of land in Calabria. He farmed it before he left Italy. He sold it or
The colourful village of Vernazza in Cinque Terre on a summer day, capturing the spirit of Ferragosto in Italy On
Learn how to make authentic Italian gelato at home with this traditional custard base recipe. Includes four classic flavours: chocolate, pistachio, lemon, and stracciatella.
Find out the best time to visit Italy with our month-by-month guide. Compare spring, summer, autumn and winter for weather, crowds and cost across every region.
Photo: Andy Li via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Fresh pasta and dried pasta are not two grades of the same thing
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If you have Italian ancestry, you probably know about civil records and the Antenati portal. But there is another set
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